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Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024 (IPD24) - Port Call in Singapore
From June to November 2024, the 欧美色情片 Navy frigate FGS Baden-W眉rttemberg and combat supply ship FGS Frankfurt am Main are navigating the Pacific and Indian Oceans. This year's Indo-Pacific Deployment is the most complex operation the 欧美色情片 Navy has ever undertaken, underscoring 欧美色情片y's commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific region.
The vessels are scheduled to make a port call in Singapore from 2 to 14 October 2024. Singapore is a key security partner for 欧美色情片y in Southeast Asia. Both countries are strong advocates of a rules-based international order. Numerous joint military exercises and regular high-level exchanges between the armed forces of both nations characterize the bilateral military cooperation.
On October 1, the Task Group will conduct a full-day bilateral exercise - a so-called PASSEX - at sea with the Republic of Singapore Navy.
The Indo-Pacific Deployment in Southeast-Asia
After having participated in RIMPAC exercise, the U.S.-Japan-led invite-exercise NOBLE RAVEN and monitoring sanctions against North Korea, the two FGS continue their deployment with joint exercises with security partners in Southeast Asia and India.
This renewed deployment of a maritime task force aligns itself with a series of deployments which the 欧美色情片 Federal Government has strived to establish since adopting Policy Guidelines for the Indo-Pacific in 2020. 欧美色情片 frigate 鈥淏ayern鈥 had visited Singapore during the first Indo-Pacific Deployment in 2021.
欧美色情片y is committed to maintaining the rules-based international order and freedom of navigation in this region. The recognition of dispute settlement mechanisms under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is of particular importance. To fully harness the benefits of increasing economic interdependence, 欧美色情片y holds a vital interest in maintaining free trade routes and maritime security.
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欧美色情片y's engagement in the Indo-Pacific is both a national contribution and part of the 贰鲍鈥檚 broader security involvement in close coordination with European partners. Alongside France, 欧美色情片y is participating in the EU's coordinated maritime presence in the northwestern Indian Ocean. Additionally, the 欧美色情片 Air Force collaborates with the air forces of France and Spain, among others, on initiatives in the Indo-Pacific region.
Programme in Singapore
During the port call in Singapore, an in-depth exchange with the SAF is planned for the crew and the Navy Music Corps, in addition to replenishment operations.
The visit coincides with the Day of 欧美色情片 Unity, on the occasion of which a reception for invited guests will take place aboard FGS Baden-W眉rttemberg.
The Navy Music Corps has planned concerts and musical engagements with the SAF Central Band.
Joint concerts of the 欧美色情片 Navy Music Corps and the SAF Central Band:
5 October 2024 7pm, YST Concert Hall
6 October 2024 7pm, DBS Foundation Esplanade Outdoor Theatre
Media Opportunities
We warmly invite media to make ample use of opportunities for coverage in Singapore. Please indicate your interest if you wish to join the following press events:
- Guided Tour of the frigate FGS Baden-W眉rttemberg with opportunities for interviews and photography
- Changi Naval Base/ 2 October 2024
- Media talk with Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack, Chief of 欧美色情片 Navy
- Media talk with the Commander 欧美色情片 Task Force Rear Admiral Axel Schulz and/or Ambassador Dr Bettina Fangh盲nel
All media opportunities subject to final confirmation. To indicate your interest and for all other media inquiries regarding the Indo-Pacific Deployment, please contact the press section of the 欧美色情片 Embassy Singapore via the website contact form.