Name

CSBC Corp.

Legal name

CSBC Corporation Taiwan

Website

https://csbc.com.tw

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Naval Shipbuilding

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Submarine Manufacturing (SSN/SSK/SSBN) (IMAJABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Patrol, Interceptor & Law-Enforcement Craft (Coast Guard, Customs) (IMAJADAD), Naval Shipbuilding Program Management & Defense Contracting Support (IMAJABAO), Surface Combatants (Destroyers, Frigates, Corvettes) (IMAJABAA)

Keywords

• Naval shipbuilding
• Indigenous submarine construction
• Coast guard patrol vessels
• Defense vessel manufacturing
• Unmanned surface vehicles

Headquarters

HQ city

Kaohsiung

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Defense Shipbuilding Contracts: CSBC generates revenue primarily through large government defense contracts, including construction of the indigenous submarine (Hai Kun) and coast guard patrol vessels. The company reported 2025 consolidated revenue of NT$21.78 billion with a net loss of NT$2.27 billion, partly attributed to foreign-exchange losses and provisions for loss-making contracts, though it has returned to profitability for two consecutive quarters following strategic adjustments.
2. Unmanned Boat Systems: CSBC is reportedly eyeing contracts for unmanned boat systems as part of its future business strategy, positioning for the expanding USV market including the Endeavour Manta platform.
3. Drone Industry Participation: CSBC executives argued that sustained government investment and large orders are necessary to anchor R&D and develop an indigenous UAV supply chain, with the industry having grown 100-fold in the past two years.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

CSBC Corporation Taiwan designs, builds, and repairs commercial ships, naval vessels, and offshore structures for Taiwan's government, with primary focus on defense shipbuilding. The company constructs the indigenous defense submarine Hai Kun (Narwhal), 1,000-tonne-class coast guard patrol cutters, and the Endeavour Manta unmanned surface vehicle, integrating systems from Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to establish a non-red supply chain. CSBC also services and repairs naval and commercial vessels through its Keelung and Kaohsiung shipyards.

Product overview

The source material does not contain product or service portfolio information for CSBC Corp. Taiwan (the state-owned defense shipbuilder). The website content at csbc.com.tw belongs to 正聲廣播電台 (Chengsheng Broadcasting Corporation), an unrelated radio broadcasting entity. The news sources reference CSBC Corp. Taiwan's involvement in building naval vessels (submarines, coast guard cutters, unmanned boats) but do not enumerate a product catalog or service portfolio for the shipbuilding company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Endeavour Manta: Taiwan's first domestically developed military unmanned surface vehicle (USV), built by CSBC Corp, featuring AI targeting, autonomous navigation, and 5-ton displacement capable of carrying high-explosive warheads for asymmetric warfare.

Products and services

• Hai Kun (Narwhal) Indigenous Defense Submarine Taiwan's first domestically built 2,500-ton diesel-electric submarine, equipped with Northrop Grumman sonar systems and a Lockheed Martin combat management system. 40% of parts are sourced domestically with critical components from like-minded democracies. Designed for the Taiwan Navy to strengthen naval defense capabilities against PLA threats.
• 1,000-tonne-class Patrol Cutters (Coast Guard) Coast guard patrol vessels featuring a top speed of 24 knots, 6,000 nautical mile range, and four high-pressure water cannons. Built for the Taiwan Coast Guard Administration for maritime patrols, search-and-rescue, and wartime support operations. Vessels are delivered at the Keelung shipyard and assigned to operational units.
• Endeavour Manta Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) Taiwan's first domestically developed military unmanned surface vehicle (USV) featuring AI targeting, autonomous navigation, and a 5-ton displacement capable of carrying high-explosive warheads. Designed for asymmetric warfare against PLA threats as part of Taiwan's drone boat strategy.
• Commercial Shipbuilding and Vessel Repair Services Design, construction, and repair services for commercial ships and offshore structures, leveraging shipyard infrastructure at Keelung and Kaohsiung. Historical core business of CSBC Corporation Taiwan alongside naval and coast guard vessel programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• First domestically built submarine delivered for Taiwan Navy with non-red supply chain components
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Taiwan Aerospace CorpcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2026Industry leaders from Taiwan Aerospace Corp and CSBC Corp Taiwan jointly urged lawmakers at a Legislative Yuan hearing to pass the government's special drone budget. Both companies argued that sustained government investment and large orders are necessary to anchor R&D and develop an indigenous UAV supply chain.
• Northrop GrummancoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Hai Kun submarine project sources sonar systems from Northrop Grumman as part of the Indigenous Defense Submarine program's non-red supply chain strategy.
• Lockheed MartincoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Narwhal submarine uses a Lockheed Martin combat system as part of Taiwan's efforts to source military technology from like-minded democracies, creating a non-red supply chain.
• US Government (MK 48 Torpedoes)coreTechnology or IntegrationTaiwan's Navy scheduled to receive 28 US-made MK 48 Mod 6 Advanced Technology torpedoes over two years to equip the indigenous submarine, replacing older German-made SUT torpedoes.
• National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Endeavour Manta USV is part of a broader $24 billion drone boat project led by Taiwan's NCSIST, with mass production planned for 2026 and military acquisition of over 200 units targeted.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Damen Shipyards: Dutch builder of patrol vessels, coast guard cutters, and unmanned surface vehicles. Directly comparable to CSBC's coast guard cutter and Endeavour Manta USV product lines.
• General Dynamics (Electric Boat): Operates Electric Boat, the US Navy's prime submarine builder. Strongly comparable to CSBC's Hai Kun program in mission, customer (national navy), and combat-system integration scope.
• Huntington Ingalls Industries: Largest US military shipbuilder, building nuclear submarines (Virginia- and Columbia-class) at Newport News and surface combatants at Ingalls Shipbuilding — directly comparable to CSBC as a prime submarine and surface-vessel constructor serving a national navy.
• Naval Group: France's state-owned submarine and surface combatant prime (Barracuda SSN, Suffren class), making it one of the closest structural analogs to CSBC as a state-owned European shipbuilder building nuclear and conventional submarines with allied supply chains.
• ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems: German submarine builder (Type 209/212/214) and naval surface combatant manufacturer. Comparable to CSBC as a builder of mid-size conventional submarines for allied navies and integrator of Western combat systems.

Broad incumbents

• Hanwha Ocean (formerly DSME): South Korean shipbuilder of KSS-III submarines, Aegis destroyers, and a broad naval portfolio. Comparable to CSBC in submarine/surface combatant construction and in being a non-Western prime serving allied demand.
• Hyundai Heavy Industries: South Korea's largest commercial and naval shipbuilder (KSS-III submarines, Aegis destroyers). Comparable to CSBC in building diesel-electric submarines and large surface combatants, though with a substantial commercial shipbuilding franchise.
• BAE Systems (Maritime): UK-headquartered defense prime operating surface ship and submarine yards (Type 26 frigates, Astute-class submarines). Overlaps with CSBC in surface combatant and submarine construction, though operating at much larger scale and across multiple geographies.

Regional players

• Kawasaki Heavy Industries: Japanese shipbuilder with submarine construction experience (Sōryū-class block work) and growing USV autonomy programs. Comparable to CSBC in regional submarine capability and emerging military USV development.
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: Japan's leading defense shipbuilder producing Sōryū-class submarines, destroyers, and USVs. Closest regional analog to CSBC given shared Indo-Pacific strategic context and similar submarine/surface combatant programs for Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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