As 2024 heralds in the Year of the Dragon, for the first time at the Singapore Airshow, there will be a China Pavilion consisting of about 30 Chinese aviation enterprises (SMEs), showcasing their technologies and services. One of the leading dragons of the Chinese presence this year is United Aircraft Group, founded in 2012 and […]
Author: Gary Ng
Exciting Eight
In the blink of an eye, it has been more than a year and a half since Singapore emerged out of the Covid shadow. It has also been a busy year for the MAphotoSG team as we return back to our normality of covering and photographing events. The French Armed Forces presence in Asia Pacific […]
RSAF55 Open House – Preview
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) celebrates its 55th anniversary this year, and it is opening Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) doors to the public from 9-10 September for RSAF55 Open House (RSAF55OH), seven years after the last physical event in 2016. RSAF55OH is a free public event, and will be from 9am to […]
PÉGASE 2023
On 25 June, Pégase 2023 was launched by the French Air and Space Force (French: Armée de l’air et de l’espace) from France, with a contingent comprising of ten Dassault Rafale B/Cs, five Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport) Phénix and four Airbus A400M Atlas, along with 320 personnel and 55 tons of cargo. […]
Lorraine in Singapore
On 13 May 2023, the soon-to-be-commissioned Multi-Mission Frigate (FREMM DA; French: Frégate Européenne Multimissions de Défense Aérienne) Lorraine berthed at Changi Naval Base as part of a scheduled stop on its four-month long-term deployment (DLD; French: Déploiement de Longue Durée) which began on 8 April. The deployment is designed to test the robustness of its […]
Seventh Heaven
It has been a hot minute since we were dealing with COVID-19 situation safety measures and tracking processes, but since April 2022, the situation has vastly turnaround and we are well on our way to an almost pre-COVID normal semblance of daily life. The MAphotoSG team has also had to re-adjust some of the activities […]
Army Open House 2022 – Part One: AOH22@F1 Pit Building
Commemorating the 55th anniversary of National Service, the Army Open House 2022 (AOH22) once again returned back to the F1 Pit Building from 28-30 May – the third edition at the venue since 2012. With the theme “Generations of Strength”, the exhibits displayed the various assets and capabilities of the Singapore Army, and the evolution […]
Army Open House 2022 – Preview
UPDATE All tickets for AOH22@F1 Pit Building and AOH22@Heartlands have been fully taken up, but do check out the AOH22 Virtual Exhibition from now till 12 June 2022 at https://go.gov.sg/aoh22 The Army Open House (AOH) will be returning back to the F1 Pit for its third edition since 2007, from the 28-30 May 2022. Celebrating […]