List of equipment of the Republic of Singapore Navy
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 | Ships | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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Submarines | ||||||
Invincible | ![]() |
Submarine | RSS Invincible Under Construction Under Construction Under Construction |
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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] |
Archer | ![]() |
Submarine | RSS Archer RSS Swordsman |
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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 | RSS Conqueror RSS Chieftain |
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2 | Originally four,[6] 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) |
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6 | ||
Corvettes | |||||||
Victory | ![]() |
Corvette | RSS Victory (88) RSS Valour (89) RSS Vigilance (90) RSS Valiant (91) RSS Vigour (92) RSS Vengeance (93) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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4 | ||
Amphibious warfare ships | |||||||
Endurance | ![]() |
Amphibious warfare | RSS Endurance (207) RSS Resolution (208) RSS Persistence (209) RSS Endeavour (210) |
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4 | ||
Auxiliary vessels | |||||||
SSRV | ![]() |
Submarine rescue ship | MV Swift Rescue | ![]() |
1 | ||
Patrol boats | |||||||
Combatant Craft Large (CCL) | Stealth interceptor patrol boat | ![]() |
Unknown | 26 meter stealth combat boat.[7] | |||
Specialised Marine Craft (SMC) Type II | Stealth interceptor patrol boat | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Unknown | |||
Venus 16 USV | Unmanned surface vessel | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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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![]() Displayed at Navy at Vivo, Singapore |
Torpedo | Unknown Unknown |
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Unknown Unknown |
References[]
- ^ Kerr, Julian (7 September 2015). "Australia's New Submarines: Run Silent, Run German?". The National Interest.
- ^ "Singapore to buy two more German-made submarines". TODAY. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Singapore Launches First of Four New Type 218SG Submarines in Germany". www.defenseworld.net.
- ^ "Singapore navy launches first of its four new submarines | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. 19 February 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Shepard Media-Singapore diving unit inducts naval craft amidst reorganisation".
- ^ "MINDEF-Pioneer-Marine Speedster".
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