Singapore Unveils New Patrol Vessels as Regional Tensions Rise
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Singapore’s navy is preparing to take on more unconventional missions with a new fleet of patrol boats, as territorial tensions rise in the South China Sea and demands for search and rescue missions increase in the aftermath of airplane disasters in the region.
The first of eight Littoral Mission Vessels was launched this week and will be fully operational by 2017, according to the Ministry of Defence. The ships were designed and built by a unit of Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.