Training
PREMIUM: Singapore and Australia ink training area treaty
The Singaporean and Australian defence ministries signed the ‘Treaty on Military Training and Training Area Development in Australia’ on 23 March, finalising a plan to ...
Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: Singapore to buy more littoral ships and upgrade patrol vessels
In a bid to increase its capacity to protect Singapore’s sovereign waters and counter a spike in sea robberies, the Republic of Singapore Navy’s Maritime ...
Air Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2020: RSAF confirms RBS 70 NG buy
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has procured the Saab RBS 70 NG MANPADS as part of its air defence renewal efforts. The announcement ...
Naval Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2020: Final LMVs commissioned, enhancements ongoing
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) commissioned its last three Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessels (LMV) on 31 January – RSS Fortitude, RSS Dauntless and RSS ...
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Air Warfare
Singapore Airshow 2020: Viper and Gripen dogfight for Manila deal
5th February 2020
Philippine Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana confirmed in December 2019 that his country had downselected the Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 Viper and Saab ...
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Defence Notes
F-35B: The unprecedented capabilities Singapore always wanted
14th January 2020
The US announcement of a sale of 12 Lockheed Martin F-35Bs to Singapore has finally put a stop to a year-long debate as to which ...
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Defence Notes
Singapore to set up permanent fighter detachment in Guam
10th December 2019
The governments of Singapore and the US signed an MoU on 7 December that will see the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) set up ...
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Special Operations
Singapore special ops gets new command centre and UAVs
4th December 2019
The Singapore Special Operations Task Force (SOTF) has inaugurated the Special Operations Command Centre (SOCC) as the country’s armed forces evolve to deal with changing ...
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Land Warfare
Singapore to test missiles in India
26th November 2019
The Singapore and Indian ministries of defence inked a letter of intent on 20 November, concluding an MoU to facilitate the use of India’s Chandipur ...
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Naval Warfare
D&S 2019: Singapore achieves final Independence
13th November 2019
ST Engineering handed over the last of eight Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessels (LMV), one that is christened Fearless, to the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) ...
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Digital Battlespace
Singapore employs more AI in air force command post
11th October 2019
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is employing locally developed AI technology in its command post during Exercise Forging Sabre in Idaho, US. Used ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
ST Engineering shows off unmanned teaming with NGAFV
30th July 2019
ST Engineering has successfully demonstrated an unmanned and autonomous Next Generation Armoured Fighting Vehicle (NGAFV) working along with a Probot UGV and a UAV. The ...
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Naval Warfare
LCS returns to Asia in tight-lipped deployment
10th July 2019
After a 19-month hiatus, the USN’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) returned to Singapore, this time deploying the Independence-class USS Montgomery (LCS 8). Montgomery called into ...
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Digital Battlespace
Singapore rolls out SATCOM VAMTAC and MAN SX45 wrecker
9th July 2019
The Singapore Army unveiled a new SATCOM variant of the URO VAMTAC ST5, as well as MAN SX45 8x8 wreckers, in Singapore’s National Day mobile ...
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Digital Battlespace
Singapore beefs up special ops and cyber capabilities
3rd July 2019
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is in the process of ramping up its capabilities in cyber-defence and building a new Special Operation Command Centre (SOCC) ...
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Training
Singapore to build high-tech urban training facility
1st July 2019
On 28 June the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) broke ground for its SAF Training Institute (SAFTI) City, a 88-hectare purpose-built urban warfare training facility. First ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Singapore pursues AI projects for UAS
26th June 2019
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), in collaboration with ST Engineering, is exploring the use of AI for UAVs to allow groups of them ...
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Land Warfare
Singapore Army commissions Hunter AFV
11th June 2019
The Singapore Army commissioned the Hunter AFV on 11 June as part of the armour formation’s 50th anniversary. Previously known as the Next-Generation Armoured Fighting ...
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Naval Warfare
Carrier stamps France’s presence in Indo-Pacific
6th June 2019
The Charles de Gaulle nuclear-powered aircraft carrier entered the waters of the Pacific region for the first time in 17 years, its first deployment after ...
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Defence Notes
BAE Systems eyes artillery, radar and ship opportunities in Asia
30th May 2019
BAE Systems’ new Asia managing director, Natasha Pheiffer, is looking to deepen partnerships and provide Asian countries with indigenous capabilities in a region with multitudinous ...
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Training
Singapore employs AI-generated force for armour training
24th May 2019
The Singapore Army has introduced an AI-powered computer-generated force to increase training realism and enhance critical thinking in its armour cadets. Known as the intelligent ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
IMDEX Asia 2019: ST Engineering prepares unmanned tug conversion
12th May 2019
ST Engineering is in final development stages before the conversion of a harbour tug into an autonomous surface vessel, in partnership with the Maritime and ...
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Training
Unmanned Systems Asia 2019: Singapore OPFOR robot ready for battle
6th April 2019
ST Engineering has developed an autonomous robotic targetry system to enhance training realism and manpower. Known as the Force on Robotic Target (FORT), it consists ...
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Naval Warfare
Singapore launches Invincible-class submarine
18th February 2019
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) launched the first of its four Type 218SG diesel-electric submarines at ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems’ (TKMS) yard in Kiel, Germany ...
