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This is a list of equipment of the Republic of Singapore Navy, the branch of the Singapore Armed Forces that specializes in naval warfare. It is subdivided into vessels, aircraft, and weapons.

Vessels

Submarines

Class Image Type Boats Origin Quantity Notes
Submarines
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Under Construction
Under Construction
Under Construction		  Germany 1+(3) The first 2 will be delivered in 2021 and 2022 respectively, while the remaining 2 will be delivered from 2024. They are to replace the remaining Challenger-class and Archer-class submarine.[1][2][3][4]
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Error: {{Ship}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help)		  Sweden 2 Replacing some of the Challenger-class submarine, upgraded in 2016 till 2019, which includes 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.[5]
Challenger Submarine Error: {{Ship}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help)
Error: {{Ship}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help) 		 Sweden 2 Originally four,[6] two were retired from service.

Ships

Class Image Type Ships Origin Quantity Notes
Frigates
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Error: {{Ship}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help)		  France
 Singapore		 6
Corvettes
Victory Corvette RSS Victory (88)
RSS Valour (89)
RSS Vigilance (90)
RSS Valiant (91)
RSS Vigour (92)
RSS Vengeance (93)		  Germany
 Singapore		 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)		  Singapore 8 The LMVs have replaced the Fearless-class patrol vessels.
Sentinel Maritime Security and Response Vessel MSRV Sentinel (55)
MSRV Guardian (56)
MSRV Protector (57)
MSRV Bastion (58)		  Singapore 4 The MRSVs are refurbished ex-Fearless-class patrol vessels.
Mine countermeasures vessels
Bedok Minehunter RSS Bedok (M105)
RSS Kallang (M106)
RSS Katong (M107)
RSS Punggol (M108)		  Singapore 4
Amphibious warfare ships
Endurance Amphibious warfare RSS Endurance (207)
RSS Resolution (208)
RSS Persistence (209)
RSS Endeavour (210)		  Singapore 4
Auxiliary vessels
SSRV Submarine rescue ship Error: {{Ship}} invalid control parameter: 4 (help)  Singapore 1
Patrol boats
Combatant Craft Large (CCL) Stealth interceptor patrol boat  Singapore Unknown 26 meter stealth combat boat.[7]
Specialised Marine Craft (SMC) Type II Stealth interceptor patrol boat  Singapore Unknown 25 meter stealth combat boat.[8]
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  Israel Unknown
Venus 16 USV Unmanned surface vessel  Singapore Unknown Variants in service include: Coastal Defence USV, Mine Countermeasures USV with Towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, and Mine Countermeasures USV with Expendable Mine Disposal System.
Spartan Scout Unmanned surface vessel  USA 2
Piranha/Vigilant USV Unmanned surface vessel  USA Unknown Manufactured by Zyvex Marine.
Rigid-hull inflatable boat
Hurricane ZH-1100 MACH II Rigid-hull inflatable boat  France 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
Helicopters
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk Multimission maritime helicopter S-70B  USA 8 Serve in frigates.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
Boeing-Insitu Scaneagle Unmanned aerial vehicle  USA Unknown

Weapons

Ship/submarine missiles

Model Image Type Variants Origin Quantity Notes
Surface-to-air missile (SAM)
Aster RSS Formidable-20191014-05 Vertically-launched surface-to-air missile Aster-15
Aster-30 		 France unknown
MICA Vertically-launched surface-to-air missile VL MICA-M IR  France unknown
Mistral Simbad missile Manportable surface-to-air missile SIMBAD-RC  France unknown
Barak 1 Surface-to-air missile  Israel unknown
Anti-ship missile (AShM)
Harpoon Anti-ship missile  USA unknown capable of being launched from submarines
Torpedoes
A244-S Torpedo Mod.1
Mod.3 		 Italy Unknown
Unknown
Black Shark Torpedo NSP
BSA 		 Italy Unknown
Unknown
TP617 Displayed at Navy at Vivo, Singapore Torpedo Unknown
Unknown 		 Sweden Unknown
Unknown

References

  1. ^ Kerr, Julian (7 September 2015). "Australia's New Submarines: Run Silent, Run German?". The National Interest.
  2. ^ "Singapore to buy two more German-made submarines". TODAY. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Singapore Launches First of Four New Type 218SG Submarines in Germany". www.defenseworld.net.
  4. ^ "Singapore navy launches first of its four new submarines | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. 19 February 2019.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Shepard Media-Singapore diving unit inducts naval craft amidst reorganisation".
  8. ^ "MINDEF-Pioneer-Marine Speedster".
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