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The Singapore Army's first armour unit, the 41st Singapore Armoured Battalion (41 SAB), was created in Keat Hong Camp in November 1968. In 1969, the Army purchased V-200 Commando vehicles and AMX-13 tanks, and equipped a newly formed armour unit, the 40th Battalion (40 SAB), with the AMX-13 tanks, [4] while the V-200 Commando vehicles were shared between 41 SAB and 40 SAB.
Singapore Army [2] Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service (CDI) / Director, Military Intelligence Major-General Lee Yi-Jin: 1 July 2023 [c] Artillery: PPA(E) (COVID-19), PPA(E), PPA(G), PBS: Digital and Intelligence Service [3] Chief of Navy (CNV) Rear Admiral Sean Wat Jianwen: 1 January 2024 [d] Naval Officer PPA(G) Republic of Singapore ...
The Singapore Army is the land service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). The largest of the four branches of the SAF, the Singapore Army traces its origins to the 1st Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (1 SIR), which was formed in 1957, when Singapore was still under British colonial rule.
The political purpose of the SAF in Singapore was to pose a reasonable deterrence to the two historically hostile neighbours of Singapore. [13] Singapore became known as the "most heavily armed country on earth" when it purchased light tanks, M113 armoured personnel carriers, A-4 Skyhawks, and F-5 fighter aircraft in the mid-1970s. [14]
Upgraded with AMAP Advanced Modular Armor Protection and AMAP-ADS active defence systems by IBD & ST Kinetics. Excludes 30 Leopard 2A4 as spare tanks, 20 Bergepanzer-3 Büffel armoured recovery vehicles and 10 AEV 3 Kodiak armoured engineering vehicles. [2] SIPRI stated that Singapore received 45 units of the Leopard 2A7 version, which the ...
Goh Si Hou PPA(E) PPA(G) (Chinese: 吴仕豪; pinyin: Wú Shìháo) is a Singaporean former major-general who served as Chief of Army between 2018 and 2022. [1] [2] He is currently serving as the chief executive officer of the Public Utilities Board (PUB).
The Chief of Defence Force also serves as the aide-de-camp to the president of Singapore. The current Chief of Defence Force is Aaron Beng. The position was created in 1974 as Chief of the General Staff, before changing to its current name in May 1990. The first holder of the position was Winston Choo
[7] The first armour battle group operating the platform was announced operationally ready by March 2022. [8] [9] The Armoured Recovery Vehicle variant of the Hunter platform was unveiled on 18 February 2022. [10] In September 2022, the Singapore Army successfully concluded the inaugural overseas live-firing for the Hunter AFV in Oberlausitz ...