Commentary: ‘Below the threshold of war’ is where Singapore’s new navy patrol vessels operate

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A commentary examines how Singapore’s new offshore patrol vessels could support calibrated responses to maritime threats that fall below the threshold of conventional war. The vessels’ flexibility is presented as useful in an evolving maritime security environment.

What makes the new Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) useful is how they offer room for calibrated responses at a time when threats at sea are less conventional, says Collin Koh from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.