Singapore has launched the second vessel in its new Victory-class multirole combat ship program, featuring key Israeli-developed systems including Blue Spear anti-ship missiles and Rafael\u2019s Typhoon Mk-30C remote weapon system.<\/p>\n
The Republic of Singapore Navy launched RSS Valour on July 23, 2026, at ST Engineering\u2019s Benoi shipyard. According to Army Recognition, the 8,000-ton vessel entered the water just four and a half months after keel laying and around three months ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n
The Victory-class program includes six advanced combat vessels designed to replace Singapore\u2019s aging 595-ton missile corvettes. Lessons learned from construction of the first ship in the class, RSS Victory, helped accelerate production and improve integration processes.<\/p>\n
Israeli technology is central to the ships\u2019 offensive and defensive capabilities. The vessels are expected to carry Blue Spear anti-ship missiles, developed through a partnership between Singapore\u2019s ST Engineering and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The missile system is intended to replace Singapore\u2019s older Harpoon inventory and provide a modern long-range maritime strike capability.<\/p>\n
For close-range defense, Singapore selected Rafael\u2019s Typhoon Mk-30C 30mm remotely operated weapon system, providing protection against fast-moving surface and aerial threats.<\/p>\n
Beyond their weapons systems, the new vessels represent a major shift in Singapore\u2019s naval capabilities. Measuring 150 meters in length, the ships will have a range of more than 7,000 nautical miles and endurance exceeding 21 days. High levels of automation will allow operation with a crew of fewer than 100 sailors.<\/p>\n
The ships are also designed as command-and-control platforms for unmanned operations, supporting unmanned aerial, surface and underwater systems. They feature a helicopter deck and hangar, as well as mission bays capable of carrying up to 20 containers of specialized equipment.<\/p>\n
The first Victory-class vessel is expected to enter service in 2028, while RSS Valour is scheduled for operational deployment in 2029.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Singapore has launched the second vessel in its new Victory-class multirole combat ship program, featuring key Israeli-developed systems…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":566227,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43],"class_list":["post-566226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=566226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/566226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/566227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=566226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=566226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=566226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}