By MARCUS WEISGERBER
SINGAPORE — The Singapore military has agreed in-principle to allow the U.S. Navy to deploy up to four littoral combat ships to the city-state on a rotational basis.
The announcement was made June 2 after a meeting between Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng En Hen and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a meeting of regional defense leaders here.
The navies from both countries “will work together to finalize the deployment details and arrangements,” according to a joint statement released after the meeting.
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