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BBC News, 5 Apr 2011A Singaporean soldier who was pictured with a maid carrying his backpack has identified himself to his commander and undergone counselling, officials say.The recruit was undergoing physical training prior to basic training.The image, which was first published on social media sites, has led to debate in Singapore on whether conscripts and their training are tough enough. Full

Bangkok Post, 30 Mar 2011A photograph of a maid carrying a soldier's rucksack as she walked behind him has sparked outrage in Singapore and concern that recruits to its armed forces arehttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif a pampered lot.The picture, published in the Singaporean media and on the Internet this week, showed the male soldier in military fatigues and combat boots strolling on a

Sify News, 26 Mar 2011New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Indian Army is holding month-long joint war games with Singapore Army troops at Babina in Madhya Pradesh, where the two sides conjured up a tank battle scenario to help build each other's capabilities in mechanised warfare.The exercise, codenamed 'Bold Kurukshetra', will end Tuesday and their final manoeuvring after the joint training was

Bernama, 14 Mar 2011KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has asked the Singapore Navy for cooperation in monitoring security in the Gulf of Aden to ensure the safety of merchant ships plying the waters near Somalia for mutual benefit.Defence Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the matter was conveyed to Singapore Navy chief, Rear Admiral Chew Men Leong, who paid a courtesy call

The Times Of India, 5 Mar 2011SINGAPORE: Singapore has appointed Brigadier General Ravinder Singh as its next Army chief, the first Sikh in 30 years to be given the force's baton.Singh, 41, takes over from Major-General Chan Chun Sing on March 25, Straits Times reported.A Singaporean of Indian origin, Singh, is currently deputy secretary (technology) at the defence ministry. He joined the

The Japan Times Online, 27 Feb 2011I was recently surprised to learn that Singapore has 72,500 troops on active duty and plans to double the number of "combat-ready aircraft" to more than 200. It also plans to have 10 more submarines to add to the four it has today. Or so the Wall Street Journal reported ("Asia's New Arms Race," Feb. 12-13).In fact, Singapore has "one of Asia's most modern armed

Monsters and Critics, 18 Feb 2011Singapore - Singapore, which has one of Asia's best-equipped militaries and ranks high internationally in per capita defence spending, raised its national defence budget by 5.4 per cent, government data showed Friday.For the fiscal year 2011 starting on April 1, the government allocated 12.08 billion Singapore dollars (9.5 billion US dollars) to defence, up from

DefenseNews, 18 Feb 2011TAIPEI - Singapore's Ministry of Defense will procure the next-generation Super BullsEye II Advanced Weapons Scoring System built by Singapore-based Stratech Systems Limited for $1.14 million. Stratech made the announcement on Feb. 16.The BullsEye II is an advanced weapons scoring system that fully automates the scoring, recording and management of firing results in

Defpro.com, 11 Feb 2011The armies of Singapore and Brunei are conducting a bilateral exercise, code-named Maju Bersama, from 10 to 17 Feb 2011. Chief of Army Major-General Chan Chun Sing and Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Forces (RBLF) Colonel Haji Yussof bin Haji Abd Rahman officiated at the opening ceremony of the exercise at Mandai Hill Camp this morning. Full story

MSN Philippines News, 7 Feb 2011Two Afghans hired by a Singapore-based engineering firm were killed last week by "friendly fire" from NATO-led security forces in Afghanistan's Helmand province, the company said Monday.A third Afghan employee of the Central Asia Development Group (CADG) was seriously injured in the incident on February 3, CADG spokesman Matthew Goldthwaite said in an email to AFP.

Defpro.com, 24 Jan 2011USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS Stockdale (DDG 106), USS Gridley (DDG 101) and USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) joined aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing 17 in skill evolutions designed to improve bilateral interoperability with RSS Stalwart (72), RSS Tenacious (71), RSS Valour (89), RSS Vigour (92), RSS Brave (95), RSS Chieftain and three RSN Fokker 50s maritime patrol aircraft.

Hindustan Times, 24 Jan 2011After four failed attempts in the last 25 years, the Army has issued a fresh global tender for acquiring over 400 towed artillery howitzers, the first after the controversial Bofors deal.The tender has been re-issued as the last one was cancelled after one of the two contenders Singapore Technologies was blacklisted by the Defence Ministry after it was named in a CBI

Shephard.co.uk, 20 Jan 2011The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has inducted the S-70B Seahawk into service.During a ceremony at Sembawang AB on 18 January, the six aircraft were inaugurated into the RSAF's first naval unit, 123 Squadron.The squadron will join the Helicopter Group under the Republic of Singapore Air Force's Participation Command, which was set up in 2007 to develop and

ABC News, 5 Jan 2011There has been another offer of overseas assistance for flood devastated Queensland.A day after the United States said it is ready to help, Singapore has offered military assistance.Flooding has affected large parts of the state, including Rockhampton where the Fitzroy River is expected to peak today. Full story

Bloomberg, 28 Dec 2010Singapore will extend its offer of vision-correcting surgery to more regulars in its armed forces next year, aiming to improve the way they shoot, swim or pilot planes,..... Singapore Armed Forces has doubled the number of candidates available for critical jobs such as pilots, commandos and navy drivers over the past five years .... Full story

Defpro.com, 17 Dec 2010The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and the Indian Air Force (IAF) are conducting a Joint Military Training (JMT) at Kalaikunda Air Force Station, India, from 2 to 16 Dec 2010. The RSAF's F-16C/D fighter aircraft, RBS-70 fire unit and PSTAR radar have been deployed to train with the IAF's MiG-27 squadron for this year's JMT. Full story

Flightglobal, 15 Dec 2010Singapore has shown an interest in possibly acquiring several of the US Navy's surplus P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, according to the type's former manufacturer, Lockheed Martin."They have issued a letter of request to look at P-3s," says Mark Jarvis, Lockheed's director, design and production for P-3 programmes. Singapore's interest could be for around four or

Frontier India, 14 Dec 2010The Indian Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is pushing to improve its visibility and market overseas. This includes registering itself with Defence Foreign Procurement Officers of other nations through Defence Attaches offices and advertising through magazines.In past 3 years, the OFB has exported to US, Italy, Belgium, Israel, Singapore, Chile, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman,

The Economic Times, 13 Dec 2010NEW DELHI: The government today said it is issuing show cause notices for blacklisting to defence firms named by the CBI in its FIR against former Ordnance Factories Director General Sudipto Ghosh in a corruption case.Defence Minister A K Antony told Lok Sabha that there was "prima facie or circumstantial evidence" against the companies of paying illegal

People's Daily Online, 9 Dec 2010Indonesian Vice President Boediono and Singaporean Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean held talks on Thursday, planning to resume high level course for war plane pilots of the two countries, vice presidential Yopie Hidayat said here. Full story