Two more Singapore navy Invincible-class submarines launched in Germany

The custom-designed submarines will bring modern and advanced capabilities to the Republic of Singapore Navy. - LIANHE ZAOBAO

KIEL, Germany (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): More than two decades after the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) launched its first submarine - a refurbished Swedish boat built in the 1960s - it is embarking on its next phase of submarine development with the newly built Invincible-class, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

The custom-designed submarines will bring modern and advanced capabilities to RSN, he said at a ceremony in Germany to launch the Impeccable and Illustrious, the second and third of four Invincible-class boats.