The warship is equipped to handle surface, undersea, and aerial threats at range. To achieve this, she carries 8 x RGM-84C "Harpoon" anti-ship missile launchers with 24 reloads, 2 x 8-cell Sylver A50 Vertical Launch System (VLS) for the MBDA Aster 15/30 surface-to-air missile, 2 x 8-cell Sylver A43 VLS for additional Aster 15 SAMs, and 2 x B515 triple torpedo tubes to handle the stock of EuroTorp A244/S Mod 3 torpedoes. More conventional firepower is had from the single 76mm OTO-Melara Super-Rapid firing turreted deck gun over the forecastle. 2 x 25mm Mk 38 Mod 2 "Typhoon" weapon stations are also fitted for short-ranged threats and close-in defense is further enhanced by the fitting of 4 x 12.7mm CIS 50MG heavy machine guns.
RSS Interpid exudes future with its design appearance which includes enclosed protrusions and mastworks, slab-sided panels, and unbroken hull line, and low profile extensions. The main deck gun sits overlooking the bow with a missile section directly aft. Aft of this is the bridge section with its pyramidal enclosed mast. The taller main mast is set closer to midships and is also of an enclosed design. The smoke funnels are integrated into the aft section of the hull superstructure and designed to keep heat signatures as low as possible. Steel is used heavily throughout the construction of this warship.
In 2008, the ship was charged with the first test-fire of the French Aster 15 SAM weapon and this was successfully conducted off the shores of the French city of Toulon. In 2012, she took part in Combined Task Force 151, a fighting force assembled to combat ongoing piracy in the Somalia region. This marked the first combat-centered deployment for the vessel and she was able to actively launch an S-70 helicopter in an operational-level manner during her commitment. She returned to home waters in mid-December of that year. The warship took up another such deployment in March of 2014.
RSS Intrepid remains in active service as of this writing (2018).
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