The construction of patrol ships for Singapore is accelerating in Klaipeda

April 7 The ceremony labeled an important phase of the project, which has been gaining momentum.

The final client and partners implementing the project announced the start of the project in 2024. in November. Five months later, the images of massive structures who met guests at the Western Baltic Shipyard testify that the work is already in progress. In the presence of the participants of the Killys Participation, there is a symbolic respect for the partnership and the joint responsibility for the project to attach coins for this purpose.

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« For our customers, for us and all of this advanced project, this is an event of extraordinary importance. We are proud to celebrate it today on the banks of Lithuania, in Klaipeda, that our infrastructure and competences will become very important resources in building these modern ships. Today we have a great opportunity to see how European ties and are directed to a security and defense -oriented project, which will be covered by thousands of kilometers in Singapore, thus further consolidating our expertise and competitiveness on a global scale, ”said Arnoldas Šileika, CEO of VLG Group.

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After the built and partial installation of ships in Klaipeda, the final work is planned in Germany. The ships will meet the latest technological requirements for the design of the vessels for such a purpose. It is planned that the new patrol ships will start their missions in 2028.

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Ambitious international projects are implemented in Klaipeda – the Lithuanian maritime engineering industry is particularly important in the absence of determination to contribute to the strengthening of the defense capabilities of our country. 2023 February 15 The Lithuanian Marine Cluster, whose member and one of the founders is a Group of VLG companies, and the Navy has signed a cooperation agreement – based on it and through the country’s maritime industry, science and warfare experts aim to create a conceptual new generation Navy ship project.

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The latter’s solutions should respond to the needs and challenges of the Navy, enabled to effectively address national relevant and NATO tasks.