Equipment of the Republic of Singapore Navy
The Equipment of the Republic of Singapore Navy can be subdivided into: submarines and ships.
Vessels
Submarines
Class | Image | Type | Ships | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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Submarines | ||||||
Invincible | ![]() | Submarine | RSS Invincible Under Construction Under Construction Under Construction | ![]() | 1+(3)[1] | First boat under sea trial, expected delivery 2021; second boat under construction, estimated to be delivered by early 2020s, two more ordered.To replace the remaining Challenger-class and Archer-class submarine.[2][3] |
Archer | ![]() | Submarine | RSS Archer RSS Swordsman | ![]() | 2 | Replacing some of the Challenger-class submarine, ugraded in 2016 till 2019, which includes CM010 optronic periscopes, combat management systems, sonars, countermeasure systems, digital data-links and attack capabilities which also allows the firing of new torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.[6] |
Challenger | ![]() | Submarine | RSS Conqueror RSS Chieftain | ![]() | 2 | Originally four,[7] two were retired from service. |
Ships
Class | Image | Type | Ships | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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Frigates | ||||||
Formidable | ![]() | Frigate | RSS Formidable (68) RSS Intrepid (69) RSS Steadfast (70) RSS Tenacious (71) RSS Stalwart (72) RSS Supreme (73) | ![]() ![]() | 6 | |
Corvettes | ||||||
Victory | ![]() | Corvette | RSS Victory 88 RSS Valour 89 RSS Vigilance 90 RSS Valiant 91 RSS Vigour 92 RSS Vengeance 93 | ![]() ![]() | 6 | |
Patrol vessels | ||||||
Independence | ![]() | Littoral Mission Vessel | RSS Independence 15 RSS Sovereignty 16 RSS Unity 17 RSS Justice 18 RSS Indomitable 19 RSS Fortitude 20 RSS Dauntless 21 RSS Fearless 22 | ![]() | 8 | The LMVs have replaced the Fearless-class patrol vessels. |
Fearless | ![]() | Patrol boat | RSS Gallant 97 RSS Freedom 86 | ![]() | 2 | Originally twelve, ten were retired from service. |
Amphibious warfare ships | ||||||
Endurance | ![]() | Amphibious warfare | RSS Endurance 207 RSS Resolution 208 RSS Persistence 209 RSS Endeavour 210 | ![]() | 4 | |
Auxiliary vessels | ||||||
SSRV | ![]() | Submarine rescue ship | MV Swift Rescue | ![]() | 1 | |
Mines counter-measure vessels | ||||||
Bedok | ![]() | Minesweeper | RSS Bedok M105 RSS Kallang M106 RSS Katong M107 RSS Punggol 108 | ![]() | 4 | |
Patrol boats | ||||||
Specialised Marine Craft Type II | Stealth interceptor patrol boat | ![]() |
Unknown | |||
Fast Interceptor Craft 145 | interceptor patrol boat | Unknown | Manufactured by Boston Whaler and used by Naval Diving Unit. First seen at Navy Open House 2010. | |||
Unmanned surface vessels(USV) | ||||||
Protector USV | ![]() |
Unmanned surface vessel | ![]() |
Unknown | ||
Venus 16 USV | Unmanned surface vessel | ![]() |
Unknown | Variants in service include: Coastal Defence USV, Mine Countermeasure USV with Towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar and Mine Countermeasure USV with Expendable Mine Disposal System. | ||
Spartan Scout | Unmanned surface vessel | ![]() |
2 | |||
Piranha/Vigilant USV | Unmanned surface vessel | ![]() |
Unknown | Manufactured by Zyvex Marine. | ||
Rigid-hull inflatable boat | ||||||
Hurricane ZH-1100 MACH II | Rigid-hull inflatable boat | ![]() |
Unknown | Designed by Zodiac Milpro and known locally as the Combatant Craft Medium. Used by Naval Diving Unit. |
Aircraft
Aircraft | Image | Type | Variants | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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Helicopters | ||||||
Sikorsky S-70 Seahawk | ![]() |
Multimission maritime helicopter | S-70B | ![]() |
6+(2) | Serve in frigates. |
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) | ||||||
Boeing-Insitu Scaneagle | Unmanned aerial vehicle | Unknown |
Weapons
Ship/submarine missiles
Model | Image | Type | Variants | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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Surface-to-air missile (SAM) | ||||||
Aster | ![]() |
Vertically-launched surface-to-air missile | Aster-15 Aster-30 |
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unknown | |
MICA | Vertically-launched surface-to-air missile | VL MICA-M IR | ![]() |
unknown | ||
Mistral | ![]() |
Manportable surface-to-air missile | SIMBAD-RC | ![]() |
unknown | |
Barak 1 | ![]() |
Surface-to-air missile | ![]() |
unknown | ||
Anti-ship missile (AShM) | ||||||
Harpoon | ![]() |
Anti-ship missile | ![]() |
unknown | capable of being launched from submarines | |
Torpedoes | ||||||
A244-S | Torpedo | Mod.1 Mod.3 |
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Unknown Unknown |
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Black Shark | Torpedo | NSP BSA |
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Unknown Unknown |
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References
- http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-navy-to-add-2-more-submarines-to-fleet-8851004
- http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/australias-new-submarines-run-silent-run-german-13791
- https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/saf-f16-fighter-jet-replacement-new-fighting-machines-10485834
- https://www.defenseworld.net/news/24297/Singapore_Launches_First_of_Four_New_Type_218SG_Submarines_in_Germany
- https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/spore-navy-launches-first-of-its-four-new-submarines
- "Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam Commissions RSS Swordsman". Ministry of Defence, Singapore. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- "The RSN Launches Her Fourth Submarine, the RSS Chieftain". Ministry of Defence, Singapore. 23 May 2001. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
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