Overview
- The Republic of Singapore Navy floated MRCV Valour at ST Engineering’s Benoi Shipyard Thursday as the second of six Victory‑class Multi‑Role Combat Vessels.
- Valour will move into outfitting, platform and combat‑systems integration, and acceptance trials while a pioneer crew begins training for operationalisation.
- ST Engineering said teams built and launched Valour three months faster than the first MRCV, reflecting lessons learned during the programme’s initial build.
- The MRCV is designed as a mothership for unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater systems, measures about 150 metres and displaces roughly 8,000 tonnes, with a range near 7,000 nautical miles and a baseline crew under 100 through heavy automation.
- Officials framed the vessels as tools to protect sea lines of communication given regional tensions, and Coordinating Minister K. Shanmugam said steel has already been cut for hulls three and four with progressive deliveries due from 2028.