Are there concerns about the delivery of the submarine Haikun at the end of this year? Former naval adviser Guo Xi said this

The delivery deadline for the submarine Haikun is getting closer. (File photo)

[Reporter Hong Dinghong/Kaohsiung Report] Although the submarine Haikun continues to undergo sea surveys and adjustments, there are only about 2.5 months left before the delivery deadline promised by the Taiwanese ship by the end of this year. Due to the nearly one-year delay in delivery, the Navy was fined tens of millions of dollars. Former naval consultant Guo Xi believes that if the IPMS (Integrated Platform Management System) is not replaced, there will be problems in sea surveys. In response to Guo Xi's comments, Taiwanese ships did not respond.

Guo Xi pointed out on the YT channel program on October 8, titled "Hai Kun's handover is worrying," that the sea test is to integrate all systems into IPMS. However, various problems gradually emerged during the connection process. For example, the torpedo tubes had to be fired manually, and the war situation center was unable to command. This led to outsiders questioning that only 2 of the 6 torpedo tubes were tested with mine operators, and not all of them were tested.

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Guo Xi said that it only cost 10 to 20 million to replace the IPMS of the Haikun, but the Taiwanese ship did not replace it and continued to waste money and lose all its fixed surplus. In particular, the Dawu ship responsible for the rescue also used the same company's IPMS and still had problems. The Haikun is more complicated. If it is not replaced, how can the system be connected?

It is understood that the Haikun only has a few subjects left in the final stage, such as overnight endurance and deep submersible testing. It was originally expected to go to sea for weekly testing starting from October 5, but after the sea test on October 2, it will continue to dock at the dock for adjustment.