Singapore, May 19 -- Maritime trade is of critical importance to the economies of Asia. With Singapore positioned at the heart of major global shipping routes, the need for security at the Straits remains a top priority for the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).On 28 March 2025, Thales was awarded a contract through ST Engineering (STE) to provide the Republic of Singapore Navy with a Mine Counter Measures system, Pathmaster, which includes the M-Cube mission management system and TSAS towed sonars combined with the MiMap sonar data analysis tool, which will be fitted on ST Engineering's unmanned surface vehicle.Thales will also provide tools to manage mine databases and library. These will be reinforced with Artificial Intelligence (AI) to ...