To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the National Day Parade (NDP) Mobile Column, this year’s 54th NDP will feature this crowd favourite. 171 Vehicles and assets from the Singapore Armed Forces, Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force will be part of the 1.3 km long convoy, which takes about 15 minutes to complete […]
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Behind-the-Scenes Feature: In Control
The various air segments of the National Day Parade (NDP) are always one of the major highlights that the audience eagerly expects, and usually features the Red Lions military free fall, flypasts and air displays. With the amount of aircraft in and around the parade area, tight coordination and control of the flying assets is […]
Behind-the-Scenes Feature: The National Day Parade State Flag Flypast
As the opening notes of Singapore’s national anthem Majulah Singapura echo over the Padang, a low throbbing sound can be heard growing louder high behind the main spectator stands. By the time the first stanza is finished, the source of the sound can be seen clearly by all: a Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) […]
NDP 2019 RSAF Aerial Display Performance
At this year’s 54th National Day Parade (NDP) to be held on 9 August at the Padang, the public will have a chance to see the debut flypast of the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport). This was revealed at a media conference on 10 June at Paya Lebar […]
IMDEX Asia 2019 – Opening Ceremony
The biennial IMDEX Asia once again returns to the Changi Exhibition Centre for its 12th edition on the back of a projected rise in Asia Pacific naval budgets of 60% to US$107 billion through to 2020. 236 participating companies from 30 countries will showcase their latest technologies and products, and about 10,500 trade attendees are […]
Rotorcraft Asia & Unmanned Systems Asia 2019
From 9-11 April, the second editions of Rotorcraft Asia and Unmanned Systems Asia were held concurrently at the Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, with close to increases of 25% in exhibitors and 15% in visitors from the inaugural editions in 2017. As both manned and unmanned rotary craft systems begin to converge, especially in the […]
Rotorcraft Asia & Unmanned Systems Asia 2019 – Opening Ceremony
Following on from the success of the inaugural editions in 2017, the Rotorcraft Asia 2019 & Unmanned Systems Asia 2019 exhibitions were opened today by Mr Baey Yam Keng, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Transport, at the Changi Exhibition Centre. This year, about 100 companies from 23 countries will be showcasing their latest technologies and […]
ASEAN Summit 2018
PHOTO FEATURE | 14 IMAGES Singapore is honoured to take on the Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2018 and we hosted the 33rd ASEAN Summit in Nov 2018. While the country extended a very warm welcome to all friends, colleagues and delegates from various ASEAN countries and other notable head of states such as President Putin […]
