TKMS and ST Engineering could set up submarine maintenance hub in Singapore

The memorandum of understanding was signed by Oliver Burkhard, CEO of TKMS, and Tan Leong Peng, President of Marine at ST Engineering, in the presence of Boris Pistorius, Germany’s Minister of Defense, and Chan Chun Sing, Singapore’s Minister of Defense. The signing took place during a ministerial visit.

TKMS is one of the world’s leading companies in the naval industry and supplier of the RSN’s 218SG submarines and the associated training system. TKMS and TKMS Singapore Pte. Ltd. are currently working together with ST Engineering’s Marine arm on a contract for the through-life support of the 218SG class.

Oliver Burkhard, CEO of TKMS, explains: “The collaboration with ST Engineering represents a strong foundation for ensuring the long-term operational readiness of the Republic of Singapore Navy’s submarines as well as those of other navies that operate TKMS submarines. By combining our expertise with ST Engineering’s shipyard capabilities and service expertise, we are creating a high-performance maintenance and service network in Singapore—for the benefit of the RSN and our international partners.”

TKMS has established the local company TKMS Singapore Pte. Ltd. to support the RSN and ST Engineering in maintenance and service activities. As part of the memorandum of understanding, both companies will explore joint opportunities for overhaul, maintenance, logistical support, modernizations, and modification orders to navies operating TKMS submarines in the future.

With this step, TKMS and ST Engineering are strengthening their positions as reliable service and maintenance partners for modern submarine technologies in the Asia-Pacific region. Looking ahead, both companies intend to offer their service and maintenance capabilities to the German Navy and other international users of TKMS submarines.