Is the submarine Haikun rumored to be "deaf"? Taiwan Shipbuilding Industry Chairman cited high-speed rail as an example in response

The submarine Haikun continues sea testing and adjustments.

Former Navy consultant Guo Xi recently stated that the submarine Haikun had a problem with its IPMS (Integrated Platform Management System), which caused the "side scan sonar" to be unable to connect with the combat system, describing it as "the Haikun is deaf." Chen Zhenghong, chairman of Taiwan Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, responded to the "Peak Dialogue" program on Public Television on October 9, citing Taiwan's high-speed rail 20 years ago as an example.

Chen Zhenghong said that he would not comment on what happened to any specific equipment, but during the testing process, some passed smoothly and some were not good enough. Sometimes it is not necessarily the problem itself, but the connected equipment is not matched well enough.

Chen Zhenghong took Taiwan's high-speed rail 20 years ago as an example. At that time, its opening was delayed by about half a year. Because it was a very complex engineering system and the integration of technologies from different countries, the testing time was longer than originally expected. Some equipment may be fine, but when combined and matched, it needs to be adjusted. Therefore, sometimes it will not stop and then go backwards.

In addition, Guo Xi claimed that the existing IPMS of the Haikun must be replaced. In this regard, Ji Dongyun, chairman of the Taiwan Security Development Association, emphasized that replacing the IPMS is like replacing all the "nerves and brain stems" of the Haikun. Moreover, the combat management system is not in the IPMS. The sea test has reached the last mile. It should be to strengthen system integration and debugging, rather than replace the entire group.

Ji Dongyun said that every time the Haikun goes to sea, it uses IPMS to manage the ship's onboard equipment (oil, water, high-pressure air, electricity, watertightness). If it breaks down, it will not go to sea. If there is a problem, it is due to a lack of debugging and improvement, and there is no need to discuss the issue of replacement.