28.12.2021, 16:32
Zitat:Germany approves the delivery of one Type 218SG submarine to Singaporehttps://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph...apore.html
According to information published by the Singapore Government on December 20, 2021, the German Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral (VADM) Kay-Achim Schönbach, called on Singapore Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen at the Singapore Ministry of Defence on December 20, 2021. During their meeting, Dr Ng and VADM Schönbach reaffirmed efforts in bilateral defence cooperation such as in submarine training and defence technology. Both sides also discussed Germany’s future engagement of the Asia-Pacific region and how the two countries could work together to preserve the international rules-based order at sea. [...]
According to the Military Balance 2020, currently, the Singapore Navy has four submarines including two Challenger-class (ex-SWE Sjoormen) from the Swedish Navy and two 2 Archer-class also former Swedish Navy submarines and known as the Västergötland-class. According to open sources information, two Invincible-class submarines were procured in November 2013 and another two in May 2017. The Invincible-class, also known as Type 218SG, is a submarine class ordered from Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems.
In July 2020, Navy Recognition had reported that Singapore Navy has launched the first Invincible-class submarine that will be delivered in 2022. The Invincible-class (also known as Type 218SG) is a class of submarines with air-independent propulsion (AIP) ordered by the Republic of Singapore Navy from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. Type 218SG is based on the design of the Type 216 concept submarine from Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft. Four submarines were ordered and the lead vessel RSS Invincible was launched in February 2019.
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