An open tender for the initial design phase for the navy’s Indigenous Defence Submarine program will go live today, with the main design contract expected to be signed next month. The tender bid process for the main contractor will be restricted to domestic companies, according to Chief of Staff Vice Admiral Mei Chia-shu.
The Ministry of National Defense estimates design work on the new submarine program will be completed in three years and it will take a further five years to build a prototype, with the first submarine expected to be delivered in 2024 and put into service by 2025, following operational testing and evaluation.
The Legislative Yuan’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee on Thursday last week decided to completely abolish the NT$50 million budget for purchasing submarines from abroad next year.
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(Liberty Times, translated by Edward Jones)
「潛艦國造第一階段合約設計」將今日開標，預計十二月就會簽訂潛艦設計主合約商；海軍參謀長梅家樹中將表示 ，潛艦設計主合約商絕對是國內廠商。
根據國防部預估時程，海軍花三年完成新型潛艦構型設計後，將花五年時間建造原型艦，預計二○二四年完成，隔年完成作戰測評後成軍。
立法院外交及國防委員會上週四決議，明年度五千萬元外國潛艦採購預算全數刪除。
(自由時報記者涂鉅旻)
Computex, Asia’s biggest electronics conference, kicked off Monday in Taipei, and as in years past drew industry chieftains from Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang and Qualcomm Inc.’s Cristiano Amon to Young Liu of Foxconn, which makes the bulk of the world’s iPhones and Nvidia servers. But while last year’s event was a celebration of the post-ChatGPT AI boom, executives this time are likely grappling with the uncertainty of the Trump administration’s effort to reshape the global trade order — disrupting a decades-old model for tech manufacturing. This year’s exhibition will of course feature the hardware required to bring artificial intelligence to life.
A: Where will the 35 sports of the 2025 World Masters Games be held? B: Apart from Taipei and New Taipei City, some games will take place in Yilan County, Taoyuan County, and Hsinchu County and City. A: The news says about 25,000 people, including many celebrities and sports stars, have already registered for the games. B: Even Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, who is 47, registered for softball and squash. New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi, who is 68, also registered for table tennis. A: And it will be the largest sports event ever in Taiwan’s history. How exciting. A:
Dog owners often wish they could understand their pets’ thoughts. “Dog buttons” might turn their dream into a reality. These specially designed buttons, __1__ sound chips, enable dogs to communicate their needs by pressing buttons corresponding to pre-recorded words like “walk,” “play,” “outside,” and “food.” This bridges the communication __2__ between humans and their canine companions. The science behind dog buttons is based on the concept of associative learning. It’s a process __3__ learners can link actions with outcomes. For instance, if an owner consistently presses the “walk” button and then takes their dog for a walk, the dog
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