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</ul> </li> <li id="toc-National_Service" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#National_Service"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>National Service</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-National_Service-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle National Service subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-National_Service-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Training" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Training"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Training</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Training-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Military_education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Military_education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Military education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Military_education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Foreign_defence_relations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Foreign_defence_relations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Foreign defence relations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Foreign_defence_relations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Legislation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Legislation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Legislation</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Legislation-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet 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id="toc-Defence_Agencies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chief_of_Defence_Force_(CDF)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chief_of_Defence_Force_(CDF)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Chief of Defence Force (CDF)</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chief_of_Defence_Force_(CDF)-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ranks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ranks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>Ranks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ranks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Technology_in_the_SAF" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Technology_in_the_SAF"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Technology in the SAF</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Technology_in_the_SAF-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Technology in the SAF subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Technology_in_the_SAF-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Uniforms" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Uniforms"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.1</span> <span>Uniforms</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Uniforms-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Salary" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Salary"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.2</span> <span>Salary</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Salary-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button 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mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%87%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%AD_%D8%B3%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1" title="نیروهای مسلح سنگاپور – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="نیروهای مسلح سنگاپور" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forces_arm%C3%A9es_de_Singapour" title="Forces armées de Singapour – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Forces armées de Singapour" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8B%B1%EA%B0%80%ED%8F%AC%EB%A5%B4%EA%B5%B0" title="싱가포르군 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="싱가포르군" data-language-autonym="한국어" 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Bersenjata Singapura" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AC%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E8%BB%8D" title="シンガポール軍 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="シンガポール軍" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapores_forsvar" title="Singapores forsvar – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Singapores forsvar" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a 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hreflang="ru" data-title="Вооружённые силы Сингапура" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forcat_e_Armatosura_t%C3%AB_Singaporit" title="Forcat e Armatosura të Singaporit – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Forcat e Armatosura të Singaporit" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces" title="Singapore Armed Forces – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Singapore Armed Forces" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li 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class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Vice_admiral" title="Vice admiral">VADM</a> <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Beng" title="Aaron Beng">Aaron Beng</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">SAF Sergeant Major</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks#Warrant_officers" title="Singapore Armed Forces ranks">CWO</a> Chua Hock Guan</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Personnel</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Military age</th><td class="infobox-data">17 <i>with parental consent</i>, 18 <i>without and to serve in combat</i></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Conscription" title="Conscription">Conscription</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_service_in_Singapore" title="National service in Singapore">22–24 months</a><sup id="cite_ref-IISS1_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Available for<br />military service</th><td class="infobox-data">>1,255,902 males, age 18–49</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fit for<br />military service</th><td class="infobox-data">>2,105,973 males, age 18–49</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reaching military<br />age annually</th><td class="infobox-data">>52,466 males</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Active personnel</th><td class="infobox-data">51,000<sup id="cite_ref-IISS1_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_reserve" title="Military reserve">Reserve personnel</a></th><td class="infobox-data">252,500<sup id="cite_ref-IISS1_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IISS1-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Expenditure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_budget" title="Military budget">Budget</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Singapore_dollar" title="Singapore dollar">S$</a>17,980,000,000 (FY2023)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Military_acquisition" title="Military acquisition">Industry</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Domestic suppliers</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ST_Engineering" title="ST Engineering">ST Engineering</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ST_Kinetics" title="ST Kinetics">ST Kinetics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ST_Aerospace" class="mw-redirect" title="ST Aerospace">ST Aerospace</a></li> <li>ST Marine</li> <li>ST Electronics</li> <li>ST Dynamics</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Foreign suppliers</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/35px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Flag_of_Europe.svg/45px-Flag_of_Europe.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="810" data-file-height="540" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/South_Korea" title="South Korea">South Korea</a></li> <li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Related articles</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">History</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Singapore" title="Military history of Singapore">Military history of Singapore</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Military_rank" title="Military rank">Ranks</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks" title="Singapore Armed Forces ranks">Singapore Armed Forces ranks</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Singapore Armed Forces</b> (<b>SAF</b>) are the <a href="/wiki/Military" title="Military">military</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of Singapore">Republic of Singapore</a>, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the sovereignty of the country. A component of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Singapore)" title="Ministry of Defence (Singapore)">Ministry of Defence</a> (MINDEF), the armed forces have four <a href="/wiki/Military_branch" title="Military branch">service branches</a>: the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Army" title="Singapore Army">Army</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Navy" title="Republic of Singapore Navy">Navy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force" title="Republic of Singapore Air Force">Air Force</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Digital_and_Intelligence_Service" title="Digital and Intelligence Service">Digital and Intelligence Service</a>. An <a href="/wiki/Combined_arms" title="Combined arms">integrated force</a>, it is one of the most capable, robust, technologically sophisticated and powerful militaries in the Southeast Asia region.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SAF is headed by the <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Singapore)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)">chief of defence force</a>, appointed by the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Singapore" title="President of Singapore">President</a>, on the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_of_Singapore" title="Cabinet of Singapore">Cabinet</a>. </p><p>Since its inception, the SAF has been involved in various operations, both domestically and abroad. These include peacekeeping missions in places such as <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Timor_Leste" class="mw-redirect" title="Timor Leste">Timor Leste</a> as well as disaster relief operations in various countries, including the <a href="/wiki/1970_Bhola_cyclone" title="1970 Bhola cyclone">1970 Bhola cyclone</a>, <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singaporean_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina" title="Singaporean response to Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake" title="2008 Sichuan earthquake">2008 Sichuan earthquake</a>, <a href="/wiki/April_2015_Nepal_earthquake" title="April 2015 Nepal earthquake">April 2015 Nepal earthquake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Harvey" title="Hurricane Harvey">Hurricane Harvey</a>, among others.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the SAF has assisted the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> to oversee and supervise the electoral process in countries such as <a href="/wiki/Cambodia" title="Cambodia">Cambodia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ethiopia" title="Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It has an approximate active strength of over 51,000 full-time personnel and is capable of mobilising over 252,500 <a href="/wiki/Reservist" title="Reservist">reservists</a> (also known as National Servicemen, or NSmen) in the event of national exigencies or a full-scale war. It also has a large pool of <a href="/wiki/National_Service_in_Singapore" class="mw-redirect" title="National Service in Singapore">conscripts</a> (also known as Full-time National Servicemen, or NSFs) in the active and reserve forces, with about 50,000 reaching military age annually. </p><p>In recent years, the SAF has also taken on a more active role in counter-terrorism efforts.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Boeing_F-15SG_Strike_Eagle%2C_Singapore_-_Air_Force_JP7096555.jpg/375px-Boeing_F-15SG_Strike_Eagle%2C_Singapore_-_Air_Force_JP7096555.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Boeing_F-15SG_Strike_Eagle%2C_Singapore_-_Air_Force_JP7096555.jpg/500px-Boeing_F-15SG_Strike_Eagle%2C_Singapore_-_Air_Force_JP7096555.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1068" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/F-15E_Strike_Eagle#F-15SG" class="mw-redirect" title="F-15E Strike Eagle">F-15SG Strike Eagle</a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:252px;max-width:252px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Republic_of_Singapore_Navy_RSS_Fearless_(LMV_22)_during_Exercise_Pacific_Griffin_2021_6713066.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Republic_of_Singapore_Navy_RSS_Fearless_%28LMV_22%29_during_Exercise_Pacific_Griffin_2021_6713066.jpg/250px-Republic_of_Singapore_Navy_RSS_Fearless_%28LMV_22%29_during_Exercise_Pacific_Griffin_2021_6713066.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Republic_of_Singapore_Navy_RSS_Fearless_%28LMV_22%29_during_Exercise_Pacific_Griffin_2021_6713066.jpg/375px-Republic_of_Singapore_Navy_RSS_Fearless_%28LMV_22%29_during_Exercise_Pacific_Griffin_2021_6713066.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Republic_of_Singapore_Navy_RSS_Fearless_%28LMV_22%29_during_Exercise_Pacific_Griffin_2021_6713066.jpg/500px-Republic_of_Singapore_Navy_RSS_Fearless_%28LMV_22%29_during_Exercise_Pacific_Griffin_2021_6713066.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4517" data-file-height="3148" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Independence-class_littoral_mission_vessel" title="Independence-class littoral mission vessel">RSS <i>Fearless</i></a></div></div></div></div></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Military_history_of_Singapore" title="Military history of Singapore">Military history of Singapore</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-independence">Pre-independence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pre-independence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to Singapore attaining its independence as a <a href="/wiki/Nation_state" title="Nation state">nation state</a>, the British colonial force defended Singapore.<sup id="cite_ref-Taylor_&_Francis_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taylor_&_Francis-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Volunteer_Corps" title="Singapore Volunteer Corps">Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps</a> (SVRC) was first created in 1854 as a private organisation, with the <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Singapore" title="List of governors of Singapore">governor</a> serving as its first <a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">Colonel</a>. It was later gazetted in 1857. However, participation in the SVRC was weak and it was disbanded on 16 December 1887 in favour of forming an artillery corps instead.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was to be the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Volunteer_Corps" title="Singapore Volunteer Corps">Singapore Volunteer Artillery</a> (SVA), which was formed in 1888 to operate the gun emplacements around Singapore,<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is also considered to be the predecessor of the artillery formation of the Singapore Armed Forces.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1901, additional non-artillery units were set up, including a Chinese infantry company, Eurasian infantry company, and the Singapore Volunteer Engineers, leading to the force being renamed as the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Volunteer_Corps" title="Singapore Volunteer Corps">Singapore Volunteer Corps</a> (SVC). It assisted in suppressing the <a href="/wiki/1915_Singapore_Mutiny" title="1915 Singapore Mutiny">1915 Singapore Mutiny</a>. In 1921, the SVC was combined with other volunteer forces from Malacca and Penang as the <a href="/wiki/Straits_Settlements_Volunteer_Force" title="Straits Settlements Volunteer Force">Straits Settlements Volunteer Force</a> (SSVF).<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> the voluntary military forces of Singapore sustained heavy casualties. The voluntary military force of Singapore was reestablished in 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-Taylor_&_Francis_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Taylor_&_Francis-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-independence">Post-independence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Post-independence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WGSRPD_Malesia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/WGSRPD_Malesia.svg/220px-WGSRPD_Malesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/WGSRPD_Malesia.svg/330px-WGSRPD_Malesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/WGSRPD_Malesia.svg/440px-WGSRPD_Malesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="492" data-file-height="378" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Biogeographical" class="mw-redirect" title="Biogeographical">biogeographical</a> region of <a href="/wiki/Malesia" title="Malesia">Malesia</a> corresponds to <a href="/wiki/Maritime_Southeast_Asia" title="Maritime Southeast Asia">Maritime Southeast Asia</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1965 an Israeli military advisory team arrived in Singapore, which would remain in the country for the next nine years. Under the guidance of the Israeli military advisory team, the SAF established its organisation, doctrine, training, as well as its equipment, and <a href="/wiki/Arsenal" title="Arsenal">arsenal</a>. The SAF in Singapore benefited from <a href="/wiki/Conscription" title="Conscription">conscription</a> and massive public spending. In the mid-1970s, the SAF in Singapore had a force of 300,000 soldiers, including regular soldiers, conscript soldiers, as well as reserve force soldiers. The political purpose of the SAF in Singapore was to pose a reasonable deterrence to the two historically hostile neighbours of Singapore.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Singapore became known as the "most heavily armed country on earth" when it purchased <a href="/wiki/Light_tank" title="Light tank">light tanks</a>, <a href="/wiki/M113" class="mw-redirect" title="M113">M113</a> <a href="/wiki/Armoured_personnel_carrier" title="Armoured personnel carrier">armoured personnel carriers</a>, <a href="/wiki/A-4_Skyhawk" class="mw-redirect" title="A-4 Skyhawk">A-4 Skyhawks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-5" title="Northrop F-5">F-5</a> <a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">fighter aircraft</a> in the mid-1970s.<sup id="cite_ref-Routledge_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Routledge-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the 1980s the SAF in Singapore armed itself to attain the capability to defend Singapore's maritime lifeline.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the mid-1980s Singapore purchased eight <a href="/wiki/F-16" class="mw-redirect" title="F-16">F-16</a> <a href="/wiki/Fighter-bomber" title="Fighter-bomber">fighter-bombers</a>, demonstrating the intent to maintain the SAF as unrivalled in <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Routledge_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Routledge-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the early 1990s the SAF in Singapore attained the military force necessary to defend Singapore up to 1,000 miles at sea, and therefore respond if necessary to any conflict in the region.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Singapore has been described as "a military powerhouse with the best air force and navy in Southeast Asia."<sup id="cite_ref-BI2018_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BI2018-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Singapore's wealth allows it to acquire and make the best equipment available as well as incorporate high-end technological equipment into its nation military forces.<sup id="cite_ref-BI2018_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BI2018-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SAF is also called "the most technologically advanced armed forces across the Association of Southeast Asian Nation states".<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A key recent example was Singapore's decision to acquire four <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II" title="Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II">Lockheed Martin's F-35B Joint Strike Fighters</a>, which the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">United States Congress</a> approved, with the option to acquire a further eight more and beyond.<sup id="cite_ref-DefensenewsF35_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DefensenewsF35-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TheDiplomatF35_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheDiplomatF35-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This acquisition is significant as "Singapore will fly the most advanced fleet of fighters in its region" which reflects its security relationship with the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TheDiplomatF35_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TheDiplomatF35-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, Singapore stands out from all the other countries in Southeast Asia with its technological sophistication and equipment that "operates at a very high level of capability" and are "all integrated into a single cohesive fighting force."<sup id="cite_ref-BI2018_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BI2018-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day" title="Armed Forces Day">Armed Forces Day</a> is commemorated by the SAF annually on 1 July, with a <a href="/wiki/SAF_Day_Parade" title="SAF Day Parade">parade</a> held at the <a href="/wiki/SAFTI_Military_Institute" title="SAFTI Military Institute">SAFTI Military Institute</a>. </p><p>On 1 July 2018, Minister for Defence <a href="/wiki/Ng_Eng_Hen" title="Ng Eng Hen">Ng Eng Hen</a> announced that the SAF would transition from its current third-generation technologies to fourth next-generation technologies by overhauling its <a href="/wiki/Arsenal" title="Arsenal">arsenal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 27 February 2019, the office of Inspector-General of the Armed Forces was set up to ensure that safety protocols are applied and enforced throughout the military following the death of <a href="/wiki/Aloysius_Pang" title="Aloysius Pang">Aloysius Pang</a>, who was the fourth training related fatality in 18 months after 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Recent_years">Recent years</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Recent years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Contribution_in_national_crises">Contribution in national crises</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Contribution in national crises"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 15 March 1986, the six-storey <a href="/wiki/Collapse_of_Hotel_New_World" title="Collapse of Hotel New World">Hotel New World</a> collapsed. SAF soldiers aided in rescue operations, working alongside members of the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Civil_Defence_Force" title="Singapore Civil Defence Force">Singapore Civil Defence Force</a> to remove the rubble. RSAF UH-1H helicopters were on standby at the nearby Farrer Park football field to evacuate rescued victims to the Singapore General Hospital.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 26 March 1991, <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Airlines_Flight_117" title="Singapore Airlines Flight 117">Singapore Airlines Flight 117</a> was hijacked by four <a href="/wiki/Pakistanis" title="Pakistanis">Pakistanis</a> en route to Singapore. Upon landing in <a href="/wiki/Changi_Airport" title="Changi Airport">Changi Airport</a> at 8:15pm SGT, the hijackers demanded the release of several <a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Peoples_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Pakistan Peoples Party">Pakistan Peoples Party</a> members. Negotiations faltered, and after the hijackers gave their ultimatum to have their demands fulfilled at 6.15am SGT of the following morning, <a href="/wiki/Commandos_(Singapore_Army)" title="Commandos (Singapore Army)">Commandos</a> from SAF's <a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Force_(Singapore)" title="Special Operations Force (Singapore)">Special Operations Force</a> (SOF) stormed the plane, killing all hijackers and rescuing the hostages.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/2002-2004_SARS_outbreak" class="mw-redirect" title="2002-2004 SARS outbreak">SARS outbreak</a> in 2003, SAF paramedics were deployed at <a href="/wiki/Changi_Airport" title="Changi Airport">Changi Airport</a> to screen incoming passengers from places hit by SARS.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SAF also deployed 220 servicemen with operations such as screening, contact tracing and enforcing home quarantine orders. The team also managed other major operations, such as the quarantine of 1,500 staff from the Institute of Mental Health.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2004, the Singapore Armed Forces also responded to the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami</a>. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Singapore" title="COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore">COVID-19 pandemic</a> since 2020, SAF servicemen were called upon to pack and transport masks, conduct tracing calls, and check compliance with stay home notices.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MINDEF personnel also ran the National Call Centre to address public queries on the collection of reusable masks.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SAF also deployed manpower to assist in manning thermal imagery machines at the airport to screen travellers with symptoms.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SAF was also involved in managing COVID-19 cases in foreign worker dormitories and at isolation facilities<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Defence_policy">Defence policy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Defence policy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Singapore_Armed_Forces_Mentor_Local_Laborers,_Open_Regional_Health_Training_Center_in_Bamyan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Singapore_Armed_Forces_Mentor_Local_Laborers%2C_Open_Regional_Health_Training_Center_in_Bamyan.jpg/220px-Singapore_Armed_Forces_Mentor_Local_Laborers%2C_Open_Regional_Health_Training_Center_in_Bamyan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Singapore_Armed_Forces_Mentor_Local_Laborers%2C_Open_Regional_Health_Training_Center_in_Bamyan.jpg/330px-Singapore_Armed_Forces_Mentor_Local_Laborers%2C_Open_Regional_Health_Training_Center_in_Bamyan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Singapore_Armed_Forces_Mentor_Local_Laborers%2C_Open_Regional_Health_Training_Center_in_Bamyan.jpg/440px-Singapore_Armed_Forces_Mentor_Local_Laborers%2C_Open_Regional_Health_Training_Center_in_Bamyan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="1880" /></a><figcaption>Soldiers of the SAF speaking with local contractors at the site for the Singaporean-funded Bamyan Regional Health Training Center in Afghanistan</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Deterrence_theory" title="Deterrence theory">Deterrence</a> and <a href="/wiki/Diplomacy" title="Diplomacy">diplomacy</a> have been the fundamental tenets of Singapore's military defence policy. Through the years, the SAF in Singapore has developed extensive links with armed forces from other countries. In recent years, there has also been an increased emphasis on <a href="/wiki/Peacekeeping" title="Peacekeeping">peacekeeping</a> and international emergency relief operations. Notable are the SAF's contribution to the peacekeeping operations in <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">East Timor</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Persian_Gulf" title="Persian Gulf">Persian Gulf</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Disaster_response" title="Disaster response">disaster response</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2005_Nias%E2%80%93Simeulue_earthquake" title="2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake">2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2006_Yogyakarta_earthquake" title="2006 Yogyakarta earthquake">2006 Yogyakarta earthquake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Singaporean_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina" title="Singaporean response to Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/2008_Sichuan_earthquake" title="2008 Sichuan earthquake">2008 Sichuan earthquake</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Singapore's spending on military hardware has enabled the SAF to advance from a defensive and defeatist "poisoned shrimp" strategy to a forward defence military strategy in tandem with sustained <a href="/wiki/Economic_growth" title="Economic growth">economic growth</a>. Since the 1980s the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Singapore" title="Government of Singapore">government of Singapore</a> has maintained the SAF as a modern and technically proficient armed force that is capable of <a href="/wiki/Conventional_warfare" title="Conventional warfare">conventional warfare</a> on land.<sup id="cite_ref-Routledge_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Routledge-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SAF's declared mission statement is to "enhance Singapore’s peace and security through deterrence and diplomacy, and should these fail, to secure a swift and decisive victory over the aggressor".<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SAF's policy towards <a href="/wiki/Malays_(ethnic_group)" title="Malays (ethnic group)">Malay people</a>, who share religious and ethnic ties with Singapore's largest neighbours, Malaysia and Indonesia, has been a source of controversy over the years. Malays were virtually excluded from <a href="/wiki/Conscription" title="Conscription">conscription</a> from the beginning of the draft in 1967 until 1977 and, after the policy was eased, were assigned mainly to serve in the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Police_Force" title="Singapore Police Force">Singapore Police Force</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Civil_Defence_Force" title="Singapore Civil Defence Force">Singapore Civil Defence Force</a>, and not active combat roles.<sup id="cite_ref-alon_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alon-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1987, <a href="/wiki/Lee_Hsien_Loong" title="Lee Hsien Loong">Lee Hsien Loong</a> (then Second Minister for Defence) stated that "If there is a conflict, if the SAF is called to defend the homeland, we do not want to put any of our soldiers in a difficult position where his emotions for the nation may be in conflict with his religion."<sup id="cite_ref-lee_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lee-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Military analyst Sean Walsh claimed that "official discrimination against the Malay population remains an open secret".<sup id="cite_ref-walsh_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-walsh-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Ministry of Defence contests the charge, noting that there are "Malay pilots, commandos and air defence personnel" and stating that "the proportion of eligible Malays selected for specialist and officer training is similar to the proportion for eligible non-Malays."<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_Service">National Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: National Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BMT_passing_out_parade_100115.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BMT_passing_out_parade_100115.jpg/220px-BMT_passing_out_parade_100115.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BMT_passing_out_parade_100115.jpg/330px-BMT_passing_out_parade_100115.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/BMT_passing_out_parade_100115.jpg/440px-BMT_passing_out_parade_100115.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3200" data-file-height="1800" /></a><figcaption>Singapore Armed Forces Basic Military Training passing out parade ceremony</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/National_Service_in_Singapore" class="mw-redirect" title="National Service in Singapore">National Service in Singapore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Enlistment_Act_1970" title="Enlistment Act 1970">Enlistment Act 1970</a></div> <p>Women are exempt from full-time National Service in Singapore, but can sign on as a career soldier in both combat and non-combat roles.<sup id="cite_ref-cd_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cd-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The range of positions available to women has been expanded gradually.<sup id="cite_ref-walsh_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-walsh-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July 2007, the SAF held an exhibition highlighting the contributions of women in the armed forces.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In recent years, some women have taken higher positions, such as BG <a href="/wiki/Gan_Siow_Huang" title="Gan Siow Huang">Gan Siow Huang</a>, who is the highest ranking female officer and the first female General in the SAF.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, a governmental Committee to Strengthening NS established a <a href="/wiki/SAF_Volunteer_Corps" title="SAF Volunteer Corps">SAF Volunteer Corps</a> (SAFVC).<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The SAFVC enables women, first generation Permanent Residents and new citizens to contribute to national defence and strengthen support for NS. Volunteers undergo a four-week course to gain basic military skills and values.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under the <a href="/wiki/Enlistment_Act_1970" title="Enlistment Act 1970">Enlistment Act 1970</a>, conscription is mandatory for all "persons subject to [the] act", defined as those who are not less than 16 years and 6 months of age and not more than 40 years of age, with some exemptions and with no specific bias to gender.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In practice however, it is only compulsory for all Singaporean men who have reached 18 years of age, and are not deferred or exempted for certain reasons, to be conscripted in military service. </p><p>NS was initially three years for <a href="/wiki/Commissioned_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioned officer">commissioned officers</a> and two years for other ranks, but it was later revised to two years and six months for soldiers with the rank of <a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> and above, and two years for those with the rank of <a href="/wiki/Lance_Corporal" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance Corporal">Lance Corporal</a> or lower. In June 2004, NS was shortened to two years for all Full-time National Servicemen (NSFs), regardless of rank, due to changes in population demographics, manpower requirements and technological advancements. Combat fit NSFs who obtain a silver or gold standard in a physical fitness test have an additional two months reduction, serving 22 months of NS effectively. Upon completion of their NSF stint, servicemen are considered as having reached their Operationally-ready Date (ORD) and are known as Operationally-ready National Servicemen (NSmen). Almost all NSmen go through a 10-year reservist cycle of military training with their assigned unit deployment. Almost all NSmen are obliged to be called up annually for a maximum of 40 days per workyear for national duties, refresher trainings, mobilisations, upgrading courses and <a href="/wiki/Individual_physical_proficiency_test" title="Individual physical proficiency test">individual physical fitness tests</a> and conditioning, depending on their NS unit deployment.<sup id="cite_ref-mindef.gov.sg_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mindef.gov.sg-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Training">Training</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Recruit_training" class="mw-redirect" title="Recruit training">Recruit training</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SAFTI_MI_OCS_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/SAFTI_MI_OCS_01.jpg/220px-SAFTI_MI_OCS_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/SAFTI_MI_OCS_01.jpg/330px-SAFTI_MI_OCS_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/SAFTI_MI_OCS_01.jpg/440px-SAFTI_MI_OCS_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="979" data-file-height="1306" /></a><figcaption>The <a href="/wiki/Officer_Cadet_School_(Singapore)" title="Officer Cadet School (Singapore)">Officer Cadet School</a> building within the SAFTI Military Institute as seen from the northwest</figcaption></figure> <p>Prior to enlistment, pre-enlistees (recruits) are required to attend a medical examination (<a href="/wiki/PULHHEEMS" title="PULHHEEMS">PULHHEEMS</a>) to determine their medical status to assess vocational suitability postings. They will then be issued a "Physical Employment Status" (PES), which will be used as a guideline to determine for which vocation groupings they are deemed suitable. </p><p>PES A and PES B1 (combat-fit) recruits go through a nine-week <a href="/wiki/Recruit_training" class="mw-redirect" title="Recruit training">Basic Military Training</a> (BMT) program, held at the <a href="/wiki/Basic_Military_Training_Centre" title="Basic Military Training Centre">Basic Military Training Centre</a> (BMTC) on the offshore island of <a href="/wiki/Pulau_Tekong" title="Pulau Tekong">Pulau Tekong</a>. Recruits who are considered <a href="/wiki/Obesity" title="Obesity">obese</a>, are required to attend a 19-week PES Bp BMT weight-loss program. PES B2 formally PES C1 (fit for some combat vocations) recruits will go through a nine-week modified BMT programme at BMTC. PES C and PES E recruits (non-combat-fit) undertake a nine-week modified BMT program in BMTC School V at Kranji Camp II, where serviceman undergoing a four-week modified BMT programme before being deployed to various combat service support vocations such as Admin Support Assistant (ASA), Transport Operator, and Supply Assistant (SA).<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All servicemen, with the exception commandos, naval divers and service support vocation units, will complete their BMT at BMTC.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_education">Military education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Military education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Initially, <a href="/wiki/Officer_(armed_forces)" title="Officer (armed forces)">commissioned officers</a> were drawn exclusively from the ranks of Singaporeans who had completed their <a href="/wiki/GCE_Advanced_Level" class="mw-redirect" title="GCE Advanced Level">GCE A levels</a> or embarked on tertiary studies.<sup id="cite_ref-minchin_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-minchin-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the requirements have since been revised, the SAF has still been criticised for "using a promotion system that is based more on education and scholarships than on proven competence".<sup id="cite_ref-walsh_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-walsh-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Foreign_defence_relations">Foreign defence relations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Foreign defence relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Singapore is part of the <a href="/wiki/Five_Power_Defence_Arrangements" title="Five Power Defence Arrangements">Five Power Defence Arrangements</a>, whose other members include the United Kingdom, Australia, <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a> and <a href="/wiki/Malaysia" title="Malaysia">Malaysia</a>. Designed to replace the former defence role of the British in Singapore and Malaysia, the arrangement obliges members to consult in the event of external threat against Malaysia and Singapore. To this end, an Integrated Air Defence System is set up in Butterworth, Malaysia involving the stationing of officers from the 5 countries at its headquarters. </p><p>In 1975, President <a href="/wiki/Chiang_Ching-kuo" title="Chiang Ching-kuo">Chiang Ching-kuo</a> and Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew signed an agreement code-named "Project Starlight" (星光計畫, also known as Hsing Kuang), wherein Singaporean troops could conduct training exercises in Taiwan. These exercises, engaging as many as 10,000 troops at any one time, provided officers a chance to simulate wartime conditions more closely and gain experience in the command and control of operations involving several battalions.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Singapore has consistently supported a strong <a href="/wiki/United_States_armed_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="United States armed forces">US military</a> presence in the Asia-Pacific region.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1990, the US and Singapore signed a <a href="/wiki/Memorandum_of_understanding" title="Memorandum of understanding">memorandum of understanding</a> (MOU) which allows the US access to Singapore facilities at <a href="/wiki/Paya_Lebar_Air_Base" title="Paya Lebar Air Base">Paya Lebar Air Base</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Sembawang" title="Sembawang">Sembawang</a> wharves. Under the MOU, a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">US Navy</a> logistics unit was established in Singapore in 1992; US fighter aircraft deploy periodically to Singapore for exercises, and a number of US military vessels visit Singapore. The US Navy's <a href="/wiki/Task_Force_73/Commander,_Logistics_Group_Western_Pacific" class="mw-redirect" title="Task Force 73/Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific">Task Force 73/Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific</a> is now located at Sembawang. The MOU was amended in 1999 to permit US naval vessels to berth at <a href="/wiki/Changi_Naval_Base" title="Changi Naval Base">Changi Naval Base</a>, which was completed in early 2001. </p><p>Singapore's defence resources have also been used for international humanitarian aid missions. They included United Nations <a href="/wiki/Peacekeeping" title="Peacekeeping">peacekeeping</a> missions in areas such as <a href="/wiki/Kosovo" title="Kosovo">Kosovo</a>, Kuwait and <a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">East Timor</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> participation in the <a href="/wiki/Multi-National_Force_%E2%80%93_Iraq" title="Multi-National Force – Iraq">Multi-National Force – Iraq</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> sending military equipment and personnel to assist in the humanitarian rescue and relief efforts in Indonesia after the <a href="/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami">2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Singaporean_response_to_Hurricane_Katrina" title="Singaporean response to Hurricane Katrina">United States after Hurricane Katrina</a>, sending medical supplies and personnel in response to the earthquake in Nepal and establishing medical and dental assets for use by the <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghan</a> people.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Republic of Singapore Navy contributes to anti-piracy efforts in the Gulf of Aden off the eastern coast of Somalia as part of the 25 nations coalition <a href="/wiki/Combined_Maritime_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined Maritime Forces">Combined Maritime Forces</a>. Several of the SAF's top officers have thus overseas operational military experience.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Singapore was the only Asian country to contribute assets and personnel to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and had participated in Operation Gallant Phoenix since May 2017. </p><p>Many of the Singapore's air units are located abroad such as: <a href="/wiki/RAAF_Base_Pearce" title="RAAF Base Pearce">No. 130 Squadron</a> in Australia,<sup id="cite_ref-dod_aircraft_noise_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dod_aircraft_noise-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Cazaux_Air_Base" title="Cazaux Air Base">No. 150 Squadron</a> in France,<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or joint <a href="/wiki/USAF" class="mw-redirect" title="USAF">USAF</a>-<a href="/wiki/RSAF_(Singapore)" class="mw-redirect" title="RSAF (Singapore)">RSAF</a> <a href="/wiki/425th_Fighter_Squadron" title="425th Fighter Squadron">425th</a> and <a href="/wiki/428th_Fighter_Squadron" title="428th Fighter Squadron">428th Fighter Squadron</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 2009, up to 90 soldiers annually are sent to Germany for exercises of a maximum of seven weeks each time at the <a href="/wiki/Bergen-Hohne_Training_Area" title="Bergen-Hohne Training Area">Bergen-Hohne Training Area</a> and other locations.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislation">Legislation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Under the Singapore Armed Forces Act,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Singapore" title="President of Singapore">president of Singapore</a> has the authority to raise and maintain the SAF. The president also has the power to form, disband or amalgamate units within the SAF. </p><p>The Armed Forces Council (AFC) administers matters relating to the SAF under the Singapore Armed Forces Act. The AFC consists of: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Singapore)#Ministers" title="Ministry of Defence (Singapore)">Minister for Defence</a> and other ministers who are responsible for defence matters or has been assigned to assist them;</li> <li>the Permanent Secretaries of the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Singapore)" title="Ministry of Defence (Singapore)">Ministry of Defence</a>;</li> <li>the Chief of Defence Force (CDF);</li> <li>the Chief of Army (COA);</li> <li>the Chief of Air Force (CAF);</li> <li>the Chief of Navy (CNV);</li> <li>the Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service (CDI) and</li> <li>not more than four other members as the president may appoint if the president, acting in their discretion, concurs with the advice of the <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Singapore" title="Prime Minister of Singapore">prime minister</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Military_offences">Military offences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Military offences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Military offences are governed by the SAF and the Enlistment Act in the Singapore Statutes. However, civilian offences (e.g. against the Penal Code) may also amount to a military offence. Offences may be prosecuted by military prosecutors, through the military justice system, or through the civilian judicial system.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Organisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Singapore_Armed_Forces_bases" title="List of Singapore Armed Forces bases">List of Singapore Armed Forces bases</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Services">Services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The SAF consists of four service branches: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Army" title="Singapore Army">Army</a> <br />(3 combined arms divisions - 3 Div, 6 Div & 9 Div; <br />2 army operational reserve divisions - 21st Div and 25th Div; <br />1 island defence command - 2nd People's Defence Forces)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force" title="Republic of Singapore Air Force">Air Force</a> (17 squadrons and 4 air bases)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Navy" title="Republic of Singapore Navy">Navy</a> (5 commands, 8 flotillas, and 2 naval bases)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Digital_and_Intelligence_Service" title="Digital and Intelligence Service">Digital and Intelligence Service</a> (inaugurated in 2022)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Task_Forces">Task Forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Task Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The SAF comprises seven standing task forces: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_Deployment_Force" title="Army Deployment Force">Army Deployment Force</a></li> <li>Island Defence Task Force</li> <li>Joint Task Force</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Task_Force" title="Special Operations Task Force">Special Operations Task Force</a>; an integrated joint command formed in 2009, to combat common terrorist threats. It comprises selected members of the <a href="/wiki/Commandos_(Singapore_Army)" title="Commandos (Singapore Army)">1st Commando Battalion</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Special_Operations_Force_(Singapore)" title="Special Operations Force (Singapore)">Special Operations Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Naval_Diving_Unit_(Singapore)" title="Naval Diving Unit (Singapore)">Naval Diving Unit</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Special_Warfare_Group_(Singapore)" title="Special Warfare Group (Singapore)">Special Warfare Group</a> and other forces<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritime_Security_Task_Force" title="Maritime Security Task Force">Maritime Security Task Force</a></li> <li>Air Defence Task Force</li> <li>Cybersecurity Task Force</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Defence_Agencies">Defence Agencies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Defence Agencies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Supporting the combat role of the SAF are other governmental organisations of MINDEF, such as the Defence Policy Group, the Defence Management Group, the Defence Technology Group, and the Defence Science & Technology Agency. Within these groups are the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Singapore)#Departments_&_divisions" title="Ministry of Defence (Singapore)">Central Manpower Base</a>, Defence Cyber Organisation, and the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Singapore)#Departments_&_divisions" title="Ministry of Defence (Singapore)">Military Security Department</a>. Domestic technology companies also play a role in building up Singapore's military capabilities, particularly the government-linked <a href="/wiki/ST_Engineering" title="ST Engineering">ST Engineering</a> (formerly known as Chartered Industries of Singapore), which has designed and built SAF weaponry and equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chief_of_Defence_Force_(CDF)"><span id="Chief_of_Defence_Force_.28CDF.29"></span>Chief of Defence Force (CDF)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Chief of Defence Force (CDF)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Singapore)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)">Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)</a></div> <p>The position of <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Defence_Force_(Singapore)" title="Chief of Defence Force (Singapore)">Chief of Defence Force</a> was established in 1990, with the inaugural holder being <a href="/wiki/Winston_Choo" title="Winston Choo">Winston Choo</a>, who was previously Chief of the General Staff. The SAF is headed by the CDF, a three-star <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">General</a> by establishment and the only active SAF General that can hold three-star rank. He is assisted by the four chiefs of the respective services, who are two-star generals/admirals by establishment. The SAF has a Sergeant Major who currently holds the rank of CWO.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CDF is also supported by the Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, the Joint Operations Directorate, Joint Plans & Transformation Department, the Joint Manpower Department, the Joint Logistic Department, the Joint Intelligence Directorate, and Office of the Inspector-General of the Armed Forces.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ranks">Ranks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks" title="Singapore Armed Forces ranks">Singapore Armed Forces ranks</a></div> <p>The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has five rank schemes for active and reservist personnel, with a sixth for the <a href="/wiki/Auxiliaries" title="Auxiliaries">auxiliaries</a> of the <a href="/wiki/SAF_Volunteer_Corps" title="SAF Volunteer Corps">SAF Volunteer Corps</a>. The SAF has a unique rank structure as an integrated force, ranks are the same in the <a href="/wiki/Singapore_Army" title="Singapore Army">Singapore Army</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Navy" title="Republic of Singapore Navy">Republic of Singapore Navy</a> (RSN), the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Singapore_Air_Force" title="Republic of Singapore Air Force">Republic of Singapore Air Force</a> (RSAF), and the <a href="/wiki/Digital_and_Intelligence_Service" title="Digital and Intelligence Service">Digital and Intelligence Service</a> (DIS). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technology_in_the_SAF">Technology in the SAF</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Technology in the SAF"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:254px;max-width:254px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:252px;max-width:252px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SSPH1_PRIMUS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/SSPH1_PRIMUS.jpg/250px-SSPH1_PRIMUS.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/SSPH1_PRIMUS.jpg/375px-SSPH1_PRIMUS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/SSPH1_PRIMUS.jpg/500px-SSPH1_PRIMUS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="453" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/SSPH_Primus" title="SSPH Primus">SSPH Primus</a>, designed and produced by ST Kinetics</div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:252px;max-width:252px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:BR18-RightSide.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/BR18-RightSide.jpg/250px-BR18-RightSide.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/BR18-RightSide.jpg/375px-BR18-RightSide.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/BR18-RightSide.jpg/500px-BR18-RightSide.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3976" data-file-height="1753" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/BR18" title="BR18">BR18 Assault Rifle</a>, designed and produced by ST Kinetics</div></div></div></div></div> <p>The SAF utilises technology as "<a href="/wiki/Force_multiplication" title="Force multiplication">force multipliers</a>", especially in the area of <a href="/wiki/C4ISTAR" class="mw-redirect" title="C4ISTAR">C4I</a> integration, which will enable its various units to fight in an integrated manner.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Army, Air Force and Navy are linked via advanced data-links and networks to enable coordinated attacks and support for various units and forces. Technology is an important element in the SAF's transformation into a 3rd Generation Fighting Force.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SAF acknowledges that technology is crucial for overcoming the limitations of Singapore's small population. Having consistently had one of the largest defence budgets in the Asia-Pacific region, Singapore has focused on maintaining its spending on sophisticated and superior weaponry.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Research and experimentation to develop a technological edge began as early as 1971, even though the SAF then had only rudimentary capabilities. The effort started off with a three-man team. At present,<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(Singapore)" title="Ministry of Defence (Singapore)">Ministry of Defence</a> (MINDEF) is one of the largest employers of engineers and scientists in Singapore and the SAF continues to devote considerable resources to defence research and development (R&D) and experimentation—5% and 1% of the defence budget, respectively. <a href="/wiki/Education_in_Singapore" title="Education in Singapore">Singapore's education system</a> has also produced national servicemen who can be trained to operate SAF's sophisticated platforms and systems. </p><p>In Sep 2008, the SAF officially opened its <a href="/wiki/Murai_Urban_Training_Facility" class="mw-redirect" title="Murai Urban Training Facility">Murai Urban Training Facility</a> (MUTF) to hone the SAF's networked urban operations capability. The MUTF resembles a typical town and allows the soldiers to train realistically in an urban setting. In the same month, the SAF's new combat uniform,<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as the <a href="/wiki/Advanced_Combat_Man_System" title="Advanced Combat Man System">Advanced Combat Man System</a>, were also unveiled for the first time. </p><p>The country also has an established military manufacturing industry that is responsible for the design and development of the following military hardware: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SSPH_Primus" title="SSPH Primus">PRIMUS</a> – Self-propelled Howitzer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bionix_AFV#Production_models" title="Bionix AFV">Bionix II</a> – Infantry Fighting Vehicle (an upgrade of the <a href="/wiki/Bionix_AFV" title="Bionix AFV">Bionix AFV</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MATADOR_(weapon)" class="mw-redirect" title="MATADOR (weapon)">MATADOR</a> – Unguided Short Range Anti-Armour Weapon</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrex_ICV" title="Terrex ICV">Terrex</a> I, II, III – Infantry Carrier Vehicle</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SLWH_Pegasus" title="SLWH Pegasus">PEGASUS</a> – Light Weight Howitzer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SAR_21" title="SAR 21">SAR 21</a> & <a href="/wiki/BR18" title="BR18">Bullpup multirole combat rifle</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bullpup" title="Bullpup">Bullpup</a> Assault Rifle</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Formidable_class_frigate" class="mw-redirect" title="Formidable class frigate">Formidable-Class Stealth Frigate</a> – warships designed with stealthy characteristics, equipped with advanced combat systems and with longer endurance</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independence-class_littoral_mission_vessel" title="Independence-class littoral mission vessel">Independence-class littoral mission vessel</a> – warships designed for <a href="/wiki/Littoral_warfare" title="Littoral warfare">littoral</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coastal_warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Coastal warfare">coastal warfare</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Uniforms">Uniforms</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Uniforms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SAF_old_generation_uniforms_AOH_2022_300522.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/SAF_old_generation_uniforms_AOH_2022_300522.jpg/220px-SAF_old_generation_uniforms_AOH_2022_300522.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/SAF_old_generation_uniforms_AOH_2022_300522.jpg/330px-SAF_old_generation_uniforms_AOH_2022_300522.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/SAF_old_generation_uniforms_AOH_2022_300522.jpg/440px-SAF_old_generation_uniforms_AOH_2022_300522.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2413" data-file-height="1609" /></a><figcaption>Old uniforms on display at the Army Open House 2022</figcaption></figure> <p>The SAF's first-generation army uniform was named <i>Temasek Green</i> from the simple flat green uniform, with brown and blue colours being used for the navy and air force's uniforms respectively. This was followed by the second-generation uniform, which used a patchy camouflage pattern for the army, while using <a href="/wiki/Boilersuit" title="Boilersuit">overalls</a> for the army and navy. </p><p>The third and current generation of combat uniforms, commonly known as the No. 4, uses <a href="/wiki/Multi-scale_camouflage" title="Multi-scale camouflage">digital camouflage</a> with base colours green, blue, light grey and dark grey for the army, air force, navy and DIS respectively. In June 2018, the SAF introduced a new variant of the uniform for combat units, which provides more effective cooling in a manner similar to the ones issued to US army personnel for tropical climates.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The SAF's desert-camouflage uniforms are only issued to personnel deployed overseas to countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Salary">Salary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Salary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>SAF Career Officer Pay Grades </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank </th> <th>Monthly pay <p>(approx., SGD) </p> </th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td>Lieutenant-Colonel </td> <td>20,000 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Major </td> <td>9,000 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Captain </td> <td>Degree holders: 5,400 – 6,940 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:2_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Lieutenant </td> <td>Degree holders: 4,970 – 6,160 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:2_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2nd Lieutenant </td> <td>Non-degree holders: 2,820 – 3,590 </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:2_76-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Officer Cadet Trainee </td> <td>Degree holders: 4,650 – 5,840 <p>Non-degree holders: 2,620 – 3,360 </p> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-:2_76-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Singapore_Armed_Forces&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: See 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