Chief of Air Force Major-General (MG) Kelvin Khong and Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) Air Chief Marshal (ACM) Fadjar Prasetyo co-officiated the closing ceremony of Exercise Elang Indopura at Roesmin Nurjadin Air Force Base, Pekanbaru, Indonesia earlier today.

Singaporeans have contributed a total of more than S$7 million in cash and in-kind donations to support relief efforts in Gaza. Singaporeans feel deep compassion for victims of the war and have responded with heartfelt generosity. In view of the urgent need for aid, the Singapore Government has deployed a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) aircraft to deliver life-saving supplies for civilians in Gaza, while humanitarian supply lines remain open. An RSAF Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) conveying humanitarian assistance departed from Changi Air Base (East) for Egypt in the early hours of 30 November 2023.

Senior Minister of State for Defence, Mr Heng Chee How officiated at a ceremony to mark the attainment of Full Operational Capability (FOC) status by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)'s Aster 30 Medium-range Surface-to-Air Missile (MSAM) system.

The National Day Awards Investiture 2023 was held at the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF).

Senior Minister of State for Defence Mr Heng Chee How and Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information and Health Dr Janil Puthucheary visited the Critical Infrastructure Defence Exercise (CIDeX) 2023 this afternoon. During the visit, Mr Heng and Dr Janil were briefed on the conduct and how CIDeX 2023 strengthened inter-agency collaboration to detect and tackle cyber security threats. They also interacted with CIDeX 2023 participants.