🇮🇩 President-elect and Defence Minister
@prabowo
(right) and 📷 Defence Minister Dr
@Ng_Eng_Hen
(left) co-signed the Joint Update on Defence Cooperation at the 2024 Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat held on 29 Apr.
[MCI Photo by Terence]
Minister for Defence Dr
@Ng_Eng_Hen
met with a United States (US) congressional delegation, led by US House Financial Services Committee Chair Representative
@PatrickMcHenry
(R-North Carolina) during a tea session this afternoon.
The fourth and final Invincible-class submarine Inimitable, was launched on 22 Apr. Conceptualized and engineered by the Republic of Singapore Navy, DSTA and
@thyssenkrupp_en
Marine Systems, the Invincible-class submarines are customized for SG’s shallow and busy tropical waters.
The 5th Trilateral Exchange on “Rising to the Challenge: Global Leadership in a Fractured World” took place earlier today. Organised by
@RSIS_NTU
, the dialogue was attended by over 80 government officials and academics from Singapore, China, and the US.
Commander of the Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF), Brigadier General (BG) Haji Mohammad Shanonnizam bin Sulaiman who is in Singapore for his introductory visit from 22-24 Apr, called on Minister for Defence Dr
@Ng_Eng_Hen
earlier today.
Senior Minister (SM) and Coordinating Minister for National Security
@teocheehean
officiated the launch ceremony of Inimitable, the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s fourth Invincible-class submarine on 22 Apr in Kiel, Germany.
Chief of Staff GEN Romeo Brawner Jr. called on SMS for Defence Mr Heng Chee How earlier today. Both reaffirmed the warm and friendly bilateral defence relationship between 🇸🇬 & 🇵🇭, and exchanged views on global developments.
@teamafp
#MotivationMonday
: Ready to start the week? Keep your chin up and look sharp, just like these personnel from
@thesingaporeDIS
at their inauguration parade in Oct 2022.
Minister for Defence, Dr
@Ng_Eng_Hen
officiated a ceremony to mark the attainment of Full Operational Capability (FOC) status by
@theRSAF
’s H225M and CH-47F helicopters at Sembawang Air Base this afternoon.
Singapore and France celebrated the 20th anniversary of SONDRA – Supélec (now
@centralesupelec
),
@onera_fr
,
@NUSingapore
, DSO National Laboratories and Research Alliance, MINDEF’s first and only joint defence research lab overseas to date.
The annual Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition (SAFMC) has just wrapped up! Senior Minister of State for Defence Mr Heng Chee How presented the awards to this year’s winners at a ceremony held at the
@sutdsg
on 6 Apr.
NGL, we’re SO feeling the weekend vibes right now. As the workweek winds down and the sun sets, indulge in some well-deserved downtime. What weekend plans are you looking forward to?
#Friyay
📸: An AH-64D Apache attack helicopter from
@TheRSAF
at Exercise Forging Sabre in 2021.
#ourSAFirsts
: In Oct 2023, the Singapore Army welcomed the first woman to graduate from the SAF Ranger course, CPT Yap Hui Jun.
#RLTW
! Can you name other female SAF pioneers who helped blaze a trail?
SAF mission crew and C-130 transport aircraft have returned from the two week deployment in Jordan, after completing the delivery of Singapore’s third tranche of humanitarian aid and conduct of humanitarian airdrop operations over Gaza.
@TheRSAF
Tough week? Start the new workweek on a clean sheet by clearing the debris of the past. Here’s to new beginnings!
#MotivationMonday
📸:
@TheRSAF
’s Air Power Generation Command demonstrating a runway repair operation at Paya Lebar Airbase in 2022.
Last Friday, the SAF renewed its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with
@sgSMU
for the Continuing Education Masters Programme. This marks the third renewal of the MOU and cements SMU's role as a pivotal partner in the SAF's continuing education journey.