Highly confidential matters related to the domestically-made follow-up submarines. The President of the National Marine Science and Technology Operations Center unveiled the plaque

The National Ship Model Laboratory, formerly run by the National Oceanic Research Institute, has started construction in May 2024. The "Multi-Function Water Tank Construction Plan" is regarded as the last mile of domestic submarine manufacturing because it involves confidential information such as hull lines. However, after September 2 this year, it will be under the charge of the newly established administrative legal person National Marine Science and Technology Operation Center. On November 13, President Lai Qingde will attend the unveiling ceremony of the operation center.

The Marine Commission stated that its affiliated administrative body, the National Marine Science and Technology Operations Center, was established on September 2 this year. It is responsible for Taiwan's top national ship model laboratory. It uses high-precision multi-functional test tanks to master fluid dynamics and sea-resistant performance, and lays a solid keel for Taiwan's independent ship design, technological innovation and ship type research and development.

The National Marine Science and Technology Operation Center is also responsible for the 100-ton, 300-ton, and 4,000-ton ocean survey fleets, which connect scientific surveys from nearshore, coastal to oceanic deep seas. In the future, the three survey fleets will shoulder important tasks such as marine environment monitoring, geological and resource surveys; the ship model laboratory injects innovative energy into independent ship design.

The National Marine Science and Technology Operation Center is located in the Software Park in Qianzhen District, Kaohsiung City. It is supervised by the Maritime Commission and the Institute of Marine Science and Technology. Wu Xinxiu, deputy chairman of the Maritime Commission, serves as the chairman, and Chen Zhangling, president of the Institute of Marine Science and Technology, serves as the director and acting CEO. In addition to directors, supervisors and administrative units, it also has a survey ship operation office and a ship model laboratory operation office.