Singapore, Australia conduct joint naval exercise
September 18th, 2009 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANSSingapore, Sep 18 (Xinhua) Singapore and Australia are conducting a joint naval exercise in the South China Sea Sep 18-25, officials said.
Navies of the two countries will conduct a range of exercise such as surveillance, air defence and anti-submarine warfare, Singapore’s defence ministry said.
Singapore Navy’s frigate RSS Intrepid, missile corvette RSS Valour, and submarine RSS Conqueror will participate in the eight-day exercise called ‘Singaroo’.
The Australian Navy will send its guided missile frigate HMAS Arunta and patrol boat HMAS Bathurst.
The annual exercise would enhance the inter-operability of the two navies.
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