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Foiled pirate attacks in Arabian Sea
1 November 2011
The RSN’s Landing Ship Tank, RSS Endeavour, disrupted two separate attacks by suspected pirates on merchant vessels that were transiting through the Arabian Sea, south of Oman.
Welcoming a new member
December 2011
Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen officiated the commissioning ceremony of RSS Archer, the first of the two Archer-class submarines of the RSN in December 2011. Since its acquisition from the Royal Swedish Navy in 2005, the RSS Archer, an ex-Royal Swedish Navy Vastergotland-class submarine, has been upgraded, refurbished and tropicalised for peak performance in the waters around Singapore.
Deployment of the First Frigate to The Gulf of Aden
September 2012
The deployment of RSS Intrepid and the Sikorsky S-70B naval helicopter marks the first operational deployment of the frigate and naval helicopter for counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, under the ambit of Combined Task Force 151 in September 2012.
Second Archer-Class Submarine launched
April 2013
RSS Swordsman, the RSN's second Archer-class submarine was commissioned in April 2013. Acquired from the Royal Swedish Navy in 2005 and launched in Sweden in 2010, RSS Swordsman went through extensive sea trials in Sweden before returning to Singapore in December 2012.
Upgrade for Missile Corvettes
May 2013
The RSN fleet of missile corvettes (MCVs) received extensive upgrades in May 2013, breathing new life into the warships first commissioned in the early-1990s. Besides system upgrades, the addition of a Scan Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) at the rear of the warships enhanced the MCVs’ ability to conduct extended range of surveillance and identify targets.
RSN leads national response to maritime counter-terrorism
29 October 2013
The RSN led the national response to maritime counter-terrorism in the first Exercise Highcrest, an exercise jointly led by the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs.
Our sailors return
June 2014
151 of our brave sailors from RSS Tenacious, a Formidable-class frigate returned from their international counter-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden in June 2014. This marked the second operational deployment of our frigates for counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden.
Search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501
28 December 2014
During the search operations for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, more than 400 SAF personnel were deployed, together with assets including five of the RSN’s ships; our missile corvette RSS Valour, our frigate RSS Supreme, our landing ship tank RSS Persistence, and our mine countermeasure vessel RSS Kallang, MV Swift Rescue, as well as a six-man Autonomous Underwater Vehicle team from our Navy. During their time out in the Java Sea, they had to battle stormy weather and rough sea state, which made the search even more challenging. MV Swift Rescue managed to locate the main fuselage of the aircraft, and its return to Singapore marked the end of the SAF's 22-day deployment.
Submarine training centre
11 March 2015
The RSS Challenger – Submarine Training Centre was officially opened on 11 March 2015, marking a major milestone in the RSN’s submarine journey, and will be a one-stop training facility for our silent warriors of the deep. Our pioneer submariners were invited to the ceremony, where two of our Challenger-class submarines – RSS Challenger and RSS Centurion – were also retired from service. Since 1997, both submarines have served us well and trained our early batches of submariners in both Sweden and Singapore. In honour of RSS Challenger’s role as the first submarine of our Navy, the STC has been named RSS Challenger and its legacy will continue to inspire submariners for generations to come.
Newly-operationalised rapidly deployable maritime containers
15 September 2015
The Navy Medical Service’s newly-operationalised Rapidly Deployable Maritime Containers (RDMCs) were deployed for the first time in Operation Surya Bhaskara Jaya. Expandable to about three times its original size, the RDMCs were utilised as an operating theatre and an intensive care unit, allowing additional surgeries to take place on the flight deck of RSS Endeavour.