Havoc, CSBC to field autonomous surface vessels in Taiwan

Havoc, an all-domain collaborative autonomy company, and Taiwanese shipbuilder CSBC Corporation have announced a partnership to pursue licensed co-production of autonomous surface vessels (ASV) for Taiwan’s maritime security.

Under the partnership, US-based Havoc and CSBC will work toward pairing CSBC’s shipbuilding and production capabilities with Havoc’s collaborative autonomy technology, integrating Havoc’s autonomy software onto CSBC-built platforms produced and sustained in Taiwan, according to a media release.

“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,” said Chen, Jeng-Horng, Chairman, CSBC Corporation, Taiwan.

“Taiwan’s Self-Reliant Defense policy calls for platforms that are mass produced, maintained, and upgraded at home,” said Paul Lwin, Co-Founder and CEO of Havoc. “That’s what this partnership delivers: American autonomy software, Taiwan-built platforms, Taiwan workforce, and a model we intend to bring to other partners.” 

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, the media release said.