KABUL: (Middle East Press) The United States will deploy four warships to Singapore for fighting in coastal areas by 2018, further expanding US military presence in Southeast Asia.
Rear Admiral Charles Williams said on Tuesday, four littoral combat ships (LCS) will be sent to Singapore on a rotational deployment as part of the US Seventh Fleet ships.
“We envision four ships here by May 2017 to sometime in 2018 but I think what you have is that by 2018, four LCS ships will be rotationally deployed here to Singapore,” Williams added.
The rotational deployment of the warships comes as Washington involves itself over issues in Southeast Asia, including those with China and North Korea.
