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Commanding
Officer RSS Victory Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Eric Tan Wei Hong said
that the exercise was professionally valuable to both the RSN and the
United States Navy. "The CARAT exercise allows personnel from both
navies to work and interact closely with each other and this has also
deepened our friendship and mutual understanding", said LTC Tan.
Commenting on the success of the missile firing, Weapon Systems (Control)
Supervisor Military Expert 2 Jeyabal Sundaraju, who fired the Barak
missile said, "the realism and tempo of the exercise has been a
fruitful experience for me and my team onboard RSS Victory. Our training
and preparation ensured that we were ready and we are glad that we have
hit the target and achieved mission success."
The firing was witnessed by Chief of Navy Rear-Admiral Ng Chee Peng.
Similar missile firings have been conducted in previous CARAT exercises.
The exercise is presently ongoing and will conclude on 27 Jul 2012. |
