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23 October 2026

FPDA Militaries Participate in Exercise Bersama Lima 2026

Exercise Bersama Lima 2026 (XBL 26) is a Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA) exercise involving assets and personnel from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom.

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Singapore Chief of Defence Force (CDF) Vice Admiral Aaron Beng (third from right) officiating the opening ceremony of Exercise Bersama Lima 2026 (XBL26). In attendance are FPDA nation representatives (from left to right): Group Captain Sean Unwin (Australia), Commander Ian Andrew (New Zealand), Malaysian Joint Force Commander, Lieutenant General Dato’ Sri Tengku Muhammad Fauzi bin Tengku Ibrahim, Brigadier Jody Davies (United Kingdom), and Commander, Integrated Air Defence Systems (IADS), Air Vice Marshal Nathan Christie.

23 October 2026

Fact Sheet: Overview of Exercise Wallaby 2026

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23 October 2026

Speech by Minister for Defence Mr Chan Chun Sing at the Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College (GKS CSC) Command and Staff Course (CSC) 2026 Graduation Ceremony, on 22 October 2026

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23 October 2026

291 Leaders Graduate from the Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College, Including First Cohort from New Medical Programme

Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing officiated at the Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College (GKS CSC) Command and Staff Course (CSC) 2026 Graduation Ceremony, held at the SAFTI Military Institute last evening.

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Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing interacting with the top graduates and their family members at the Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College (GKS CSC) Command and Staff Course (CSC) 2026 Graduation Ceremony.

20 October 2026

Media Reply on CPT(NS) Chaw Chia Jun

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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.

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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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