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 a 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, explained: “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.…