SINGAPORE – Singapore and Australia began their joint maritime exercise on Saturday (Sept 26) in the southern reaches of the South China Sea – with…
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SAF retains operational edge despite wide-ranging impact of Covid-19: Ng Eng Hen
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has maintained its operational edge despite the wide-ranging impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which had halted exercises and…
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SAF recruits affected by basic military training suspension will graduate two to four weeks later
SINGAPORE – Military recruits who were affected by a seven-week suspension of their basic military training will graduate two to four weeks later than scheduled.…
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No graduation parade for SAF specialist cadets, but loved ones affix new ranks for cadets at home
SINGAPORE – Graduation parades have long been a prized feature of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) but Third Sergeant (3SG) Maisarah Abdul Raof and her…
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3,000 Covid-19 patients housed at six community recovery facilities in SAF camps
SINGAPORE – Last month, Colonel Chua Jin Kiat had about two weeks to set up community recovery facilities (CRFs) in military camps for recovering Covid-19…
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Coronavirus: In-camp training and IPPT for NSmen deferred until May 4
SINGAPORE – Activities involving operationally ready national servicemen (NSmen) such as in-camp training and the Individual Physical Proficiency Test (IPPT) will be deferred until May 4,…
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6 SAF servicemen charged in military court over NSF Dave Lee's death: Mindef
SINGAPORE – Six Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) servicemen were charged in military court on Thursday (Feb 20) over the death of full-time national serviceman Dave…
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SAF captain given discharge not amounting to acquittal in NSF heatstroke death dies from cancer
SINGAPORE – The army captain who was given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal over his role in the death of full-time national serviceman…
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Asean holding first maritime exercise with US Navy
The first Asean-United States Maritime Exercise began yesterday with manoeuvres in international waters in South-east Asia, including in the Gulf of Thailand and the South…
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Singapore and China conduct 10-day bilateral army exercise
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Armed Forces and China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) are conducting a 10-day bilateral army exercise from Saturday (July 27). Exercise Cooperation, which…
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SAF and US army tackle threat of improvised explosive devices as part of Exercise Tiger Balm
SINGAPORE – About 300 soldiers from the 5th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment, and the United States army combed through a forested area before fighting through…
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Chief of Defence Force Melvyn Ong conferred top Brunei award
SINGAPORE – Chief of Defence Force, Lieutenant-General Melvyn Ong, was conferred a top award by the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah on Monday (July 15),…
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SAF's role to keep Singapore secure all the more important with the world again in flux: Teo Chee Hean
SINGAPORE – Given new threats and a world that is again in flux, the role of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is all the more…
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Strong consensus needed from all countries on common rules for the seas: Ng Eng Hen
SINGAPORE – With a threat of terrorism from the sea and the difference in rules adopted by countries over freedom of navigation and maritime resources,…
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