Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean and New Zealand's Minister of Defence Wayne Mapp signed the Arrangement between the Government of New Zealand and the Government of the Republic of Singapore Concerning Defence Cooperation at the Ministry of Defence this afternoon. This is the first bilateral defence agreement to be signed between Singapore and New Zealand at the ministerial level
Northrop Grumman Corporation will display a range of its maritime defence capabilities and programmes including navigation and ship control systems, landing platform dock (LPD) amphibious ships and the International Patrol Frigate, at the International Maritime Defence Exhibition & Conference (IMDEX), Singapore. IMDEX Asia is the only dedicated international maritime defence show serving the Asia-Pacific region and is being held at the Singapore Expo from 12-14 May 2009
Singapore will host the 7th International Marine Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEX ASIA 2009).It will held at the Singapore Expo from May 12-14
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd (ST Engineering) today announced that its land systems arm, Singapore Technologies Kinetics Ltd (ST Kinetics), has been awarded a contract worth about EUR 8 million (about $11 million) by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, Försvarets Materielverk (FMV), for the supply of 40mm ammunition. The contract was signed with Advanced Material Engineering Pte
Navy and coastguard top-brass from the region and beyond will converge in Singapore to attend IMDEX Asia 2009, the premier dedicated maritime defence show serving the Asia-Pacific region, to be held at the Singapore Expo from 12-14 May. This year, the landmark maritime exhibition will be complemented by the first International Maritime Security Conference (IMSC), organised by the Republic of Singapore Navy, together with the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies and SingExhibitions
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the U.S
The Operational Sea Training Exercise East (Ostex East) will have special focus on aspects and operations of anti-piracy and anti-hijacking. ”This is the first of three Ostex exercises that are held each year and will involve 300 personnel, five naval vessels, an aircraft from the Royal Malaysia Air Force and a Learjet," he told after officiating Ostex East 1/09 at the Kota Kinabalu RMN naval base
American Technology Corporation (ATC) announced it has received a new LRAD order from the Singapore Navy, and an initial order for LRAD destined for the Japanese Navy. LRAD directed sound products and systems communicate from 300 meters to over 1500 meters with authority and high intelligibility through vocal commands and powerful warning tones to influence behavior, gain compliance, and determine intent
Singapore Navy has successfully conducted a ship-based trial of the Boeing ScanEagle, launching and recovering the unmanned air vehicle from a landing ship tank vessel and a frigate. A Boeing team helped to conduct the trial with a complete maritime ScanEagle system, including a ground control station, communication links, launcher and SkyHook recovery system
Singapore has bought two specialized vehicles which can neutralise the fallout from radioactive materials and decontaminate large swathes of affected terrain. The Terrain Decontamination Vehicles, which were acquired by the National Environment Agency in the past two years, can help reduce deadly radiation levels in wide and open areas