SINGAPORE OTHERS

A GATHERING OF Bangladesh Brunei Shadhinota-class Darussalam-class BNS Shadhinota KDB Darussalam Class: Littoral Mission Vessel Name of ship: RSS Independence NAVAL FRIENDS Canada Halifax-class About 50 vessels from 21 countries, including Singapore, are gathered here for the HMCS Ottawa 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 India Shivalik-class Changi Naval Base and also at sea today. INS Sahyadri Littoral Mission Vessel Bedok-class RSS Sovereignty RSS Kallang India Kamorta-class SINGAPORE INS Kamorta Republic of Singapore Navy

Name of ship: • Equipped with stealth • There are ve other frigates in the RSS Formidable technology to complement an Formidable-class, namely Type: Frigate advanced sensor and weapons RSS Intrepid, RSS Steadfast, Indonesia Indonesia systems, and organic naval RSS Tenacious, RSS Stalwart and Diponegoro-class Kcr-60m-class Length: 141m helicopters. RSS Supreme. Formidable-class KRI Sultan Hasanuddin KRI Halasan RSS Stalwart Displacement: 3,200 tonnes • It is capable of dealing with Speed: In excess of 25 knots naval threats from the air, surface Range: >3,500 nautical Italy and underwater. Floreal-class miles FS Prairial

Japan Takanami-class JS Sazanami Fearless-class Victory-class RSS Fearless RSS Valiant JAPAN Japan Maritime Self Defence Force Republic Of Korea Type: Izumo-class RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile SeaRAM Chungmugong Yi Sun Sin-class Ship name: JS Izumo launchers and two Phalanx close-in weapon ROKS Dae Jo Yeong Length: 248m systems to defend against aerial threats. Displacement: 19,813 tonnes Bedok-class Bedok-class • This will be the longest and largest warship on RSS Bedok RSS Punggol • Largest Japanese military ship built since World display at Imdex Asia 2017. 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. Malaysia track submarines, as well as two Raytheon Kasturi-class KD Lekir

New Zealand Replenishment Tanker-class Endurance-class HMNZS Endeavour RSS Persistence

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

Formidable-class RSS Endurance

Myanmar Navy People’s Liberation Army Navy Sri Lanka Sri Lanka MYANMAR CHINA Vikram-class Nandimithra-class Type: Khan Sit Thar-class Type: Jiang Kai II-class SLNS Sagara SLNS Nandimithra Ship name: UMS King Sin Phyu Shin Ship name: PLAN Huang Shan Length: 106m Length: 134.1m Thailand Displacement: 3,000 tonnes Displacement: 4,053 tonnes Archer-class Challenger-class Rattanakosin-class RSS Swordsman RSS Conqueror HTMS Sukhothai • The second stealth frigate of the Myanmar • The Huang Shan belongs to a modern class of 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 HTMS Naresuan Dockyards. • The Type-054A is expected to be the most 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