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Type 218SG submarines enter Singapore navy service

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) commissioned its first two Invincible-class diesel-electric submarines, RSS Invincible and RSS Impeccable, during a ceremony presided by Prime...

Singapore launches fourth Invincible-class submarine

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)’s fourth Type 218SG Invincible-class diesel-electric submarine, the future RSS Inimitable, has been launched at Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems...
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Submarines Resurgent

Submarines are undergoing a renaissance in the Asia-Pacific region. Excluding mini-submarines, approximately 230 are in service. With a growing naval superpower present in the Asia-Pacific...
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Singapore navy’s first Type 218SG submarine arrives home, local trials to...

The first of four Type 218SG Invincible-class diesel-electric submarines (SSKs) procured for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has arrived at its home port...
KRI Nagapasa (403), the first of three new Nagapasa-class submarines of the Indonesian Navy that was commissioned in August 2017. The second Ardadedali was commissioned in April 2018 and the third Alugoro entered service in April 2021. (TNI-AL)

Submarine Status

Operating submarines can enhance the reputation of the naval force employing them, but they should be properly funded and not just for show. Conventional submarines...
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Underwater Arms Race

The number of navies that can now invest in submarine technology is increasing, although operational capability will still vary widely. The submarine arms race in...

Submarine Close Encounters

Tim Fish - The population growth of submarines in Asian-Pacific waters is outstripping the region’s capacity to produce them. The trend towards the acquisition of...
‘Chang Bogo’ class SSK

The Silent Service

As tensions continue to escalate in the South and East China Seas, the submarine race continues unabated in the Asia-Pacific region, where navies are...
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Periscope Depth

Whether driven by direct threats to national security, or as a result of the submarine procurement race that is currently taking place in the...

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