THE sleek grey hull of the RSS Formidable slid into waters off the French coastal city of Lorient on Wednesday, marking Singapore’s entry into the era of stealth warfare.
Exactly three years and 10 months after the deal to design and build a new generation of six frigates was closed, Teo Poh Yim, the wife of Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean, smashed a bottle of champagne against the first vessel in the Republic of Singapore Navy to incorporate radar-evading stealth capabilities.
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