Last week the Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) and Republic of Singapore Air Force conducted a combined flypast over Singapore to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations. We had a rare chance to fly to Pekan Bahru where the TNI-AU and RSAF F-16s landed for a post event celebration. Detailed report of this event will be…
CnB spoke to David Boey of Senang Diri, who shed some light on the history behind Singapore’s civil resource ships and if the sale of Neptune Orient Line (NOL) would pose any challenge to our readiness at sea. Christopher Nolan’s latest movie, Dunkirk, tells the true story of the Dunkirk evacuation of 1940. Britain pulled…
There is no such thing as too many airbases in the realm of air power generation. The recent news of Tengah Airbase being expanded westwards has raised some eyebrows. 800 hectares of land will be returned to the government in return for 108 ha west of Tengah air base. Thus leaving the RSAF with…
The Army Open House (AOH) is back after five years. This year as before, the event is held at the F1 Pitstop, and although I am not a big fan of this site, the organisers have very good reasons to make it as accessible to the public as possible. The key highlight of any open…
I had the privilege to visit JS Izumo (DDH183) just a day after it arrived, here in Singapore. She will be participating in the IMDEX and International Maritime Review before heading to the Indian Ocean for Ex. Malabar.
Wishing the Republic of Singapore Navy 50th birthday on May 5 2017. They have also released a new MTV for the Navy Song on their Facebook page. In it has some new and unseen footage from the 3rd generation navy worth taking a second look. Navy Song
The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) is the world’s largest independent military air show. A gathering of air forces from across the globe, the annual event draws crowd from all places to the sleepy town of Swindon, England. Flying is all day long, and one could book a seat at one of the stands right…
The Republic of Singapore Air force Heron 1 attained Full Operational Capability on 15 March 2017. A great use of the Singapore Flag that is usually seen on national day, the State Flag gave the hanger a great sense of duty and purpose.
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) has decommissioned their first Fearless-class Patrol Vessel, the RSS Independence, marking the start of the RSN’s transition into the next generation littoral fleet. The decommissioning event was held at Tuas Naval Base, at a sunset ceremony on March 8 2017. With the crew lined up in their No.1 uniform,…
Finally back after a few hectic months, 2017 will be an exciting year, especially in the maritime genre. The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) celebrates her Golden Jubilee this year, along with the impending commissioning of the Independence-class Littoral Mission Vessel. One of the first initiative is the renaming of Changi Naval Base to RSS Singapura-…
In the domain of air warfare, he (or she) who gets the most fighting planes up in the shortest possible time gets the upper hand. This is especially important for nation with little strategic depth, where every second is the difference of winning or losing an air battle. A key element in this year’s Exercise…
Take a trip down to the SG Defence Exhibition at Marina Bay Sands and you will see this beautiful map of Singapore’s soil/rock composition. Essentially the darker the colour, the harder the rock is. Taking that into account, the Defence Community has studied and developed the Underground Ammunition Facility in Mandai. See below; https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcyberpioneer.connect%2Fvideos%2F10153820524041059%2F&show_text=0&width=560 With…
