If East Timor (ET) receives some of Singapore's second hand Fearless class patrol boats this will be on top of patrol boats already gifted to ET by Portugal (2001), China (2010) and South Korea (2011).
The ET government also ordered (to soft loan purchase) two patrol boats from Indonesiancompany PT Pal in 2011 for the price of $US40 million.[79]
The ET government also ordered (to soft loan purchase) two patrol boats from Indonesiancompany PT Pal in 2011 for the price of $US40 million.[79]
In 2017 ET accepted a gift of two new Guardian-class patrol boats and associated training and logistics assistance from the Australian Government. The vessels are scheduled to be delivered in 2023.
With between 80 and 250 sailors the still new ET navy's ability to absorb and use 5 or 6 very different types of patrol boats will be interesting.
With between 80 and 250 sailors the still new ET navy's ability to absorb and use 5 or 6 very different types of patrol boats will be interesting.
I think Churchill said "Never in the course of history have so Many countries thrown so Many boats at such a small Navy crewed by so Few."
With all this throwing of boats and money around ET might do well to reject some offers OR might there be a temptation to use some unused patrol boats for high value commodity purposes?