Press Releases

Jan 14, 2012 11:17 SGT Ministry of Defence President Tony Tan Keng Yam reviewed a commissioning parade at the SAFTI Military Institute this evening, where 344 Army, 86 Air Force and 42 Navy officer cadets were commissioned as officers of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).

Jan 13, 2012 11:20 SGT Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary for Defence Development Dr Tan Kim Siew visited Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) troops participating in the annual artillery exercise, codenamed Exercise Thunder Warrior, at the Waiouru Training Area in New Zealand, today.

Jan 10, 2012 14:52 SGT Ministry of Defence Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen hosted His Royal Highness Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince of Brunei Darussalam and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, to a visit to Sembawang Air Base (SBAB) this morning. During the visit to SBAB, His Royal Highness viewed a Sikorsky S-70B Naval Helicopter static display and operated the CH-47 Chinook helicopter simulator.

Dec 16, 2011 15:17 SGT Ministry of Defence Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Defence and National Development Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman reviewed the 9th Specialist Cadet Graduation Parade at Pasir Laba Camp this evening, where 1,287 Specialist Cadets (SCT) graduated as specialists of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) after completing the 22-week Specialist Cadet Course (SCC).

Dec 14, 2011 11:03 SGT Ministry of Defence The armies of Singapore and Brunei concluded a bilateral exercise code-named Maju Bersama today with Chief of Army Major-General Ravinder Singh and Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) Brigadier-General Haji Yussof bin Haji Abd Rahman officiating at the closing ceremony in Brunei.

Dec 14, 2011 11:02 SGT Ministry of Defence Minister of State for Defence and Education Lawrence Wong presented the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Overseas Service Medal (OSM) to 279 servicemen at a ceremony held this morning at Changi Naval Base.

Dec 13, 2011 16:46 SGT Ministry of Defence The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) participated in Indonesia's Hari Nusantara, which celebrates the country's status as an archipelago, in Dumai, Indonesia, today. As part of the programme, a sail-past and fly-past were held to mark the cooperation of the regional states in the Malacca Strait Patrols (MSP) initiative.

Dec 10, 2011 16:49 SGT Ministry of Defence The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) successfully conducted an integrated live-firing during Exercise Forging Sabre 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA earlier today (Singapore time).

Nov 20, 2011 11:14 SGT Ministry of Defence Minister of State for Defence and Education Lawrence Wong visited Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) troops participating in Exercise Wallaby 2011 today, at Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA), Queensland, Australia.

Nov 18, 2011 11:09 SGT Ministry of Defence 56 personnel from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) were awarded the Overseas Service Medal (OSM) in recognition of their contributions towards the SAF's overseas operations. Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen presented the medals to the recipients at a ceremony held at Pasir Laba Camp this afternoon.