cyberpioneer Features

SAF medical screening - A step-by-step look

If you are a new enlistee, you would have gone for a medical screening at the SAF Medical Classification Centre (MCC). But did you just go through the motions without knowing what the medical screening entails? And for those who served NS some years ago, how has the medical screening evolved since you were first enlisted? PIONEER takes you on a step-by-step guide of the tests carried out at the MCC.

Winning their spurs - SAF Best Units 2008

Posting top performances all year round, the winning units of this year's SAF Best Unit and Best NS Unit Competition are a cut above the rest in combat readiness, operation excellence and administrative efficiency. PIONEER speaks to some of the units on the honour roll and unravels what it takes to be the cream of the crop.

Launching Lightning Strikes

Last month, more than 500 personnel from the Army and Air Force took part in Exercise Lightning Warrior, an integrated air-land live-firing exercise held in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. PIONEER checks out how the 3rd-Generation SAF has been honing its capabilities in division strike operations.

A fundamental part of the 3rd-Generation SAF is precision fires: directing and delivering fire on an intended target swiftly and accurately.

Vital to the success of such missions is the ability to detect, track and destroy these targets as quickly as possible. To this end, the SAF employs the latest technology to network a range of sensors and shooters in order to hunt and take out static, as well as mobile, targets.

Adapting to new security challenges and realities

With the Asia-Pacific region facing security challenges that are multi-faceted and multi-dimensional, different modes and levels of cooperation are required to address varying security needs and geopolitical contexts.

PIONEER was at the Shangri-La Dialogue, where Minister for Defence Teo Chee Hean addressed defence ministers and officials from 27 countries.

Intrepid voyagers

Since the launch of the Republic of Singapore Navy's (RSN) first frigate, the RSS Formidable, PIONEER has been showcasing the various capabilities of the new vessels and their role in the 3rd Generation SAF. But have you ever wondered what it is like to spend a hundred days on the high seas aboard the Navy's cutting-edge warship?