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Chief Armour Officer / Commander, 25th Division Armour: 29 August 2023 PPA(P), PBS: Singapore Army [18] Chua Eng Khim Commander, 2nd People's Defence Force Command / Island Defence Task Force Signals: 5 July 2024 PPA(P), PPA(G) (COVID-19), PBS: Fairoz Bin Hassan Commander, 9th Division / Chief Infantry Officer Guards: 9 September 2024 PPA(G ...
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.
The Singapore Army is the land service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces ... Armour: 1998–2000: Lim Chuan Poh: Infantry: ... The Army is headed by the Chief of ...
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).
Standard pistol of the Singapore Armed Forces. Being replaced by the P30. [28] Heckler & Koch P30: 9×19mm Parabellum Germany: Heckler & Koch P30L Variant Used by Army Deployment Force & Military Police formation to replace their legacy P226. Being phased in to replace the P226 for the rest of the Army. [29] FN Five-seven: FN 5.7×28mm Belgium
David Neo Chin Wee PPA(G) PBS is a Singaporean major-general who has been serving as Chief of Army since 2022. [1] Prior to his appointment as Chief of Army, he was serving as Deputy Secretary (Technology) at the Ministry of Defence. Neo is the first Commando to serve as Chief of Army.
The CDF is the operational head of the SAF, [3] and holds a seat on the Armed Forces Council which oversees all matters pertaining to the SAF. [4] In addition, if any of the four service chiefs—the Chief of Army, Chief of Navy, Chief of Air Force or Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service—is unable to carry out his duties, the CDF is tasked to perform those duties in addition to his own.
Neo joined the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) in 1983. Throughout his 30-year service in the SAF, he held various appointments, including: Commanding Officer, 1st Battalion Singapore Guards; Commander, Army Training and Doctrine Command, Assistant Chief of the General Staff (Operations); Chief of Staff, Joint Staff; Chief of Army (2007–2010). [6]