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This is a list of equipment of the Republic of Singapore Navy, the naval service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). It is subdivided into vessels, aircraft, and weapons. It is subdivided into vessels, aircraft, and weapons.
Current Section Automatic Weapon of the Singapore Armed Forces. [44] [45] M4 carbine: 5.56×45mm NATO United States: Colt M4/M16A2E Early Colt M4 in service with the Naval Diving Unit and Special Operations Task Force. [37] FN MAG: 7.62×51mm NATO Belgium: Standard general-purpose machine gun of the Singapore Armed Forces. [46] STK 50MG: 12.7× ...
The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is the maritime service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for defending the country against any seaborne threats and as a guarantor of its sea lines of communications. The RSN traces its origins to the Royal Navy when Singapore was still a crown colony of the British Empire. The service ...
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are the military of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the sovereignty of the country. A component of the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), the armed forces have four service branches : the Army , Navy , Air Force , and Digital and Intelligence Service .
The Bronco has been in service with the Singapore Armed Forces since 2001, with more than 600 delivered. [9] In 2007, Thailand became the first export customer for the Bronco. The Bronco has undergone extensive trials in a number of countries, including Finland, France, Morocco, Turkey and the US. [ 10 ]
The Singapore Army is the land service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). The largest of the four branches of the SAF, the Singapore Army traces its origins to the 1st Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (1 SIR), which was formed in 1957, when Singapore was still under British colonial rule.
The Modular Oil Tank Fire-Fighting System (MOTFS) is an oil tank fire fighting system capable of discharging large volumes of foam for large-scale fires, up to 100,000 litres per minute. It is also capable of drafting water supply directly from open sources such as the sea or marine vessels.
The Singapore Army's first armour unit, the 41st Singapore Armoured Battalion (41 SAB), was created in Keat Hong Camp in November 1968. In 1969, the Army purchased V-200 Commando vehicles and AMX-13 tanks, and equipped a newly formed armour unit, the 40th Battalion (40 SAB), with the AMX-13 tanks, [4] while the V-200 Commando vehicles were shared between 41 SAB and 40 SAB.