A 30 year old Operationally Ready National Serviceman collapsed outside Maju Camp on 30 Jun 2025. He had earlier completed a National Service Fitness Improvement Training (NS FIT) session conducted between 1850hrs and 2000hrs at Maju Fitness Conditioning Centre (FCC), and he was cleared to leave after reporting to the fitness instructors that he felt well. He booked out of Maju Camp at 2011hrs.

The Singapore Army's 1st Commando Battalion (1 Cdo Bn), the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)'s RSS Indomitable and the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)'s 142 Squadron (SQN) have clinched the Best Combat Unit, Best Maritime Security Unit and Best Fighter Squadron awards respectively in this year's Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Best Unit Competition. In total, 18 active units and 12 National Service (NS) units are recognised for their outstanding achievements in their respective formations. President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Minister for Defence Mr Chan Chun Sing will present the awards to the winners at the SAF Day Parade on 1 July 2025 at the SAFTI Military Institute.

The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are promoting 796 uniformed personnel from MINDEF Headquarters, Army, Navy, Air Force and the Digital and Intelligence Service this year. These personnel include Regulars and Operationally Ready National Servicemen.

Minister for Defence Mr Chan Chun Sing was the Guest of Honour at a reception hosted on board HMS Prince of Wales berthed at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre Singapore earlier this evening. The reception commemorates 60 years of diplomatic relations between Singapore and the United Kingdom (UK). In attendance at the reception from the UK was the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Mr Peter Kyle, and Minister of State for Defence (Minister for the House of Lords) Vernon Coaker.

This is an update to MINDEF’s news release on 16 June 2025 regarding an incident involving a member of public injured within a restricted area, gazetted as Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) live-firing ground in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. At the time of the incident on 15 June 2025, an authorised live-firing activity was being conducted by the SAF at its Nee Soon 500m Range, about 2.3 km away.