Naval Modernisation in Southeast Asia Problems and Prospects for Sm

This edited volume reviews the nature and consequences of naval modernisation in Southeast Asia against the backdrop of growing tensions over the South China Sea and increasing competition between the United States and China in the region.  The varyi

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Naval Modernisation in Southeast Asia

Geoffrey Till · Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto Editors

Naval Modernisation in Southeast Asia Problems and Prospects for Small and Medium Navies

Editors Geoffrey Till Defence Studies Department King’s College London Swindon, UK

Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto Strategic and Defence Studies Centre Australian National University Canberra, ACT, Australia

ISBN 978-3-319-58405-8 ISBN 978-3-319-58406-5  (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-58406-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017943482 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © John Rawsterne/patternhead.com Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland

Contents

1 Growing a Navy: Problems and Prospects. An Introduction 1 Geoffrey Till 2 Naval Modernisation Versus Naval Development: Implications for Strategic Stability in Southeast Asia 15 Bernard Fook Weng Loo 3 A Common Setting for Naval Planning in Southeast Asia? Two Case Studies in Divergence 33 YingHui Lee and Collin Koh Swee Lean 4 Naval Development in Singapore 47 Collin Koh Swee Lean 5 Naval Development in Indonesia 61 Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto 6 Naval Development in Malaysia 77 Geoffrey Till and Henrick Z. Tsjeng

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7 Naval Development in Vietnam 93 Truong-Minh Vu and Nguyen The Phuong 8 Conclusions 107 Ristian Atriandi Supriyanto and Geoffrey Till Index 121

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Geoffrey Till is Emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies at King’s College London and Chairman of the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies. Since 2009, he has also been a Visiting Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Rajaratna