Commander of the Republic of Singapore Navy's First Flotilla Colonel Ng Kok Yeng Daniel at Changi Naval Base alongside RSS Supreme – the ship he once served on. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)

On 14 July 2012 the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) made history when two Harpoon anti-ship missiles flew from the weapons bay of first-of-class RSS Formidable . In the cross-hairs of these missiles was a decommissioned US Navy (USN) vessel moored in waters near Hawaii and both Harpoons struck their intended target within seconds of each other. It was the first known time on target (TOT) co-ordinated missile strike conducted by a Southeast Asian warship.

The time-sensitive missile strike, which took place during a USN-hosted ‘Rim of the Pacific' (‘RIMPAC') series of military exercises, is just one example of missions that the RSN is now capable of undertaking since commissioning its six Formidable-class frigates. The class, which derives its design from the French Navy's La Fayette-class frigates, was inducted between 2007 and 2009.

Commander of the Republic of Singapore Navy's First Flotilla Colonel Ng Kok Yeng Daniel at Changi Naval Base alongside RSS Supreme – the ship he once served on. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)

On 14 July 2012 the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) made history when two Harpoon anti-ship missiles flew from the weapons bay of first-of-class RSS Formidable . In the cross-hairs of these missiles was a decommissioned US Navy (USN) vessel moored in waters near Hawaii and both Harpoons struck their intended target within seconds of each other. It was the first known time on target (TOT) co-ordinated missile strike conducted by a Southeast Asian warship.

The time-sensitive missile strike, which took place during a USN-hosted ‘Rim of the Pacific' (‘RIMPAC') series of military exercises, is just one example of missions that the RSN is now capable of undertaking since commissioning its six Formidable-class frigates. The class, which derives its design from the French Navy's La Fayette-class frigates, was inducted between 2007 and 2009.

Commander of the Republic of Singapore Navy's First Flotilla Colonel Ng Kok Yeng Daniel at Changi Naval Base alongside RSS Supreme – the ship he once served on. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)

On 14 July 2012 the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) made history when two Harpoon anti-ship missiles flew from the weapons bay of first-of-class RSS Formidable . In the cross-hairs of these missiles was a decommissioned US Navy (USN) vessel moored in waters near Hawaii and both Harpoons struck their intended target within seconds of each other. It was the first known time on target (TOT) co-ordinated missile strike conducted by a Southeast Asian warship.

The time-sensitive missile strike, which took place during a USN-hosted ‘Rim of the Pacific' (‘RIMPAC') series of military exercises, is just one example of missions that the RSN is now capable of undertaking since commissioning its six Formidable-class frigates. The class, which derives its design from the French Navy's La Fayette-class frigates, was inducted between 2007 and 2009.

Commander of the Republic of Singapore Navy's First Flotilla Colonel Ng Kok Yeng Daniel at Changi Naval Base alongside RSS Supreme – the ship he once served on. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)

On 14 July 2012 the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) made history when two Harpoon anti-ship missiles flew from the weapons bay of first-of-class RSS Formidable . In the cross-hairs of these missiles was a decommissioned US Navy (USN) vessel moored in waters near Hawaii and both Harpoons struck their intended target within seconds of each other. It was the first known time on target (TOT) co-ordinated missile strike conducted by a Southeast Asian warship.

The time-sensitive missile strike, which took place during a USN-hosted ‘Rim of the Pacific' (‘RIMPAC') series of military exercises, is just one example of missions that the RSN is now capable of undertaking since commissioning its six Formidable-class frigates. The class, which derives its design from the French Navy's La Fayette-class frigates, was inducted between 2007 and 2009.

Commander of the Republic of Singapore Navy's First Flotilla Colonel Ng Kok Yeng Daniel at Changi Naval Base alongside RSS Supreme – the ship he once served on. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)

On 14 July 2012 the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) made history when two Harpoon anti-ship missiles flew from the weapons bay of first-of-class RSS Formidable . In the cross-hairs of these missiles was a decommissioned US Navy (USN) vessel moored in waters near Hawaii and both Harpoons struck their intended target within seconds of each other. It was the first known time on target (TOT) co-ordinated missile strike conducted by a Southeast Asian warship.

The time-sensitive missile strike, which took place during a USN-hosted ‘Rim of the Pacific' (‘RIMPAC') series of military exercises, is just one example of missions that the RSN is now capable of undertaking since commissioning its six Formidable-class frigates. The class, which derives its design from the French Navy's La Fayette-class frigates, was inducted between 2007 and 2009.

Commander of the Republic of Singapore Navy's First Flotilla Colonel Ng Kok Yeng Daniel at Changi Naval Base alongside RSS Supreme – the ship he once served on. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)

On 14 July 2012 the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) made history when two Harpoon anti-ship missiles flew from the weapons bay of first-of-class RSS Formidable . In the cross-hairs of these missiles was a decommissioned US Navy (USN) vessel moored in waters near Hawaii and both Harpoons struck their intended target within seconds of each other. It was the first known time on target (TOT) co-ordinated missile strike conducted by a Southeast Asian warship.

The time-sensitive missile strike, which took place during a USN-hosted ‘Rim of the Pacific' (‘RIMPAC') series of military exercises, is just one example of missions that the RSN is now capable of undertaking since commissioning its six Formidable-class frigates. The class, which derives its design from the French Navy's La Fayette-class frigates, was inducted between 2007 and 2009.