• 2 min de lectura
• 2 min de lectura
Partnership establishes a scalable U.S.-Taiwan co-production model for autonomous maritime systems
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Havoc, the all-domain collaborative autonomy company, and CSBC Corporation, Taiwan (CSBC), Taiwan's largest shipbuilder, today announced a partnership to pursue licensed co-production of autonomous surface vessels (ASV) for Taiwan's maritime security.
Under the partnership, Havoc and CSBC will work toward pairing CSBC's shipbuilding and production capabilities with Havoc's collaborative autonomy technology, integrating Havoc's industry-leading autonomy software onto CSBC-built platforms produced and sustained in Taiwan.
"Taiwan's defense policy calls for domestically produced autonomous platforms that can be mass produced, maintained, and upgraded here, developed through domestic industry and technology transfer. CSBC has long been committed to strengthening Taiwan's indigenous shipbuilding and maritime defense capabilities. Working with Havoc allows us to combine CSBC's shipbuilding, production, and lifecycle support capabilities with Havoc's advanced autonomy technology, while strengthening Taiwan's domestic supply chain and defense industrial base for the long term." — Jeng-Horng Cheng, Chairman, CSBC Corporation, Taiwan.
"Congress wrote co-production with Taiwan into law in the FY2026 defense authorization, and it named uncrewed systems specifically. Taiwan's Self-Reliant Defense policy calls for platforms that are mass produced, maintained, and upgraded at home. That's what this partnership delivers: American autonomy software, Taiwan-built platforms, Taiwan workforce, and a model we intend to bring to other partners." — Paul Lwin, Co-Founder and CEO of Havoc.
The partnership is structured to be consistent with congressional direction in Section 1266 of the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act, which calls for U.S.-Taiwan co-production of uncrewed systems, and with Taiwan's published defense policy on self-reliant defense and domestically produced unmanned platforms. Havoc and CSBC intend the model to be repeatable with other Indo-Pacific partners seeking to build autonomous maritime capability with U.S. technology and their own industrial base.
