19.12.2022, 11:29
Zitat:TKMS launches Singapore’s second and third Type 218SG submarineshttps://www.naval-technology.com/news/tk...type218sg/
The fourth vessel, Inimitable, is currently under construction. [...]
German naval company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has launched the Republic of Singapore Navy’s (RSN) second and third Invincible-class or Type 218SG submarines. On 13 December, the company hosted a combined launch ceremony for both the vessels at its shipyard in Kiel, Germany. The event was presided by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen along with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other senior officials from the two countries. [...]
In December 2013, the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) awarded a contract to TKMS to build the first two Type 218SG submarines for the RSN. Later, MINDEF awarded another contract to TKMS in 2017, for building two more submarines of the same class.
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