List of equipment of the Republic of Singapore Navy

This is a list of equipment of the Republic of Singapore Navy, the branch of the Singapore Armed Forces that specializes in naval warfare. It is subdivided into vessels, aircraft, and weapons.

Vessels

Submarines
Class Image Type Ships Origin Quantity Notes
Submarines
InvincibleSubmarineRSS Invincible
Under Construction
Under Construction
Under Construction		 Germany1+(3)The first 2 will be delivered in 2021 and 2022 respectively, while the remaining 2 will be delivered from 2024. They are to replace the remaining Challenger-class and Archer-class submarine.[1][2][3][4]
ArcherSubmarineRSS Archer
RSS Swordsman		 Sweden2Replacing some of the Challenger-class submarine, upgraded in 2016 till 2019, which includes optronic periscopes, combat management systems, sonars, countermeasure systems, digital data-links and attack capabilities which also allows the firing of new torpedoes and anti-ship missiles.[5]
ChallengerSubmarineRSS Conqueror
RSS Chieftain		  Sweden2Originally four,[6] two were retired from service.

Ships
Class Image Type Ships Origin Quantity Notes
Frigates
FormidableFrigateRSS Formidable (68)
RSS Intrepid (69)
RSS Steadfast (70)
RSS Tenacious (71)
RSS Stalwart (72)
RSS Supreme (73)		 France
 Singapore		6
Corvettes
VictoryCorvetteRSS Victory (88)
RSS Valour (89)
RSS Vigilance (90)
RSS Valiant (91)
RSS Vigour (92)
RSS Vengeance (93)		 Germany
 Singapore		6
Patrol vessels
IndependenceLittoral Mission VesselRSS Independence (15)
RSS Sovereignty (16)
RSS Unity (17)
RSS Justice (18)
RSS Indomitable (19)
RSS Fortitude (20)
RSS Dauntless (21)
RSS Fearless (22)		 Singapore8The LMVs have replaced the Fearless-class patrol vessels.
SentinelMaritime Security and Response VesselMSRV Sentinel (55)
MSRV Guardian (56)
MSRV Protector (57)
MSRV Bastion (58)		 Singapore4The MRSVs are refurbished ex-Fearless-class patrol vessels.
Mine countermeasures vessels
BedokMinehunterRSS Bedok (M105)
RSS Kallang (M106)
RSS Katong (M107)
RSS Punggol (M108)		 Singapore4
Amphibious warfare ships
EnduranceAmphibious warfareRSS Endurance (207)
RSS Resolution (208)
RSS Persistence (209)
RSS Endeavour (210)		 Singapore4
Auxiliary vessels
SSRVSubmarine rescue shipMV Swift Rescue Singapore1
Patrol boats
Combatant Craft Large (CCL) Stealth interceptor patrol boat  Singapore Unknown 26 meter stealth combat boat.[7]
Specialised Marine Craft (SMC) Type II Stealth interceptor patrol boat  Singapore Unknown 25 meter stealth combat boat.[8]
Fast Interceptor Craft 145 interceptor patrol boat Unknown Manufactured by Boston Whaler and used by Naval Diving Unit. First seen at Navy Open House 2010.
Unmanned surface vessels (USV)
Protector USV Unmanned surface vessel  Israel Unknown
Venus 16 USV Unmanned surface vessel  Singapore Unknown Variants in service include: Coastal Defence USV, Mine Countermeasures USV with Towed Synthetic Aperture Sonar, and Mine Countermeasures USV with Expendable Mine Disposal System.
Spartan Scout Unmanned surface vessel  USA 2
Piranha/Vigilant USV Unmanned surface vessel  USA Unknown Manufactured by Zyvex Marine.
Rigid-hull inflatable boat
Hurricane ZH-1100 MACH II Rigid-hull inflatable boat  France Unknown Designed by Zodiac Milpro and known locally as the Combatant Craft Medium. Used by Naval Diving Unit.

Aircraft
Aircraft Image Type Variants Origin Quantity Notes
Helicopters
Sikorsky S-70 Seahawk Multimission maritime helicopter S-70B  USA 6+(2) Serve in frigates.
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
Boeing-Insitu Scaneagle Unmanned aerial vehicle  USA Unknown

Weapons

Ship/submarine missiles
Model Image Type Variants Origin Quantity Notes
Surface-to-air missile (SAM)
Aster Vertically-launched surface-to-air missile Aster-15
Aster-30		  France unknown
MICA Vertically-launched surface-to-air missile VL MICA-M IR  France unknown
Mistral Manportable surface-to-air missile SIMBAD-RC  France unknown
Barak 1 Surface-to-air missile  Israel unknown
Anti-ship missile (AShM)
Harpoon Anti-ship missile  USA unknown capable of being launched from submarines
Torpedoes
A244-S Torpedo Mod.1
Mod.3		  Italy Unknown
Unknown
Black Shark Torpedo NSP
BSA		  Italy Unknown
Unknown
TP617 Torpedo Unknown
Unknown		  Sweden Unknown
Unknown

References
  1. Kerr, Julian (7 September 2015). "Australia's New Submarines: Run Silent, Run German?". The National Interest.
  2. "Singapore to buy two more German-made submarines". TODAY. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. "Singapore Launches First of Four New Type 218SG Submarines in Germany". www.defenseworld.net.
  4. "Singapore navy launches first of its four new submarines | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. 19 February 2019.
  5. "Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam Commissions RSS Swordsman". Ministry of Defence, Singapore. 30 April 2013. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  6. "The RSN Launches Her Fourth Submarine, the RSS Chieftain". Ministry of Defence, Singapore. 23 May 2001. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  7. "Shepard Media-Singapore diving unit inducts naval craft amidst reorganisation".
  8. "MINDEF-Pioneer-Marine Speedster".
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