PETALING JAYA: Bukit Aman has denied reports that F16 jets were scrambled by the Singapore air force to intercept a police helicopter that had allegedly intruded into the republic’s airspace. READ: Singapore Scrambled F-16s After Malaysian Police Helicopter Flew Over Singapore’s Pulau Tekong Island News portal The Vibes had earlier cited social
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The 1991 PUKUL HABIS, Total Wipeout
In 1991, the Malaysia and Indonesia armies staged a parachute drop just 20km from Woodlands. It was codenamed “Pukul Habis” which means total wipeout in Malay. The official military exercise name was “Malindo Darasa 3AB” – joint forces by Malaysia and Indonesia. Darasa means air, sea and land. The point of this
Exercise SEACAT 21 with United States Navy and Singapore IFC
LUMUT, 16 August-South East Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) 21 is an exercise involving the United States Navy's USS TULSA (LCS-16) and the SILVER HANA (Oil/chemical tanker) with the Information Fusion Center (IFC), Singapore. It was held from 10 to 15 August 21 around the waters of the Straits of
Malaysia and Singapore 3 Division Commanders Meet Virtually
On 4 August, Commander 3rd Singapore Division (3 Div), Brigadier-General (BG) Goh Pei Ming and General Officer-Commanding 3rd Division Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF), Major-General (MG) Dato Tengku Muhammad Fauzi bin Tengku Ibrahim held an inaugural video teleconference call with each other. Both Division Commanders were pleased to keep in touch with
Malaysia and Singapore Reaffirm Warm and Longstanding Defence Relations through Bilateral Call
1 Jun 2021 - Malaysian Senior Minister (Security Cluster) and Minister of Defence Ismail Sabri Yaakob spoke over the phone with Singapore's Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen earlier today.Dr Ng thanked Minister Ismail Sabri for his strong support for the Shangri-La Dialogue 2021 (SLD21) even though it
Malaysia’s Air Defence Artillery Group (GAPU)
The Army's Air Defence Artillery Group (GAPU) may be a small force but it plays a very large role in providing a protective umbrella to the military on the ground, important locations and strategic targets in the country. The four-regiment GAPU combines armaments such as anti-aircraft guns and five types of
Israel Aerospace Industries-Elta Boeing 737-400 Lands in Singapore’s Paya Lebar Air Base
An airliner belonging to an Israeli defence firm hovered for four hours over Singapore airspace yesterday before finally landing at the military base in Paya Lebar, in what could trigger tension between the city-state and neighbouring Muslim countries amid renewed anti-Israeli sentiments worldwide. Defence news journal Defence Security Asia reported that
Singapore and Malaysia Reaffirm Defence Relations Amidst COVID-19
VIDEO CONFERENCE CALL BETWEEN YB DATO' SRI ISMAIL SABRI BIN YAAKOB, SENIOR MINISTER OF DEFENCE MALAYSIA AND HIS EXCELLENCY DR NG ENG HEN, MINISTER FOR DEFENCE OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE YB Dato' Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob, Senior Minister of Defence Malaysia held a video conference call with His Excellency
51st FPDA Consultative Council Video Conference Meeting with Singapore’s Permanent Secretary (Defence) Chan Heng Kee
KUALA LUMPUR, June 16, 2020 - Datuk Muez bin Abd Aziz, Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence co-chaired the 51st FPDA Consultative Council (FCC) meeting through video conference today with his counterpart H.E Chan Heng Kee, Permanent Secretary (Defence) of the Ministry of Defence Singapore. Despite the on-going situation of
MAF CDF Visits Singapore 2nd People’s Defence Force
As part of his introductory visit to Singapore, Chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) General (GEN) Tan Sri Dato’ Sri Haji Affendi bin Buang visited 2nd People’s Defence Force (2PDF) at Clementi Camp, where he observed a Peace-Time Contingency Operations (PTCO) demonstration. GEN Affendi signing the guestbook with BG