Havoc to Join CSBC Corporation, Taiwan at MATURE Taiwan 2026

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Havoc, the collaborative autonomy company, today announced it will attend Marine Technology & Autonomous Systems Taiwan (MATURE Taiwan) in Tainan, Taiwan. Havoc will exhibit alongside its partner CSBC Corporation, Taiwan (CSBC), Taiwan's largest shipbuilder, in the CSBC booth (M501).

Havoc CEO and Co-Founder Paul Lwin and CSBC President Kun-Tsung Tsai will hold a joint press conference on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 10:30 a.m. Taiwan time (9:30 p.m. ET, Monday, Nov. 2) at the CSBC booth, M501. Throughout the event, Havoc will also run virtual demonstrations showcasing the power of collaborative autonomy in real-time action. Additional details, including demonstration times and locations, will follow.

In September, Havoc and CSBC announced a partnership to pursue licensed co-production of autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) for Taiwan's maritime security. The partnership pairs CSBC's shipbuilding, production, and lifecycle support capabilities with Havoc's collaborative autonomy software, integrated onto CSBC-built platforms that are produced and sustained in Taiwan by a Taiwanese workforce. The two companies intend for 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.

As reported recently in The Wall Street Journal, Havoc is one of the leading U.S. defense technology companies partnering with Taiwanese manufacturers to build uncrewed systems through a secure supply chain that avoids China and can serve both Taiwan and the Pentagon. The Journal reported that CSBC spent more than six months evaluating roughly a dozen U.S. and European firms, including at-sea demonstrations and visits to the United States, before selecting Havoc as its partner for Taiwan's navy drone-boat effort.

Havoc and CSBC have structured their partnership to match that framework: American autonomy software, Taiwan-built platforms, a Taiwanese workforce, and a supply chain free of Chinese components. The model also aligns with Taiwan's Self-Reliant Defense policy, which calls for autonomous platforms that can be mass produced, maintained, and upgraded at home.

"It is an honor to be in Tainan alongside CSBC and to work with the people of Taiwan as they strengthen their own defenses," said Paul Lwin, CEO and Co-Founder of Havoc. "Taiwan has the shipbuilders, the engineers, and the industrial depth to field autonomous systems at scale. Havoc brings the software that lets those systems sense, decide, and act together. When Congress wrote Section 1266, it described exactly this kind of partnership. MATURE is our chance to show what that policy looks like when it moves off the page and onto the water."

"MATURE Taiwan is an important platform for showcasing Taiwan's maritime technology capabilities and strengthening international cooperation," said Kun-Tsung Tsai, President of CSBC Corporation, Taiwan. "We are pleased to join Havoc at this event to demonstrate how advanced autonomy technology and Taiwan's shipbuilding expertise can work together. Through this partnership, we aim to strengthen Taiwan's domestic production capabilities, build a resilient supply chain, and accelerate the practical application of autonomous maritime systems."

The Havoc-CSBC partnership aligns with congressional intent. Specifically, Section 1266 of the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Department of Defense to work with Taiwan on a joint program for uncrewed and counter-uncrewed systems, explicitly including co-development and co-production. The provision reflects a bipartisan view that the United States brings leading autonomy technology while Taiwan brings world-class manufacturing and shipbuilding capacity, and that combining the two strengthens deterrence in the Indo-Pacific.

About Havoc

Havoc is a collaborative autonomy company that turns human intent into coordinated action across autonomous systems. Its software connects boats, aircraft, and ground vehicles from different manufacturers so they can share information, divide tasks, and execute missions together autonomously across sea, air, and land. With Havoc, a small number of humans can direct large autonomous teams to execute dull, dirty, and dangerous tasks.

Minimize human risk. Maximize mission success. Learn more at havocai.com.

About CSBC Corporation, Taiwan

CSBC Corporation, Taiwan is Taiwan's largest shipbuilder, headquartered in Kaohsiung with shipyards in Kaohsiung and Keelung. Founded in 1973 and publicly traded, CSBC builds commercial and naval vessels and has played a central role in Taiwan's national shipbuilding program, including the country's indigenous defense vessel efforts.

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