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Help Singapore Armed Forces SAF overseas training detachments gear up to...
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has a global footprint thanks to friends and partners who have helped Singapore's military raise and sustain overseas training detachments. One phrase that aptly...
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Will Singapore-Malaysia land and sea crossings face tighter border controls...
The two crossings across the Strait of Johor that link Singapore and Malaysia are among the world's busiest border crossings.The sheer volume of people, vehicles and commerce that use the...
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Advisory for Singaporean Students Studying Overseas Ministry of Foreign...
I know a number of Singaporean students overseas visit this blog. Please read and heed the advisory below as commercial airlines are cutting capacity by the day. Transport services that bring you to...
View ArticleCOVID-19 situation: Please share with Singapore students in the United Kingdom
Please share if you have any fellow Singaporeans (citizens and Permanent Residents only) students in UK looking to return home:Dear Singsoc leaders,We understand that many Singaporean students are...
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International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue: Asia...
The 2020 IISS Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) would be untenable as no one can say how long countries will close their borders in response to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation. Even if delegates can...
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Foreign workers should not be weak link in Singapore's Gov.sg efforts to...
Hearts and minds:More than 10 years ago, Resorts World Sentosa and dormitory operator, 5 Star Dormitory Management, worked in concert to maintain workforce health at the little-known dormitory on Pulau...
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Republic of Singapore Air Force RSAF Hawker Hunters
Special Hunter: This Hawker Hunter was one of the specially modified birds flown by the Republic of Singapore Air Force 141 Squadron. Note the blanked off 30mm Aden gun ports and the unusual attachment...
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Circuit breaker Day 2 pix: Singapore Army Armour Formation AMX-13 SM1 Tank Crew
Social distancing? What's that?One of the last batches of Singapore Army AMX-13 SM1 trainees gather in front of their French-built light tanks at Sungei Gedong Camp in early November 2006. This was the...
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Circuit breaker Day 3 pix: Republic of Singapore Air Force RSAF Super...
A sight never to be seen again: Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) TA-4SU Super Skyhawks and A-4SU Super Skyhawks in Cazaux, France, where they served 150 Squadron as Advanced Jet Trainers.The RSAF...
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Circuit breaker Day 4 pix: Singapore Army M-113 Ultra with special urban ops...
"Fitted for but not with" is a description applicable to many Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) war machines.This M-113A2 Ultra is fitted with something seldom seen. The armoured personnel carrier has...
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Circuit breaker Day 5 pix: Last Republic of Singapore Air Force RSAF E-2C...
Group photos like this one are a definite no-no during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.This group photo of the crew of Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Grumman E-2C Hawkeye 014 is special...
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Circuit breaker Day 6 pix: Republic of Singapore Navy RSN Formidable-class...
I was onboard RSS Steadfast (70) on 19 February 2009 when all six Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) 185 Squadron Formidable-class stealth frigates gathered in the South China Sea for a family picture....
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Circuit breaker Day 7 pix: Republic of Singapore Air Force RSAF Boeing F-15SG...
In November 2008, I saw the Boeing F-15SG Strike Eagle, the newest Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) fighter jet, for the first time at the Boeing plant in St Louis, Missouri. The above picture...
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Circuit breaker Day 8 pix: Republic of Singapore Navy submarine RSS Chieftain...
Over the years, I've seen the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) launch, commission and decommission its ships.The commissioning ceremony for RSS Chieftain (ex-Royal Swedish Navy HMS Sjöhunden) on 24...
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Circuit breaker Day 9 pix: Centurion main battle tank
This intriguing picture of a Centurion MBT appeared in Taiwanese defence forums some time ago. Am told it isn't photoshopped...
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Circuit breaker Day 10 pix: Peace Carvin II 20th anniversary F-16 tail art
These Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-16Ds with the Peace Carvin II detachment at Luke Air Force Base (AFB) have something special beneath the covers. The fighters were painted with...
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Circuit breaker Day 10 pix: Singapore Police Force STAR unit
I love writing about special forces. The unit esprit, discipline, tenacity, courage and determination to give their all no matter what the odds always leaves one in awe.Here's the Singapore Police...
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Circuit breaker Day 11 pix: Leclerc MBT and tank factory visit
Special demo of the Leclerc MBT for visitors from Singapore. Yours truly holding the SG flag.In the late 1990s, French weapons maker GIAT Industries tried to sell the Leclerc main battle tank to...
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Circuit breaker Day 13 pix: Next Fighter Replacement Programme Rafale &...
Test cell:An unpainted Rafale having its engines tested in a hush house. The Rafale lost out to Boeing's F-15 Strike Eagle in the final evaluation of Singapore's Next Fighter Replacement Programme that...
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Circuit breaker Day 14 pix: HIMARS rocket artillery
When is the next time you can safely pose for a group photo like this? Had a great time in Arizona in December 2013 at Exercise Forging Saber (XFS) with Bravo Battery, 23rd Battalion, Singapore...
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