The frigates, even if they can have different roles, are used first of all to protect an important building for war efforts, such as an aircraft carrier.
The formidable class has no less than 6 furtive frigates to date. Currently, they are all in service in the Singapore navy. They are approximately 115 meters long, can move at a speed of 25 knots, or 46 km/h. The construction of the very first model began in 2002.
The evolution of the Singapore navy frigates
In addition, ships weigh 3,200 tonnes. If the last time this frigate had left to join Singapore in 2007 after being built in Lorient, it was the first time in 21 years that she returned to the country where she was built. Currently, Naval Group is working on its evolution.
Indeed, at the end of 2023, St Engineering Marine Ltd signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense of Singapore for “The modernization half-life of the frigates of the formidable class for the Navy of the Republic of Singapore ”. Consequently, Naval Group, in its capacity as a subcontractor of St Engineering, takes care of continuing this partnership.
Solid collaboration
As the press release published by Naval Group recalls in May 2024, the group knows these frigates well, since it was he who built “The first ship in the formidable series on the Lorient shipyard in France ”, The other five having been built by the ST Engineering shipyard locally.
Who says big project, says solid collaboration: Thus St Engineering takes care of the management of the project and the supply chain and Naval Group works closely with Naval Group Far East, a subsidiary in Singapore, already well known to the Singaporean navy. This subsidiary was created in 2005 following, precisely, on the delivery of the formidable frigates to the Singaporean navy.
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