Singapore adopts offshore patrol vessels to manage maritime security threats

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On October 1, 2026, the Republic of Singapore Navy launched the Sentinel, the first of four new Sentinel-class offshore patrol vessels, in Berne, Germany. These vessels, characterized by white hulls rather than the traditional grey of combat warships, were designed to provide the Singaporean government with more measured and proportionate responses to a…

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