The fourth Type 218SG or Invincible-class diesel-electric submarine ordered by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) was officially named in a ceremony at the facilities of Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) on Monday, April 22. As with its three earlier sisters, the future RSS Inimitable...
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OPINION | Sea robbery in the Singapore Strait
Since the beginning of 2023, sea robbery in the Singapore Strait has increased at an alarming rate. The 113-kilometre long, 19-kilometre wide strait that connects the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea is one of the world’s busiest commercial waterways through which approximately 1,000 ships...
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | July 25 – Singapore’s newest submarine, Hellenic Navy frigate construction and more
The US Navy commissions a new littoral combat ship as the US Coast Guard and the Republic of Singapore Navy take delivery of a fast cutter and a submarine, respectively. ..
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | March 31 – A Bulgarian police boat, US Navy support ships, and future surface combatants for Singapore
Bulgaria’s border police will soon welcome a new patrol boat to its fleet while construction continues on two auxiliary ships for the US Navy. Singapore’s defence min ..
Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | December 15 – Patrol boats for Mozambique and Ivory Coast, Singapore’s future submarines and more
Deliveries include patrol boats for an Ivory Coast marine police force and the Mozambican Navy. Some notable vessels that are under construction are two submarines for ..
OPINION | India–Australia defence ties grow in the face of rising strategic challenges
There has been a discernible upturn in India–Australia defence ties in recent months, with increased interaction between the two maritime nations through bilateral and ..
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Singapore firm to support design work on UAE Navy’s Falaj 3-class patrol vessels
ST Engineering’s marine business in Singapore has been awarded a sub-contract by Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) for the supply of design, platform equipment, and te ..
Indonesian, Singaporean navies locate missing submarine Nanggala
Ships of the Indonesian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) have found the wreckage of the lost Indonesian diesel-electric submarine KRI Nanggala, Singapore def ..
Search teams find suspected debris from Indonesian submarine Nanggala
Indonesian search and recovery teams have found debris believed to have originated from the submarine KRI Nanggala, which disappeared in the Bali Strait on Wednesday, Apr ..
Three robbery incidents reported over four-day period in Singapore Strait
Three incidents of armed robbery were reported on board ships while underway in the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) in the Singapore Strait, the ..