According to Channel NewsAsia, Mr Ng said the new vessels will be Type-218SG submarines from Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. They will be added to the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) fleet from 2024, CNA reported. Singapore already has ordered two submarines to be operational in 2021 and 2022, to replace ageing subs to be taken out of service. The city-state's naval chief said Asia-Pacific navies should extend a code of conduct to submarines to reduce the risk of accidents among the 250 underwater vessels expected to be operating in Asia by 2030. "Submarines are designed to be secretive," said Zhai Baoran, a captain with the Chinese navy's South China Sea Fleet.

Source: Bangkok Post May 16, 2017 19:01 UTC