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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Helicopters give Singapore's navy greater reach


Singapore's six naval helicopters are now battle ready - providing a new weapon to protect the island's waters.

Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen declared the anti-submarine S-70B Sikorsky Seahawks operational on Tuesday.

He spoke after watching the helicopters team up seamlessly with the navy's radar-evading stealth frigates to destroy hostile aerial and underwater targets at the start of a week-long fleet exercise.

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