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LINE Investing in Strength

It is a sign of the times that we are in, as well as a reflection of China’s growing
naval might, that countries in the region are bolstering their underwater
EDITOR-in-CHIEF warfare capabilities by inducting some of the most sophisticated submarines
Vittorio Rossi Prudente
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg in the world. Militaries clearly believe that it is money well spent, as can be
seen from the fact that Singapore, which has one of the most modern
Editor conventional submarine fleets in the world, Malaysia, Indonesia, and India are
Jay Menon all looking to introduce more submarines to their fleets.
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg
The growing demand for unmanned systems, and Ukraine’s imaginative use
Managing Editor
Arun Sivasankaran of such assets in the ongoing conflict against Russia, has led to militaries
arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg investing in unmanned surface vessels. While the U.S. has stated its intention
to introduce USVs in large numbers and has sought industry input for a Large
Technology Editor
Atul Chandra Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV), Taiwan wants to purchase about 200
atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg low-cost armed sea drones to help thwart a potential Chinese invasion.
South Korea intends to increase the e percentage of drones in its naval
ASEAN Correspondent operations to 28% by the mid-2030s and 45% by the 2040s. Singapore has
Yulian Ardiansyah
yulian.ardiansyah@gbp.com.sg a newly formed USV squadron.

Art Director Another trend visible across regions, especially in Asia, is that of militaries
Sudheesh Kularmunda being eager to add anti-ship missiles. The Philippines, which has established
sudheesh.kularmunda@gbp.com.sg
an anti-ship missile battalion, recently took delivery of the BrahMos
supersonic anti-ship cruise missile, thereby becoming the first international
Web Director
Elmer Valencia customer for the missile. The Indian Navy is clearly happy with the missile, as
elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg can be seen from the service’s intention to acquire 200 of the missiles. The
anti-ship missiles market is an increasingly crowded one, a sure sign that
Director of Sales
Akshay Satyamurthy there is no paucity of buyers.
akshay.satyamurthy@gbp.com.sg
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