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Friday, April 02, 2010

Singapore's Seahawk integration programme concludes successfully

S-70B SeahawkThe Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN's) Formidable-class frigate RSS Stalwart and three of the RSN's six Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk naval helicopters are preparing to return to Singapore after completing four months of integration training with the US Navy's Helicopter Maritime Strike Weapon School and the US 3rd Fleet in San Diego.

Teo Chee Hean, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, told Jane's on 25 March that the Seahawk integration programme, which began in November 2009 with the inauguration of the RSN's Peace Triton naval helicopter detachment, had successfully concluded with a "high-tempo, week-long exercise" involving five surface ships, a submarine, maritime patrol aircraft and F-18 Hornet combat jets.

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