Singapore Purchases Two Swedish Vastergotland Submarines

Released on Friday, November 04, 2005

Kockums, which is part of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, has signed a contract with Singapore's Ministry of Defence to supply two Vastergotland-class submarines to the Republic of Singapore Navy.

Currently in service with the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN), the submarines will be transferred to Singapore on completion of the modernization and conversion for operation in tropical waters. The contract also includes a logistics package and training for the crews. Training will be conducted by the Swedish Navy in Karlskrona, along the lines adopted in conjunction with a previous order for submarines for Singapore.

Kockums has a valuable relationship with Singapore, having previously supplied Mine hunters and the current Challenger-class submarines to the Singapore Navy.

Kockums, which has an office in Singapore, has supplied submarines, mine hunters (MCMVs) and mine-clearance systems to the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) since 1991.