Hui Long-class UUV
Class of unmanned underwater vehicle
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The Hui Long-class UUV (慧龍號無人潛艦) is a Taiwanese class of unmanned underwater vehicle. It is a joint project of the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) and Lungteh Shipbuilding.[1]
The Hui Long is believed to be approximately 30 meters long, 6 meters high, 3.6 meters wide, and to displace around 100 tons.[2] The vehicle has a pair of torpedo tubes.[1] It was not initially tested with an active propulsion system.[3] Furthermore, the unmanned submarine is equipped with two cameras; one is placed at the front and one at the rear of its sail.[4]
History
The Hui Long Project was initiated in 2019 with a budget of NT$3.6 billion (US$128.2 million).[5]
The Hui Long is initially intended to be used as a test platform to validate equipment related to the Hai Kun-class submarine program.[6]