HMCS Windsor, Canada Submarine

Canada’s Submarine Showdown: World’s Fifth-Strongest Military Offers Stealth KSS-III Subs and Broader Arms Package to Take on Germany’s TkMS

South Korea, ranked the world’s fifth most powerful military in the Global Firepower Index 2026—behind only the United States, Russia, China and India—is rapidly consolidating its position as one of the world’s most dynamic defence export powers. That ambition was...
RSS Impeccable, one of Singapore Navy's German-built Type 218SG submarines, during its commissioning ceremony. (Picture source: Singapore Navy)

Singapore Expands Naval Fleet with Order for Two Additional Type 218SG Submarines from Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems

Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) announced the acquisition of two additional Invincible-class submarines from German shipbuilder thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS). This procurement will expand the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) fleet of these advanced submarines to six, with the new...