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Singapore
Mar 14, 2010
Navy hits target in Pacific
<!-- by line --> By Jermyn Chow
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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> DEEP in the bowels of the stealth frigate RSS Stalwart, Singapore naval officers in the warship's Combat Information Centre have their sights locked on a hostile nuclear submarine. The submerged vessel was first spotted lurking about six nautical miles (11.1km) away - close enough for it to strike the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) frigate and other United States Navy warships patrolling the choppy Pacific Ocean. In naval parlance, a 'hot contact'. The 71-member crew of the Stalwart swing into action and within minutes, a S-70B Sikorsky Seahawk naval helicopter is in the air to keep the threat at bay. Throughout the 12-hour game of hide-and-seek, the keen sight and sharp ears - dipping sonars that can 'hear' as deep as 400m underwate - of the Seahawk trumped and held off any hostile advances. The anti-submarine helicopter, the latest weapon in RSN's arsenal, can scour the seas some 100 nautical miles away and travel five times faster than the frigate is operates off, which typically travels about 20 knots. On Sunday, the Seahawk was watching over the 1,600sq km water body off San Diego - more than twice the size of Singapore.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
Singapore
Mar 14, 2010
Navy hits target in Pacific
<!-- by line --> By Jermyn Chow
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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> DEEP in the bowels of the stealth frigate RSS Stalwart, Singapore naval officers in the warship's Combat Information Centre have their sights locked on a hostile nuclear submarine. The submerged vessel was first spotted lurking about six nautical miles (11.1km) away - close enough for it to strike the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) frigate and other United States Navy warships patrolling the choppy Pacific Ocean. In naval parlance, a 'hot contact'. The 71-member crew of the Stalwart swing into action and within minutes, a S-70B Sikorsky Seahawk naval helicopter is in the air to keep the threat at bay. Throughout the 12-hour game of hide-and-seek, the keen sight and sharp ears - dipping sonars that can 'hear' as deep as 400m underwate - of the Seahawk trumped and held off any hostile advances. The anti-submarine helicopter, the latest weapon in RSN's arsenal, can scour the seas some 100 nautical miles away and travel five times faster than the frigate is operates off, which typically travels about 20 knots. On Sunday, the Seahawk was watching over the 1,600sq km water body off San Diego - more than twice the size of Singapore.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
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