SINGAPORE – The Singapore military has agreed in-principle to allow the U.S. Navy to deploy up to four littoral combat ships to the city-state on a rotational basis. The announcement was made after a June 2 meeting between Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng En Hen and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta at the Shangri-La Dialogue, a meeting of regional defense leaders here. The navies from both countries “will work together to finalize the deployment details and arrangements,” according to a joint statement released after the meeting. In April, Ng said Singapore had only approved the deployment of up to two littoral…
Author mweisgerber
