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United States Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS Freedom due to commence...
The United States Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Freedom (LCS-1), seen here in her new warpaint. The four-colour splinter camouflage harks back to camouflage measure schemes (MS) seen on US Navy...
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Land use planning: When MINDEF had to do "National Service"
In land scarce Singapore, even the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) performs "national service" when it gives up defence land that can be put to better uses.One example is the yet-to-be-opened ITE College...
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The United States Navy's Singapore-bound Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), USS Freedom, is due to make a port call in Guam on Good Friday today.Indications are that the LCS will remain in Guam till at least...
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Korean crisis may test Singapore's National Emergency System (NEST)
Job done for the day, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) sergeant glanced at his work station one last time. What he saw on plasma screen displays would tell him the fastest way to get home on...
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Guessing game continues over Singapore's plans for F-35 fighter
Feet wet over the Singapore Strait, the Republic of Singapore Navy S-70B Seahawk naval helicopter had a VVIP passenger aboard for his final helo flight before changing name cards. Outgoing Republic of...
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Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) adds "safety" as its 8th core value
As Singapore's military adds "safety" as the eighth core value that soldiers should guide their actions by, the city-state's mainstream press should do itself a favour by not adding more salt and...
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Gunboat diplomacy: USS Freedom arrives in Singapore
Media scrum:United States Navy Commander Timothy Wilke, commanding officer of the littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), attracts keen interest from local and foreign media shortly after the warship...
View ArticleSingapore police cyber sleuths arrest 34-year-old man for alleged online bomb...
Nothing seems sacred on the Internet as almost every topic under the sun has been lambasted by bellyaches.Nothing is secret either as your keystrokes and page views can be traced back to your side of...
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Boston Marathon bombing aftermath: What it means for Singapore
Race against time:The first blast at the Boston Marathon finish line triggered a race to find the people behind the attack before the trail went cold. Boston police found their suspects after just four...
View ArticleCoroner's inquiry into death of full-time National Serviceman Private Lee Rui...
What's even more surprising is the TV news report that said the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) medic at the scene of the incident was not trained or equipped to respond to asthma cases.Coroner's inquiry...
View ArticleReactions to Coroner's Inquiry into the death of Private Lee Rui Feng...
A soldier in the Third Generation Singapore Armed Forces (3G SAF) is said to be able to carry the firepower of the SAF in his backpack* when connected by wireless to its command and control network.But...
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Republic of Singapore Navy's Navy Open House to feature Sea-Air Integration...
"Like" the official Republic of Singapore Navy Open House Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/singaporenavyThree more weeks to the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Navy Open House (NOH) and defence...
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Round the clock and round the world: Good defence relations pave the way for...
In ASEAN armed forces, incident-free war games would hardly be rated newsworthy.The one exception is the armed forces of Singapore, which makes headlines not from what the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)...
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Singapore police manhunt nabs suspect three days after war memorial is...
In the arms of the law:Police caught up with the suspected vandal (centre) three days after the Cenotaph war memorial in Singapore (below) was defaced with paint. The ensuing manhunt was a good dress...
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Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Navy Day 2013: Harnessing information as an...
Visit the modernised Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) at the Navy Open House from Saturday 18 May to Sunday 19 May 2013 at Changi Naval Base."Like" the official Republic of Singapore Navy Open House...
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Embargo lifts at 1800 Hotel today.We had a good outing. Waiting to share the pickings at H hour.
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Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Navy Open House 2013: Armoured landing craft...
Protected by armour and bristling with weapons, the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) special landing craft are better placed to fight and survive firefights on the high seas.Once secret modifications...
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Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Navy Open House 2013: Special high speed vessel
Caught on camera at Changi Naval Base (CNB), a new vessel (right) that could be on trial by the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).To the left of the image is a RSN Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV). To the...
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Republic of Singapore Navy Formidable-class stealth frigate RSS Tenacious to...
Sea view:Interesting man-of-war in the foreground, the upgraded stealth frigate Tenacious, and yet another in the background! Singapore's latest answer to maritime security challenges, the upgraded...
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Republic of Singapore Navy upgrades to Missile Corvettes and Stealth Frigates...
"I was the more deceived." Hamlet, Act 3 Scene 1Object of desire:An unspecified object on Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Victory-class Missile Corvettes (Valiant pictured above) appears to be the...
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