June 1 ,2026: Singapore, an island city-state in southeast Asia, is responsible for security of the 223 kilometers long and 19 kilometers wide Singapore Strait that connects the Strait of Malacca and the South China Sea. Singapore is a 736 square kilometer island with a population of six million and a GDP of $565 billion. That comes out at about $94,000 per capita, the fourth highest in the world. The military consists of 51,000 active-duty personnel and 252,000 reservists. Israel helped Singapore establish its armed forces and supplied personnel to help train personnel. Israel continues to sell weapons to Singapore.

Over a thousand ships a day traverse this seaway. To help with that, last year Singapore launched Victory, the first of six locally built, 8,000 ton Victory-class MRCV\Multi-Role Combat Vessel warships. These ships are armed with 32 VLS/Vertical Launch Cells containing Aster and Mica VL surface to air missiles, a 76mm gun and two remotely controlled 30mm autocannon. The helicopter deck and hangar contain a Seahawk manned helicopter and two smaller unmanned helicopter drones. Electronics include a sea/air search radar and a hull mounted sonar. Anti-submarines weapons consist of lightweight torpedoes launched from the helicopter and/or from several of the VLS cells. MRCVs are designed to function as Motherships for a range of unmanned systems. With an operational range exceeding 12,000 kilometers and an endurance of over 21 days, the MRCVs enable the RSN\Republic of Singapore Navy to deploy several types of drones to protect Singapore’s SLOC\Sea Lines of Communications.

Surface submerged and aerial drones deployed from the MRCVs will work together to expand the surveillance and operational reach of the ship across air, surface, and underwater areas. This enables one MRCV, with its fleet of unmanned technologies, to complete missions which would currently need multiple manned warships. Each 8,000 ton MRCV is 150 meters long and 21 meters wide. Top speed is more than 40 kilometers an hour. Range is more than 12,000 kilometers. Crew size is variable but never more than a hundred personnel.