See Singapore’s Straits
Times, February 18, 2019 article
"Invincible, first of Singapore's biggest and most advanced submarines, launches in Germany"
at https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-first-type-218sg-submarine-launched-in-germany-named-invincible
Submarine Matters' coverage of the Type 218SG goes back to 2013 and 2015 (with specifications) with many other articles at https://gentleseas.blogspot.com/search?q=218sg
Also see the wikipeadia entry quoting Submarine Matters at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible-class_submarine#cite_note-gentleseas-6
"Invincible, first of Singapore's biggest and most advanced submarines, launches in Germany"
at https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-first-type-218sg-submarine-launched-in-germany-named-invincible
Submarine Matters' coverage of the Type 218SG goes back to 2013 and 2015 (with specifications) with many other articles at https://gentleseas.blogspot.com/search?q=218sg
Also see the wikipeadia entry quoting Submarine Matters at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invincible-class_submarine#cite_note-gentleseas-6
(Source Singaporean Ministry of Defence via Singapore's Straits Times February 18, 2019).
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Tomorrow details on what Singapore's submarines do.
Pete
2 comments:
peter,i read Singapore media that
men in new sub can rest 8 works,after 4 hour shift.
also,pl read below.
jack
QUOTE
What is far more significant is that we are able to now operate three watches instead of two, giving us higher human endurance," he said.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapores-first-type-218sg-submarine-launched-in-germany-named-invincible
based on following statement,i think new sub equipped with cruise missile.
I Do not think he refers sub usually targets,like major surface battle ship or sub as Achilles heel. what he means is major city or even capital of enemy country.
jack
QUOTE
“Sometimes, you have to strike at the Achilles heel of the adversary, somewhere he thinks he’s quite safe and doesn’t expect anybody to come,” RADM Cheong said, highlighting the “psychological threat” a submarine poses.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/submarines-like-bmws-a-closer-look-at-the-navy-s-newest-custom-10488374
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