SAF Participates in Multinational Exercise Cobra Gold 2025 in Thailand

Representatives from the participating countries at the Opening Ceremony of Exercise Cobra Gold 2025 (XCG25).

Captain (DR) Ang Ding Neng, Medical Officer, directing the multilateral team during the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief demonstration.

XCG25 participants working together to construct a multi-purpose building for Ban Dong Marum School as part of the Engineer Civic Assistance Programme (ENCAP).

XCG25 participants at the Closing Ceremony.

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) participated in the multinational Exercise Cobra Gold 2025 (XCG25). Held from 25 February to 7 March at Camp Suranaree, Korat, Thailand, XCG25 was co-hosted by the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF) and the United States Indo-Pacific Command (US INDOPACOM). Other participating nations in XCG25 included Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and the Republic of Korea. XCG25 is the 44th iteration in the series, and the SAF has been a full participant of XCG since 2000.

XCG25 focused on the conduct of multilateral joint-operations to deal with traditional and non-traditional threats, as well as the planning and coordination for a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operation. A total of 247 SAF participants across all four services participated in the exercise. The SAF contingent was led by Chief Guards Officer/Commander, 21st Singapore Division, COL Wong Pui Chuan, and they undertook various roles, including key exercise appointments and planners within the Multinational Combined Task Force. Personnel from the Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS) participated in the Cyber Defence Exercise, where they conducted Incident Handling and Response to defend a network from simulated cyber-attacks.

Notably, XCG25 saw the inaugural participation of the Republic of Singapore Navy’s Endurance-class Landing Ship Tank (LST) RSS Endeavour in the ship-to-shore serials alongside the Republic of Korea Navy, the US Navy, and the Royal Thai Navy. A team of combat engineers from the Singapore Army also participated in the multinational Engineer Civic Assistance Programme to construct a multi-purpose building for Ban Dong Marum School in Lop Buri, Thailand.

XCG is one of the largest multinational exercises in the Asia-Pacific region, promoting mutual understanding, friendship and professionalism amongst the participating armed forces.