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| Republic of Singapore Navy Formidable class Frigate |
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is conducting a joint annual bilateral maritime exercise, Malapura 2013, with the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) at Changi Naval Base (CNB) in Singapore.
During the 12-day exercise, around 540 personnel from both navies will participate in joint planning and training at CNB, as well as perform manoeuvres in conventional naval warfare and maritime security, in the Malacca Strait.
The RSN will deploy its first DCNS-developed Formidable-class multi-mission frigate RSS Supreme (73), second Victory-class missile corvette RSS Valour and the second Singapore Technologies-built Fearless-class patrol vessel RSS Independence (87) for the exercise.
Yarrow Shipbuilders-built Lekiu-class frigate KD Lekiu (F30), in addition to Boustead Naval Shipyard-designed two Kedah-class offshore patrol vessels KD Kelantan (F175) and KD Selangor (F176), will represent the Malaysian Navy.
Read the full story at Naval Technology