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Monday, January 17, 2011

Submarine situation dire: analyst

Hai Lung (Zwaardvis) class submarineAmid the lack of consensus on whether to procure or develop submarines, the navy’s lagging capabilities have become increasingly severe, a military analyst said yesterday.

Jyh-Perng Wang, associate researcher at the Association for Managing Defense and Strategies, said the nation’s Hailung-class Sea Dragon and World War II-era Guppy-class submarines were overburdened with numerous drills and battle missions, spending as much as 27 days per month at sea.

The two Guppy-class are now used solely for training, -leaving only two Hailung-class subs for actual missions.

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