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Circuit breaker Day 31 pix: Indian Air Force Mirages and Jaguars in Singapore
Flashback:An Indian Air Force Jaguar and Mirage 2000 pose with a Republic of Singapore Air Force F-5 at Paya Lebar Air Base in Singapore during the SINDEX air defence exercise. The small size of the...
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Circuit breaker Day 32 pix: Republic of Singapore Navy RSN stealth frigate...
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) showed its new stealth frigate, RSS Formidable, to the public for the first time in August 2005 off Marina South.Note that Formidable's profile in 2005, while very...
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Circuit breaker Day 33 pix: Bionix Infantry Fighting Vehicle
This is a Singapore Army Bionix 25 Infantry Fighting Vehicle.No it isn't. Look closely. It was one of the exhibits at a Singapore Army Open House years ago.If you're flying an A2G profile skimming the...
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Circuit breaker Day 34 pix: GIAT Industries LG1 105mm light gun
I've always found the Singapore Artillery's 105mm light guns acquired under Project F a promising yet short-lived purchase.The French-made GIAT Industries LG1 105mm light guns were introduced at a time...
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Circuit breaker Day 35 pix: Five Power Defence Arrangements FPDA 40th...
A Royal New Zealand Air Force 5 Squadron P-3K Orion flew from RNZAF Base Auckland to Singapore in November 2011 for a major FPDA exercise.From time to time, members of the Five Power Defence...
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Circuit breaker Day 36 pix: Exercise Forging Sabre XFS 2013
Flag bearers:Had a nice time in Dec 2013 with the Peace Carvin V detachment which flew to Luke AFB from Idaho. The level of professionalism, discipline and team work displayed by the RSAF CONUS...
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Republic of Singapore Navy Type 218G submarine, RSS Invincible, begins diving...
German online news site, shz.de, has reported that RSS Invincible, the lead boat of the Republic of Singapore Navy's new Type 218G-class submarines, is due to commence diving trials in Kiel,...
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Circuit breaker Day 37 pix: Republic of Singapore Navy RSN surface targets
Bang on target: A electro-optic sight locks-on to a Killer Tomato target buoy. Shell splashes are from the OTO Breda 76mm Super Rapido A-gun aboard an Endurance-class LST. Source: RSN FacebookFrom...
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Circuit breaker Day 38 pix: Virtual tour of old Singapore Artillery mortars...
Many Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) units maintain their own heritage gallery, which is a sort of private museum that aims to preserve, inform and educate people on the unit's legacy and achievements.The...
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Circuit breaker Day 39 pix: Republic of Singapore Navy RSN Endurance class LSTs
WARNING: If you read this blog post, you'll never look at a Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Endurance-class LST the same way again because the ships look so underdressed with partially-filled boat...
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Circuit breaker Day 40 pix: Republic of Singapore Navy RSN Floating Bridge...
Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) Endurance-class tank landing ships (LSTs) are designed to carry self-propelled pontoons called the Floating Bridge System (FBS).These devices were designed and made in...
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Circuit breaker Day 41 pix: Republic of Singapore Navy RSN Coastal Command...
This 1990s radar tower served two masters while keeping track of shipping movements in the Singapore Strait.The VTIS radar is linked to the Port of Singapore Authority's Vessel Traffic Information...
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Circuit breaker Day 42 pix: Republic of Singapore Air Force RSAF Shorts Skyvan
Eyes in the sky:RSAF Skyvans were modified in the 1990s for the Maritime Air Surveillance role. Note the ventral radar blister on the first aircraft with just inches to spare from scraping the...
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Circuit breaker Day 43 pix: Singapore Army AMX-13 Light Tanks first National...
Some of you here have enjoyed tracking the National Day Parade (NDP) Mobile Column rehearsals over the years.Today, we'd like to share some colour pictures from the first NDP Mobile Column in 1969,...
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Circuit breaker Day 44 pix: Republic of Singapore Navy RSN Armoured Fast...
At the Navy Open House in 2013, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) displayed an armoured Fast Craft Utility (FCU) waterjet propelled landing craft for the first time. The occasion is believed to be...
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National Day Parade NDP 2020: Together a Stronger Singapore
Reports that the Mobile Column will be part of the National Day Parade (NDP) 2020 caught us by surprise as it's been a decades since the Mobile Column appeared back-to-back in successive National Day...
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Circuit breaker Day 46 pix: Singapore Aviation Art
BAC Strikemaster jet trainers operated from Changi Air Base in 1975, which was the year the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC) was renamed the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF).Miss flying?Here...
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Circuit breaker Day 46 pix: Republic of Singapore Air Force RSAF E-2 Hawkeye
The Last: During Exercise Torrent VI on 30 November 2008, E-2C 014 from 111 Squadron was the aircraft to land on Lim Chu Kang Road during the air force emergency runway exercise. This particular E-2C...
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Circuit breaker Day 47 pix: Singapore Army Add-on Armour 5 tonner
You've soft skin B-vehicles then the armoured MRAPs. In between comes the Add-on Armour (AOA) tonners. These rarely seen vehicles are used by the Guards Formation.Run flat tyres, self-sealing fuel...
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Circuit breaker Day 48 pix: Singapore Army Trailblazer counter-mine vehicle
If there was one role the Singapore Army could hand over to unmanned assets, it's mine-clearing.As far as dull, dirty and dangerous jobs go, clearing a minefield while driving over it with a mine flail...
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