Singapore aquires another submarine

insiter for Education and Second Minister for Defence, Dr Ng Eng Hen, officiated the launch of the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) Archer-class submarine RSS Swordsman at the Kockums Shipyard in Karlskrona, Sweden today.

His wife, Mrs Ivy Ng launched the submarine, which is the second Archer-class submarine that the Republic has acquired from the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN).

During the launch he pointed out that the acquisition of the submarine was essential to the RSN's continual development of its submarine capabilities.

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