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10 October 2026

Singapore and Brunei Darussalam Celebrate Golden Jubilee of Defence Relations at Joint Parade

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) commemorated the 50th anniversary of Singapore-Brunei Darussalam defence relations with the Joint Parade (JP) at Muara Naval Base, Brunei Darussalam, today.

News Releases
Prime Minister (PM) and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong and His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah inspecting the parade contingent at the Joint Parade, comprising of personnel from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) and Royal Brunei Armed Forces.

10 October 2026

Fact Sheet: 50 Years of Singapore-Brunei Darussalam Defence Relations

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9 October 2026

The SAF Adjusts Activities According to Haze Situation

The health and safety of our service personnel are of paramount importance to the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) while ensuring operational readiness to safeguard Singapore.

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Personnel from the Singapore Army participating in indoor live-firing training at the Multi-Mission Range Complex.

8 October 2026

Singapore and Brunei Navies Strengthen Maritime Cooperation at Exercise Pelican 2026

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) have concluded the 44th edition of Exercise Pelican – the flagship bilateral exercise between both navies.

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Personnel from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and the Royal Brunei Navy (RBN) carrying out Maritime Explosive Ordnance Disposal response procedures during Exercise Pelican.

8 October 2026

Death of Singapore Armed Forces Full-Time National Serviceman

At approximately 1322hrs today, a Full-time National serviceman (NSF) was found unconscious at the foot of a building at Basic Military Training School 3.

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6 October 2026

Written Reply by Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing to Parliamentary Question on SkillsFuture@National Service on 6 Oct 2026

Since the implementation of the SkillsFuture@National Service Learning eXperience Platform (SF@NS LXP), 89% of all NSFs have registered for a SF@NS LXP account. 53% of all NSFs have started on at least one course on the platform, and 51% of all NSFs have completed at least one course.

Parliamentary Statements
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6 October 2026

Media Reply on Truck Mounted Gun and Precision Land Shooter

Replies To Media Query
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5 October 2026

Media Reply on PLAN Ships Docking at CNB

Replies To Media Query
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4 October 2026

Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing Reaffirmed Warm and Friendly Bilateral Relationship with Qatar

Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing met with his counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs His Excellency (HE) Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan bin Ali Al Thani in Doha on 4 October 2026 as part of his visit to Qatar.

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Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing was received by the Qatar Armed Forces during his visit to the Qatar Ministry of Defence

2 October 2026

Singapore Navy Participates in 2026 ASEAN Maritime Exercises

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) participated in the 2nd ASEAN-India Maritime Exercise (AIME) from 28 September to 2 October 2026, and the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) Experts’ Working Group on Maritime Security (EWG-MS) Joint Cooperative Activity (JCA) from 21 to 25 September 2026.

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Commanding Officer of RSS Justice, Lieutenant-Colonel Arens Ong, calling on the Commander of the Philippine Fleet, Commodore Raul A. Regis, alongside representatives from ASEAN Navies and the Indian Navy.