UAV launched on board during RSN frigate fleet drill
Yesterday and today 20 Feb Strait Times.
Today http://www.mypaper.com.sg/.
summary of zaobao--same are not reported in ST!!
location--185 km NE of SG at S China Sea.
除了全部六艘护卫舰(6 frigates)，海军也派出三艘驱潜快舰（3 missile corvette）、一艘登陆舰(1
LST)和一艘潜水艇(1
sub)组成演练编队参与演习。空军则派出四架(4x)F-16战斗机、两架(2x)F-5猛虎战斗机、一架(1x)E2C预警机和一架超级美洲豹直升机(1
x super puma)。Protector USV x 1.
摧毁5公里外番茄形浮标（Killer-Tomato）--naval gun
destroy surface target 5 km away.
naval gun to hit drone towed by Lear Jet.
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STimes 20 Feb page A4--
''The
RSS Steadfast also experimented with launching its own
pilotless
surevillance plane or UAV to provide an ''eye in
the sky''
for
naval commanders''
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below from mypapaer 20 Feb
above--top
below all quote--photo captions
''ON ALERT: A frigate (back)
and a missile corvette cruising together at sunset
yesterday. They are part of the Navy’s first fleet exercise of the
year.''
GUNNERS: Specialists manning the fire-control system linked to
the 76mm gun on board the frigate RSS
Steadfast during the first day of the Navy’s fleet exercise in the
South China Sea
EMERGENCY: A fire-fighting team advances carefully to put out
a
simulated fire in the RSS Steadfast’s smoke-filled engine
compartment.
FIREPOWER: Third Sergeant Lee Wen Jie (left) and First Sergeant
Vincent Tan load 76mm rounds into
the gun bay of the RSS Steadfast’s main gun
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''RSN warships engage in furious air and sea
‘battles’ in the wide-open South China Sea.
KENNY CHEE & JAMIE KOH
ONBOARD RSS STEADFAST
IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
IT WAS a day of quick manoeuvres
and intense firing
on the rough waters of the
South China Sea, as the Republic
of Singapore Navy (RSN) conducted
its first fleet exercise of
the year yesterday.
This was also the first time
that all six of the Navy’s stealth
frigates are taking part in an exercise.
The warships became operational
last month.
The two-day exercise saw the
third-generation RSN reacting
nimbly to aerial and naval
threats, thanks to advanced technology
and months of training
and preparation.
The action started off with
the test firing of the anti-air
weapon systems on board the
Navy’s frigates and missile corvettes
early yesterday afternoon.
The ships had to “search and
destroy” hostile aircraft in a simulated
attack by F-16 and F-5
fighter jets from the Republic of
Singapore Air Force.
The briny sea air later thundered
with the salvos of
76mm-calibre guns of the Navy’s
warships, as they took out
floating enemy targets in a simulated
sea battle.
Nearly 800 personnel are involved
in the fleet exercise, including
sailors manning a Challenger-
class submarine.
It is the first time the Defence
Ministry has allowed the
Singaporemedia to observe a naval
exercise in its entirety.
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Manoeuvres:
dòng zuò
Hostile: dí duì de----EOQ
