SINGAPORE OTHERS

Australia Anzac-class A GATHERING OF HMAS Ballarat

Class: Littoral Mission Vessel NAVAL FRIENDS Name of ship: RSS Independence Bangladesh Brunei About 50 vessels from 21 countries, including Singapore, are gathered here for the Shadhinota-class Darussalam-class BNS Shadhinota KDB Darussalam inaugural International Maritime Review to mark the Republic of Singapore Navy’s 50th anniversary. President Tony Tan Keng Yam will review the ships on land at Canada Changi Naval Base and also at sea today. Halifax-class HMCS Ottawa Littoral Mission Vessel Bedok-class RSS Sovereignty RSS Kallang France SINGAPORE Floreal-class Republic of Singapore Navy FS Prairial

Name of ship: • Equipped with stealth • There are ve other frigates in the India RSS Formidable technology to complement an Formidable-class, namely Shivalik-class Type: Frigate advanced sensor and weapons RSS Intrepid, RSS Steadfast, INS Sahyadri systems, and organic naval RSS Tenacious, RSS Stalwart and Length: 114m helicopters. RSS Supreme. Formidable-class RSS Stalwart Displacement: 3,200 tonnes • It is capable of dealing with India Speed: In excess of 25 knots naval threats from the air, surface Kamorta-class INS Kamorta Range: >3,500 nautical and underwater. miles

Indonesia Indonesia Diponegoro-class Kcr-60m-class Fearless-class Victory-class KRI Sultan Hasanuddin KRI Halasan RSS Fearless RSS Valiant JAPAN Japan Japan Maritime Takanami-class JS Sazanami Self Defence Force Type: Izumo-class RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile SeaRAM Ship name: JS Izumo launchers and two Phalanx close-in weapon Length: 248m systems to defend against aerial threats. Displacement: 19,813 tonnes Bedok-class Bedok-class Republic Of Korea • This will be the longest and largest warship on RSS Bedok RSS Punggol Chungmugong Yi Sun Sin-class • Largest Japanese military ship built since World display at Imdex Asia 2017. ROKS Dae Jo Yeong War II. • Japan is planning to deploy the JS Izumo on a • Capable of carrying up to 14 helicopters. three-month tour to the South China Sea this • Equipped with a OQQ-22 bow-mounted sonar to month. track submarines, as well as two Raytheon

Malaysia Kasturi-class KD Lekir Endurance-class RSS Persistence New Zealand Replenishment Tanker-class HMNZS Endeavour

THAILAND Royal Thai Navy UNITED STATES United States Navy Type: Chakri Narubet-class Type: Arleigh Burke-class Ship name: HTMS Chakri Narubet Ship name: USS Sterett Length: 182.6m Length: 153.8m Displacement: 11,669 tonnes Displacement: 8,364 tonnes Formidable-class New Zealand • The only aircraft carrier in operation in a • The Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are designed for RSS Supreme Anzac-class South-east Asian navy, it is the agship of the anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare, with a HMNZS Te Kaha Royal Thai Navy. reduced radar cross section. • Previously deployed for disaster relief efforts. • Currently part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action • The smallest serving aircraft carrier in the world. Group, which has been assigned to operate with regional navies in the Western Paci c to conduct Pakistan • Participated in anti-submarine warfare exercises routine patrols, maritime security operations and Sword-class involving detecting and tracking submarines, as theatre security cooperation activities to enhance Fearless-class Victory-class PNS Zul quar part of Exercise Guardian Sea, with the US Navy regional security and stability. RSS Daring RSS Vigilance in 2016. Philippines • Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are equipped with Del Pilar-class the Aegis combat system, which integrates the ship’s BRP Gregorio sensors and weapons systems to engage anti-ship Del Pilar missile threats. Russia Slava-class RFS Varyag

Endurance-class RSS Endurance

MYANMAR Myanmar Navy CHINA People’s Liberation Army Navy Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Type: Khan Sit Thar-class Type: Jiang Kai II-class Vikram-class Nandimithra-class Ship name: UMS King Sin Phyu Shin Ship name: PLAN Huang Shan SLNS Sagara SLNS Nandimithra Length: 106m Length: 134.1m Displacement: 3,000 tonnes Displacement: 4,053 tonnes Archer-class Challenger-class Thailand RSS Swordsman RSS Conqueror Rattanakosin-class • The second stealth frigate of the Myanmar • The Huang Shan belongs to a modern class of HTMS Sukhothai Navy, it uses the same hull and propulsion as frigates of Chinese design and origin known as the the preceding UMS Kyansitthar, which was also Type-054A, and is one of the newest ships in Thailand locally built at Myanmar’s Thilawa Naval attendance at Imdex Asia 2017. Naresuan-class Dockyards. • The Type-054A is expected to be the most HTMS Naresuan POLICE COAST GUARD • Little is known about Myanmar’s two Khan Sit numerous surface combatant in the Chinese Navy. Thar-class frigates, which were designed with • The Huang Shan also incorporates a design that is United States technological assistance from China. built of radar absorbent material, with clean lines free Independence-class Shark-class Shark-class USS Coronado • As Myanmar modernises its eet, more ships in of clutter, resulting in the least possible radar return. Whitetip Shark Sandbar Shark this class, which incorporates both anti-ship and • This class of frigate is built primarily for air defence, surface-to-air missiles, are expected to be although it can perform anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) missions. Vietnam developed. Modi ed Gepard-class STRAITS TIMES GRAPHICS VPNS Dinh Tien Hoang