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Posted on 07/24/2026 12:46:31 AM PDT by BenLurkin
SINGAPORE – The navy’s second multi-role combat vessel (MRCV), Valour, was launched on July 23, nine months after the first one was launched in October 2025.
Speaking during the launch at Benoi Shipyard, ST Engineering chief executive Vincent Chong said his teams had learnt from building the first vessel, Victory, and applied those lessons to improve the delivery of future vessels. “We were able to build and launch MRCV Valour three months faster than MRCV Victory,” said Chong.
Victory and Valour are part of the navy’s new class of warships, designed to be highly configurable and integrated with a range of unmanned systems to carry out different mission types.
ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
These new vessels will replace the existing Victory-class missile corvettes and will be delivered progressively from 2028 onwards. They will retain the names of the six missile corvettes: Victory, Valour, Vigilance, Valiant, Vigour and Vengeance.
At the launch, Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam said the Ministry of Defence’s foresight in building up the navy over decades can be seen from the current international situation. He added that maritime trade routes are under intense stress and referred to the situation in the Strait of Hormuz. The strait has been effectively closed because of the Iran war.
“Electricity prices have gone up, petrol prices have gone up. It’s a fundamental national priority for us to keep our maritime approaches secure, open and free. In fact, it’s a matter of survival,” said Shanmugam, who is also Minister for Home Affairs.
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The were planning to build 10 ships, but they could think of only six good “V” names. /s
As we continue to hem in Red China: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore....
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