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By Prashanth Parameswaran
Exercise Singsiam sees a couple of notable firsts this year.
Singapore has added a submarine for the first time to the most recent iteration of a biennial naval exercise it holds with Thailand, the city-state’s defense ministry announced November 10.
Exercise ‘Singsiam,’ which the two countries have held since 1981, ran this year from November 2 to 12. Following the opening ceremony and a shore planning phase at Changi Naval Base in Singapore, the two navies conducted a sea phase in the Strait of Malacca and the Andaman Sea.
In terms of participating assets, there were two notable firsts, according to a press release by Singapore’s defense ministry. First, Singapore deployed the RSS Archer, Singapore’s Archer-class diesel-electric submarine, for the first time in the history of Exercise Singsiam, along with the Formidable-class frigate RSS Intrepid and the Victory-class missile corvette RSS Vigour.
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