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Coffeeshop Chit Chat - We now have a Seahawk squadron woh...</TD><TD id=msgunetc noWrap align=right> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE class=msgtable cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="96%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=msg vAlign=top><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgbfr1 width="1%"> </TD><TD><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR class=msghead vAlign=top><TD class=msgF width="1%" noWrap align=right>From: </TD><TD class=msgFname width="68%" noWrap>kojakbt_89 <NOBR></NOBR> </TD><TD class=msgDate width="30%" noWrap align=right>1:12 am </TD></TR><TR class=msghead><TD class=msgT height=20 width="1%" noWrap align=right>To: </TD><TD class=msgTname width="68%" noWrap>ALL <NOBR></NOBR></TD><TD class=msgNum noWrap align=right> (1 of 3) </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgleft rowSpan=4 width="1%"> </TD><TD class=wintiny noWrap align=right>30084.1 </TD></TR><TR><TD height=8></TD></TR><TR><TD class=msgtxt>Mar 14, 2010
Eye on the water
<!-- by line -->By Jermyn Chow, On board RSS Stalwart in the Pacific Ocean
http://www.straitstimes.com/News/Home/Story/STIStory_501945.html
Stealth was the name of the game of hide-and-seek in the deep waters off California's coast.
A winner would emerge, signalling 'Game Over'.
The 'enemy' submarine would have won if it had stayed undetected and 'sunk' a friendly ship.
But the winner was a Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) helicopter bristling with sensors. The S-70B Sikorsky Seahawk found its submerged prey and 'sank' it.
The helicopter, together with a sister S-70B, was taking part yesterday in an eight-day, 1,500-man exercise codenamed Golden Merlion.
The RSN has six such anti-submarine helicopters. Two of them are demonstrating their prowess in their first major naval exercise, jointly conducted by the United States and Singapore navies.
The RSN's stealth frigate, RSS Stalwart, also took part. From the US Navy's side were five warships, six naval helicopters, two maritime patrol aircraft and a nuclear submarine.
Yesterday's action unfolded in Pacific waters some 100 nautical miles off San Diego in California.
The 'search-and-destroy' exercise, which kicked in last Monday, ends tomorrow.
Witnessing the finale will be Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean and senior Singapore Armed Forces officers, including the Chief of Navy, Rear-Admiral Chew Men Leong.
Also present will be the commander of the US Navy's Third Fleet, Vice-Admiral Richard Hunt.
The exercise showcases how the Seahawks, equipped with advanced anti-surface and anti-submarine sensors and weapons, give the third-generation (3G) RSN added punch in a war at sea.
The six Seahawks were bought from American helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 2005.
Since then, Singaporean sailors and air force pilots, who fly the craft, have worked with US counterparts in Florida and San Diego to get the best out of the 9.6-tonne S-70Bs and to sharpen their fighting skills.
The Singaporeans return home by the end of this year to set up a Seahawk squadron.
The Seahawks are vital 'forward' assets because a defending warship's radar can detect an enemy submarine, say, only 10 nautical miles away.
That is not good enough, said Colonel Wellman Wan, who commands the RSN's six frigates and six missile corvettes of the 1st Flotilla.
Speaking to reporters on board the RSS Stalwart, he said the Seahawk 'covers a bigger area, deals with more threats and gets well ahead of the enemy'.
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Eye on the water
<!-- by line -->By Jermyn Chow, On board RSS Stalwart in the Pacific Ocean
http://www.straitstimes.com/News/Home/Story/STIStory_501945.html
Stealth was the name of the game of hide-and-seek in the deep waters off California's coast.
A winner would emerge, signalling 'Game Over'.
The 'enemy' submarine would have won if it had stayed undetected and 'sunk' a friendly ship.
But the winner was a Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) helicopter bristling with sensors. The S-70B Sikorsky Seahawk found its submerged prey and 'sank' it.
The helicopter, together with a sister S-70B, was taking part yesterday in an eight-day, 1,500-man exercise codenamed Golden Merlion.
The RSN has six such anti-submarine helicopters. Two of them are demonstrating their prowess in their first major naval exercise, jointly conducted by the United States and Singapore navies.
The RSN's stealth frigate, RSS Stalwart, also took part. From the US Navy's side were five warships, six naval helicopters, two maritime patrol aircraft and a nuclear submarine.
Yesterday's action unfolded in Pacific waters some 100 nautical miles off San Diego in California.
The 'search-and-destroy' exercise, which kicked in last Monday, ends tomorrow.
Witnessing the finale will be Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean and senior Singapore Armed Forces officers, including the Chief of Navy, Rear-Admiral Chew Men Leong.
Also present will be the commander of the US Navy's Third Fleet, Vice-Admiral Richard Hunt.
The exercise showcases how the Seahawks, equipped with advanced anti-surface and anti-submarine sensors and weapons, give the third-generation (3G) RSN added punch in a war at sea.
The six Seahawks were bought from American helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 2005.
Since then, Singaporean sailors and air force pilots, who fly the craft, have worked with US counterparts in Florida and San Diego to get the best out of the 9.6-tonne S-70Bs and to sharpen their fighting skills.
The Singaporeans return home by the end of this year to set up a Seahawk squadron.
The Seahawks are vital 'forward' assets because a defending warship's radar can detect an enemy submarine, say, only 10 nautical miles away.
That is not good enough, said Colonel Wellman Wan, who commands the RSN's six frigates and six missile corvettes of the 1st Flotilla.
Speaking to reporters on board the RSS Stalwart, he said the Seahawk 'covers a bigger area, deals with more threats and gets well ahead of the enemy'.
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