**Summary:**
On July 16, 2025, Indian Naval Ships Delhi, Satpura, Shakti, and Kiltan, under the command of Rear Admiral Susheel Menon, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, arrived in Singapore as part of an operational deployment to South East Asia. The visit aims to strengthen maritime cooperation and friendship between India and Singapore. Planned activities include professional interactions with the Republic of Singapore Navy, discussions with academia, and community engagements that highlight shared values. The Indian Navy and the Republic of Singapore Navy have maintained strong operational relations for over three decades, characterized by regular visits, best practice exchanges, and reciprocal training arrangements. This deployment underscores the robust linkages between the two navies. This information was released by PIB Delhi on July 17, 2025, at 7:07 PM, Release ID: 2145603.
Key Entities Referenced
Eastern Fleet: A fleet of the Indian Navy.
Singapore: A sovereign island city-state in maritime Southeast Asia.
Ministry of Defence: The government ministry responsible for defence.
Indian Navy: The naval branch of the Indian Armed Forces.
South East Asia: A geographical region of Asia, southeast of the Indian subcontinent.
Delhi: An Indian Naval Ship.
Satpura: An Indian Naval Ship.
Republic of Singapore Navy: The naval service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces
Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVY'S EASTERN FLEET SHIPS ARRIVE
IN SINGAPORE AS PART OF THE DEPLOYMENT
TO SOUTH EAST ASIA
Indian Navy Deepens Maritime Ties with Singapore
Posted On: 17 JUL 2025 7:07PM by PIB Delhi
Indian Naval Ships Delhi, Satpura, Shakti and Kiltan, under the Command of RAdm Susheel Menon, Flag
Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, arrived in Singapore, on 16 Jul 25, to a warm welcome from personnel of
Republic of Singapore Navy and the High Commission of India in Singapore.
The visit is part of the Operational Deployment of the Indian Navy to South East Asia. This visit is poised to
further strengthen the longstanding friendship and cooperation between the two maritime nations through a
series of engagements and activities.
Professional interactions with the Republic of Singapore Navy, discussions with academia and
engagements with the community, that reflect the shared values of both nations are planned during
the visit.
Indian Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy share robust operational relations spanning over three decades
of cooperation, coordination and collaboration with regular visits, exchange of Best Practices and reciprocal
training arrangements. The current deployment underscores the strong linkages between both the navies.******
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(Release ID: 2145603)