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
E-COP PTE Ltd., Singapore (E-Cop) signed a contract with The Information Technology Authority (ITA) of Oman, to set up the National Computer Emergency Response Center (CERT) of the Sultanate
SS8 has teamed with Gorilla Science and Technology to implement a WiMAX network for a Communication Service Provider (CSP) in Taiwan. The Vice President, Solution Sales, Gorilla Science and Technology, Mr
SECURITY experts and government officials gathering for the Global Security Asia 2009 conference at the Singapore Expo today will get a sneak peek at homeland defense and security gadgets. The biennial event is the largest and most complete homeland security and counter-terrorism symposium and exhibition in the Asia-Pacific region, will be officially opened by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Home Affairs, Mr Wong Kan Seng
SINGAPORE --- ScanEagle, a long-endurance, fully autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by The Boeing Company and subsidiary Insitu, today successfully completed a ship-based trial with the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN). The trial included both an RSN LST (Landing Ship, Tank) and a frigate
The Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) sensor capabilities received a boost with the arrival of its first Gulfstream 550 Airborne Early Warning (G550-AEW) aircraft at Tengah Air Base. Explaining that the G550-AEW jets were acquired to replace the ageing E-2C Hawkeye as part of the RSAF's ongoing transformation into the 3rd Generation Air Force, Lieutenant-Colonel (LTC) Joachim Lee, Commander Transport Group, Air Combat Command, said: "The E-2C has served us well for more than 20 years, but an improved platform is required to meet the demands placed on the RSAF for the conduct of air defence operations going...
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) received its first Gulfstream 550 Airborne Early Warning (G550-AEW) aircraft at Tengah Air Base this evening. Chief of Air Force, Major-General Ng Chee Khern, officiated at the homecoming ceremony