Singapore MINDEF Website And Bases In Singapore
Singapore MINDEF ( Ministry Of Defence ) Singapore Army , Navy , And Airforces
Location : Singapore
Singapore Army Supported And Supplied By : United States , Germany , Fance And Isreal
MINDEF Website : https://www.mindef.gov.sg/
Singapore Army Bases In Singapore :
Amoy Quee Camp Ang Mo Kio
HQ National Cadet Corps (HQ NCC)[1]
HQ 3rd Division Artillery (HQ 3 DIV ARTY) [citation needed]
Bedok Camp Tanah Merah
HQ 7th Singapore Infantry Brigade (HQ 7 SIB)[2]
3rd Battalion, Singapore Guards (3 GDS)[2]
Bedok Fitness and Conditioning Centre (Bedok FCC)[3]
Clementi Camp Clementi
HQ 2nd People's Defence Force (HQ 2 PDF)[4]
Island Defence Training Institute (IDTI)[5]
15th Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Battalion (15 C4I)
8th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (8 SIR)[citation needed]
Depot Road Camp Bukit Merah
Central Manpower Base (CMPB)[6]
Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA)[7]
Dieppe Barracks Yishun
HQ Guards (HQ GDS)[2]
1st Battalion, Singapore Guards (1 GDS)[2]
Gombak Base Bukit Batok
Ministry of Defence (MINDEF)[8]
Hendon Camp Changi
1st Commando Battalion (1 CDO)[9]
Jurong Camp I Jurong West
HQ 3rd Division (HQ 3 DIV)[10]
17th Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Battalion (17 C4I)
3rd Army Maintenance Base (3 AMB)
Jurong Camp II
Infantry Training Institute (ITI)[11]
30th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers (30 SCE)[2]
Kaki Bukit Camp Kaki Bukit
SAF Driving School[12]
Keat Hong Camp Tengah
HQ 8th Singapore Armoured Brigade (HQ 8 SAB)[2]
40th Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment (40 SAR)[citation needed]
41st Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment (41 SAR)[13]
Khatib Camp Yishun
HQ Singapore Artillery (HQ SA) [citation needed]
Artillery Institute (AI) [citation needed]
23rd Battalion, Singapore Artillery (23 SA)[2]
24th Battalion, Singapore Artillery (24 SA)[2]
Khatib Fitness and Conditioning Centre (Khatib FCC)[14]
Mowbray Camp Yew Tee
SAF Military Police Command (SAF MP COMD)[15]
SAF Detention Barracks (SAFDB)[citation needed]
Kranji Camp II
21st Battalion, Singapore Artillery (21 SA)[2]
Singapore Armed Forces Court-Martial Centre[16]
Motorised Infantry Training Institute (MTI)[17]
Basic Military Training Centre School V (BMTC Sch 5)[18]
Kranji Fitness and Conditioning Centre (Kranji FCC)[19]
Kranji Camp III
HQ Combat Service Support Command (HQ CSSCOM)[20][21]
HQ Maintenance and Engineering Support (HQ MES)[21]
HQ Supply (HQ SUP)[21]
HQ Transport (HQ TPT)[21]
HQ SAF Ammunition Command (HQ SAFAC)[21]
Army Logistics Training Institute (ALTI)[11][21]
HQ 3rd Division Support Command (HQ 3 DISCOM) [citation needed]</ref>
9th Army Maintenance Base (9 AMB)[21]
Supply Base Central (SBC)
HQ 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade (HQ 3 SIB)[20]
2nd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (2 SIR)[20]
5th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (5 SIR)
Ladang Camp Pulau Tekong
HQ Basic Military Training Centre (HQ BMTC)
Basic Military Training Centre School I (BMTC Sch 1)
Basic Military Training Centre School II (BMTC Sch 2)
Basic Military Training Centre School III (BMTC Sch 3)
Rocky Hill Camp
Basic Military Training Centre School IV (BMTC Sch 4)
Maju Camp Clementi
HQ SAF Volunteer Corps (HQ SAFVC)[22]
HQ 24th Singapore Infantry Brigade (HQ 24 SIB)[2]
9th Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (9 SIR)[23]
Maju Fitness and Conditioning Centre (Maju FCC)[24]
Mandai Hill Camp Mandai
HQ 6th Division (HQ 6 DIV)[25]
6th Signal Battalion (6 SIG)[25]
HQ 2nd Singapore Infantry Brigade (HQ 2 SIB)[2]
11th Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Battalion (11 C4I)
16th Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Battalion (16 C4I)
Nee Soon Camp Yishun
Army Deployment Force (ADF)
HQ SAF Medical Corps (HQ SAFMC)[citation needed]
HQ Army Medical Services (HQ AMS)[citation needed]
SAF Medical Training Institute (SMTI)[citation needed]
HQ Singapore Combat Engineers (HQ SCE)[citation needed]
Engineer Training Institute (ETI)[citation needed]
HQ SAF Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Defence Group (HQ SAF CBRE DG)[26]
36th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers (36 SCE)[2]
39th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers (39 SCE)[27]
SAF Band[citation needed]
SAF Music and Drama Company (SAF MDC)[citation needed]
Nee Soon Driclad Centre
HQ 22nd Singapore Infantry Brigade (HQ 22 SIB)[2]
6th Army Maintenance Base (6 AMB)[28]
Supply Base North (SBN)
Pasir Laba Camp Jurong West
Army Training and Doctrine Command (HQ TRADOC)
Training Resource Management Centre (TRMC)
Army Training Evaluation Centre (ATEC)
Specialist and Warrant Officer Institute (SWI)
Specialist Cadet Schools (SCS I, SCS II, SCS III)
Specialist and Warrant Officer Advanced School (SWAS)
SAFWOS Leadership School (SAFWOS)
SAF Military Intelligence Institute (SMI-I)
1st Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (1 SIR)
Army Fitness Centre (AFC)
Basic Combat Training Centre (BCTC)
Pasir Ris Camp Pasir Ris
Commando Training Institute (CDO TI)[29]
Rifle Range Road Camp Bukit Timah
General Support Ammunition Base (GSAB)
SAFTI Military Institute Jurong West
Military Institute Headquarters (MI HQ)
Officer Cadet School (OCS)
SAF Advanced Schools
Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College (GKSCSC)
Centre for Learning and Military Education (CLME)
Service Support Unit (SSU)
Singapore Armed Forces Centre of Leadership Development (CLD)
Selarang Camp Changi
HQ 9th Division/Infantry (HQ 9 DIV/INF)[30]
3rd Battalion, Singapore Infantry Regiment (3 SIR)[31]
Supply Base East (SBE)
Seletar Camp Seletar
HQ Army Combat Engineers Group (HQ ARMCEG)
35th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers (35 SCE)[2]
Sembawang Camp Sembawang
Naval Diving Unit (NDU)[32]
Supply and Transport School (STS)[33]
1st SAF Transport Battalion (1 SAF TPT BN)[34]
3rd SAF Transport Battalion (3 SAF TPT BN)[32]
Stagmont Camp Choa Chu Kang
HQ Signals and Command Systems (HQ SCS)[35]
Signal Institute (SI)[36]
10th Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Battalion (10 C4I)
Sungei Gedong Camp Western Water Catchment
HQ Armour[2]
Armour Training Institute (ATI)
HQ 4th Singapore Armoured Brigade (HQ 4 SAB)[37][38]
12th Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence Battalion (12 C4I)[38]
42nd Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment (42 SAR)[2]
48th Battalion, Singapore Armoured Regiment (48 SAR)
38th Battalion, Singapore Combat Engineers (38 SCE)[2]
1st Army Maintenance Base (1 AMB)
Supply Base West (SBW)
Singapore Navy Bases :Changi Naval Base Changi
171 Squadron (171 SQN)[39]
Changi Defence Squadron (CDS)[40]
Tuas Naval Base Tuas
HQ Fleet[41]
HQ NALCOM[42]
Tuas Defence Squadron (TDS)
Singapore Airforce Bases :
Changi Air Base Changi
112 Squadron (112 SQN)[43]
121 Squadron (121 SQN)[43]
208 Squadron (208 SQN)[44]
508 Squadron (508 SQN)[44]
608 Squadron (608 SQN)[44]
708 Squadron (708 SQN)[44]
808 Squadron (808 SQN)[44]
Choa Chu Kang Camp Western Water Catchment
201 Squadron (201 SQN)
Chong Pang Camp Yishun
165 Squadron (165 SQN)
3rd Divisional Air Defence Artillery Battalion (3 DA Bn)
6th Divisional Air Defence Artillery Battalion (6 DA Bn)
9th Divisional Air Defence Artillery Battalion (9 DA Bn)
18th Divisional Air Defence Artillery Battalion (18 DA Bn)
809 Squadron (809 SQN)
819 Squadron (819 SQN)
HQ Participation Command (HQ PC)[45]
Lim Chu Kang Camp II Western Water Catchment
160 Squadron (160 SQN)
163 Squadron (163 SQN)
Murai Camp Western Water Catchment
119 Squadron (119 SQN)[46]
128 Squadron (128 SQN)[47]
Paya Lebar Air Base Paya Lebar
122 Squadron (122 SQN)[43]
142 Squadron (142 SQN)[43]
149 Squadron (149 SQN)[43]
207 Squadron (207 SQN)[44]
507 Squadron (507 SQN)[44]
607 Squadron (607 SQN)[44]
707 Squadron (707 SQN)[44]
807 Squadron (807 SQN)[44]
817 Squadron (817 SQN)[44]
Sembawang Air Base Yishun
120 Squadron (120 SQN)[43]
123 Squadron (123 SQN)[43]
125 Squadron (125 SQN)[43]
126 Squadron (126 SQN)
127 Squadron (127 SQN)[43]
206 Squadron (206 SQN)[44]
506 Squadron (506 SQN)[44]
606 Squadron (606 SQN)[44]
706 Squadron (706 SQN)[44]
806 Squadron (806 SQN)[44]
816 Squadron (816 SQN)[44]
Seletar Airport Seletar
124 Squadron (124 SQN)[43]
Tengah Air Base Tengah
111 Squadron (111 SQN)[43]
116 Squadron (116 SQN)
140 Squadron (140 SQN)[43]
143 Squadron (143 SQN)[43]
145 Squadron (145 SQN)[43]
205 Squadron (205 SQN)[44]
505 Squadron (505 SQN)[44]
605 Squadron (605 SQN)[44]
705 Squadron (705 SQN)[44]
805 Squadron (805 SQN)[44]
815 Squadron (815 SQN)[44]
RSAF Black Knight
Singapore Infantry Weapon :
eopard 2SG Main battle tank Germany 170+[1] Upgraded with AMAP Advanced Modular Armor Protection and AMAP-ADS active defence systems by IBD & ST Kinetics. Excludes 30 Leopard 2A4 as spare tanks, 20 Bergepanzer-3 Büffel armoured recovery vehicles and 10 AEV 3 Kodiak armoured engineering vehicles .[2] SIPRI stated that Singapore received 45 units of the Leopard 2A7 version, which the government denied.[3] [4]
Infantry fighting vehicles
Hunter AFV Hunter AFV of the Singapore Army Armoured fighting vehicle Singapore 151[5] Germany delivered 140 engines for this vehicles, but actual number of AFVs produced is unknown. Production and operational model revealed in June 2019. More on order to replace M113 APC. [6]
Bionix II Infantry fighting vehicle Singapore 800[7] Variants include Bionix 40/50, Bionix 25. [8]
Armoured personnel carriers
Terrex AV-81 Armoured combat vehicle Singapore 435[7] [8]
M113A2 Ultra IFV + M113A2 Ultra OWS Armoured personnel carrier United States
Singapore 750+[7] Originally an M113A1, upgraded to A2 standard. Each armed with 4 Igla anti-aircraft missiles (locally-produced under license from KB Mashinostroyeniya Russia) with another 2 missiles stored as spares. Also used by the Republic of Singapore Air Force as SHORAD system. [4]
Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carrier Amphibious armoured vehicle Singapore 400[7] [8]
Bandvagn 206 Armoured all-terrain carrier Sweden 300[7] Artillery versions mounted with ARTHUR. [8]
Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles
International MaxxPro Dash MRAP United States 15 Deployed in Afghanistan as part of NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. [4]
Belrex Protected Combat Support Vehicle/MRAP Singapore 122 Local design based on Marauder mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle platform developed by South African firm Paramount Group. A variant mounting 120 mm mortar was commissioned in 2021. [9]
Peacekeeper PRV Armoured personnel carrier
Singapore 110 Local modified version of the Renault Higuard (MRAP). Replaced Cadillac Gage V-100/150/200.[10] [4]
Multi-purpose armoured vehicles
URO VAMTAC Multi-purpose armoured vehicle Spain Unknown [11]
Light mobility vehicles
Light Strike Vehicle Light strike vehicle Singapore 50 [8]
Trucks
Mobile Adjustable Ramp System Light utility vehicle United States Used as a custom-designed combat ambulance and the Mobile Adjustable Ramp System (MARS) variant by Patriot3 is used by the Special Operations Task Force (SOTF). [12]
Ford Everest Ops Utility Vehicle (OUV) Light utility vehicle United States [13]
Rheinmetall MAN TG-MIL
Digitised Trunk Communication System
Germany Used by Signals Formation for high bandwidth Digitised Trunk Communication System [14]
Agilis Light Utility Vehicle (LUV) Light utility vehicle Singapore [15]
Wheeled Recovery Vehicle United States [16]
Artillery
M142 HIMARS Rocket artillery United States 24 516 rockets.[4] [4]
SSPH-1 Primus Self-propelled artillery Singapore 48 Excluding 2× command post and 4× recovery vehicle.[citation needed] [4]
FH-2000 155mm Towed howitzer Singapore 17[7] [4]
SLWH Pegasus 155mm Towed howitzer Singapore 60 [4]
Ordnance QF 25-pounder 87.5mm Gun-howitzer United Kingdom 12 Used in ceremonial/gun salute. [4]
Soltam M-65 120 mm heavy mortar Israel [17]
Engineering vehicles
AEV 3 Kodiak Leopard 2 Armoured Engineer Vehicle Armoured combat engineering vehicle Germany
Switzerland 14 AEV based on the Leopard 2A4 chassis. [18]
Bergepanzer Büffel Armoured recovery vehicle Germany 20 Armoured recovery vehicle based on the Leopard 2A4 chassis. [19]
Hunter Recovery Vehicle Armoured recovery vehicle Singapore 20 Armoured recovery vehicle. [20]
Panzerschnellbrücke Leguan Armoured vehicle-launched bridge Germany 10 Armoured vehicle-launched bridge based on the Leopard 2A4 chassis. [4]
MAN KAT1 LEGUAN MLC270 vehicle-launched bridge Germany Unknown
Bionix Trailblazer Armoured combat engineering vehicle Singapore Unknown [21]
Bionix ARV Armoured combat engineering vehicle Singapore Unknown
Bionix BLB Armoured vehicle-launched bridge Singapore Unknown
FV180 Tractor Armoured combat engineering vehicle United Kingdom 36 [4]
M60 AVLB Armoured vehicle-launched bridge United States 12 [4]
M728 Armoured combat engineering vehicle United States 8 Phased out. [4]
Aardvark JSFU Aardvark demining vehicle Demining vehicle United Kingdom
Singapore Unknown Known locally as the Trailblazer Countermine Vehicle [22][23][24]
SM1 AVLB Armoured vehicle-launched bridge France
Singapore Unknown
M3 Amphibious Rig Amphibious bridging vehicle Germany Unknown [25]
Rescue and medical vehicles
Belrex Batallion Casualty Station Variant Rescue vehicle [26]
Mobile Swab Station Medical vehicle United States F550-based platform [27]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
ST Aerospace Skyblade III Man-portable mini-unmanned aerial vehicles Singapore 80 [28]
ST Aerospace Veloce 15 ST Aerospace Veloce 15 Man-portable mini-unmanned aerial vehicles Singapore Unknown [9]
Radars
Model Image Type Origin Quantity Notes Ref
Radars
Elta Systems ELM-2311 SAFARI Counter-battery radar Israel Unknown
AN/TPQ-53 Weapon Locating Radar Active electronically scanned array counter-battery radar United States [29]
AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder Mobile radar system United States 20 [4]
AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder Mobile radar system United States 20 [4]
ARTHUR Counter-battery radar Sweden
Norway 20 [4]
Infantry weapons
Model Image Calibre Origin Model Notes Ref
Pistols
SIG Sauer P226 9×19mm Parabellum Germany
Switzerland SIG Sauer P226 (West German model) Standard pistol of the Singapore Armed Forces. Being replaced by the P30. [30]
Heckler & Koch P30 9×19mm Parabellum Germany Heckler & Koch P30L Variant Used by Army Deployment Force & Military Police formation to replace their legacy P226. Being phased in to replace the P226 for the rest of the Army. [31]
FN Five-seven FN 5.7×28mm Belgium Five-seven Tactical Used by Special Operations Task Force. [32]
Submachine guns
Heckler & Koch MP5 9×19mm Parabellum Germany MP5A3 modernised with RIS picatinny rails used by Special Operations Task Force. MP5A3/SD3/K/KN/K-PDW variants used by Naval Diving Unit. [33]
Heckler & Koch MP7 HK 4.6x30mm Germany MP7A1 Used by Special Operations Force
FN P90 FN 5.7×28mm Belgium P90 TR Used by 1st Commando Battalion and Special Operations Force. [34][35][36]
Assault rifles
SAR 21 5.56×45mm NATO Singapore Standard rifle of Singapore Armed Forces. [37]
BR18 5.56×45mm NATO Singapore Currently undergoing trials. Replacing SAR-21 in the future. [38]
M4 carbine 5.56×45mm NATO United States Colt M4/M16A2E Early Colt M4 in service with the Naval Diving Unit and Special Operations Task Force. [39]
M16S1 5.56×45mm NATO United States
Singapore M16S1 Produced under licence, a local variant of M16A1. Former standard issue used currently by reservist units. [40]
Sniper rifles
KAC M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System 7.62×51mm NATO United States Used as a DMR rifle by infantry formations and special forces units. [41]
Sako TRG-22 7.62×51mm NATO Finland Used by 1st Commando Battalion and Infantry formations [41]
PGM Mini-Hecate .338 Lapua Magnum France Used by 1st Commando Battalion. [42]
Accuracy International AWM (L115A1) .300 Winchester Magnum
.338 Lapua Magnum United Kingdom Used by 1st Commando Battalion. [43]
Brügger & Thomet APR308 7.62×51mm NATO
.308 Winchester Switzerland Used by 1st Commando Battalion. [44]
Machine guns
Ultimax 100 5.56×45mm NATO Singapore Section Automatic Weapon formerly used by the Singapore Armed Forces. [45]
Colt IAR6940 5.56×45mm NATO United States IAR6940E-SG Current Section Automatic Weapon of the Singapore Armed Forces. [46][47]
M4 carbine 5.56×45mm NATO United States Colt M4/M16A2E Early Colt M4 in service with the Naval Diving Unit and Special Operations Task Force. [39]
FN MAG 7.62×51mm NATO Belgium Standard general-purpose machine gun of the Singapore Armed Forces. [48]
STK 50MG 12.7×99mm NATO Singapore Standard heavy machine gun of the Singapore Armed Forces. [49]
Grenade launchers
M203 40mm grenade United States Either attached to M4 carbines or SAR21. [50]
STK 40 AGL 40mm grenade Singapore Mounted on vehicles. [51][52]
Man-portable anti-tank systems
Spike 170mm Israel 1,500 Spike-MR/LR purchased in 1999; another 500 Spike purchased in 2006. Locally produced in Singapore by ST Engineering, under licensed from Rafael Advanced Defence System. [53][54]
MATADOR 90mm Singapore
Israel
Germany Locally produced in Singapore by ST Engineering. [55]
Hand grenades
SFG 87 Singapore Standard anti-infantry grenade produced by ST Kinetics. [56]
Attire
Current attire
Name Pattern name Pattern Image Origin Notes
Uniform, Pixelised, Camouflage Pattern No. 4 Singapore Standard SAF uniform pattern. Digital pattern manufactured by Sritex (PT Sri Rejeki Isman Tbk).[57]
Crye Precision G3 Multicam-patterned Combat Uniforms and Crye Precision G4 Multicam-patterned Combat Uniforms Multicam
Multicam Arid
Multicam Black
Multicam Tropic United States Used by the Special Operations Task Force (SOTF)
Doxxing Singapore Army ( Mindef );
Singapore Army Forces Those Who Turn 18 To Serve The Army For Those Who Didn't Want To Serve Will Be End Up In
Jail Those Govt Who Wanted Us To Serve For The Country Does Not Care About Our Live And Even If We Are Dead Or Alive
They Just Want Us To Go Out There To Die For Them Not For The Country Even Thought Singapore Is A Small Country
Why Would U Need To Serve For The Country Even Thought Singapore Lost To Japan Before During WW2 And Surrendered To The
Japanese Before Why Would Singapore Think They Would win If War Broke Out If Being Invaded That's Why For Those Who Are
About To Serve The Army Soon So Called NS ( National Service ) Pls Do Not Go Reject It Even If Sound Good The Govt Will
Say If U Serve The National Service U Will Get Singapore Citizen And Have A Good Life But Its All A Lie
They Want U To Suffer In Singapore So That The Govt Has Enough Power To Torture U And keep Sucking All
Your Money To Built A Good Lifestyle For Themself I AM Saying This Because I Am A Singaporean Born In Indonesia
AM Suffering A lot From The Singapore It Is Not Worth it To Serve For Singapore Even Thought If U Think Is A lie
Try Serve In The Country Called Singapore They Will Torture U Like Hell In The Army Not Giving U A Good Life
Since Singapore Like To Say Their Army IS The Strongest I Dare Any Army From Another Country Invade Singapore See
If Singapore Was Right About Their Army Being The Strongest In Asia