Republic of Singapore Navy
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The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) is the maritime service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for defending the country against any seaborne threats and as a guarantor of its sea lines of communications. The RSN traces its origins to the Royal Navy when Singapore was still a crown colony of the British Empire. The service was formally established in 1967, two years after its independence from Malaysia in 1965, and had undergone a substantial modernisation ever since – which has led them into becoming the most powerful navy in Southeast Asia.
HMS Laburnum served in the SSRNVR until she was scuttled during the fall of Singapore in World War II.
RSS Panglima, first ship of the RSN, underway in 1988 as a training ship; she was decommissioned in 1991.
Model of a Swift-class coastal patrol craft
RSS Endurance berthed at Pearl Harbor while en route to Fleet Week 2000 in New York City; she was the first RSN ship to circumnavigate the globe.
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is the aerial service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for controlling and defending the airspace of the country, and providing air support to the Army and Navy. It was established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC) before renaming to its current name in 1975.
An F-5S of 144 Sqn preparing for take-off.
An F-16C of 140 Sqn.
Demonstration of a M-113A2 Ultra Mechanised Igla IFU on deployment, visible in the background is an I-HAWK SAM launcher.
Exercise Forging Sabre 2009, an RSAF's IAI Searcher II UAV parked inside the hangar of Henry Post Army Airfield, United States.