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Source: www.mindef.gov.sg |
Singapore's Naval Capability Enhanced with Three
More Frigates |
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Minister for Defence Mr Teo Chee Hean
officiated at the commissioning ceremony of three of the Republic of
Singapore Navy (RSN)'s Formidable-Class Stealth Frigates, namely, RSS
INTREPID, RSS STEADFAST and RSS TENACIOUS, at Changi Naval Base (CNB)
today. |
The operationalisation of the frigates marks
a significant milestone in the transformation of the RSN towards a 3rd
Generation fighting force. The frigates are equipped with
state-of-the-art combat capabilities that enable enabling them to
perform a wide spectrum of missions, and to deal with various threats in
all dimensions of naval warfare - surface, air and underwater. |
"Many systems, for example, the Combat
Management System, are truly unique to the RSN, and will no doubt give
us a decisive edge in our operations", said Commanding Officer of RSS
STEADFAST, COL Giam Hock Koon. |
The new frigates follow into service the
lead ship of this class, the RSS FORMIDABLE, which was commissioned
earlier on 5 May 2007. The remaining two frigates are expected to become
operational next year. |
Under a technology transfer agreement with
French Shipbuilder Direction Des Constructions Navales (DCN), the first
ship was designed and constructed in France, while the rest were built
locally by ST Marine. |
Source: www.mindef.gov.sg
News Release 5 Feb 2008 |
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RSN commissions its first frigate RSS Formidable |
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