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 […]
RSAF Day Parade 2018
On the morning of 1 September, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)’s 50th Anniversary celebrations culminated in a grand RSAF Day Golden Jubilee Parade, held at Tengah Air Base. With the theme “Honouring the Past, Celebrating the Present and Inspiring the Future”, the parade featured contingents from the various commands, a 10-vehicle mobile column, […]
RSAF50@Marina Barrage
PHOTO FEATURE | 50 IMAGES This year marks the Golden Jubilee of the Republic of Singapore Air Force. The RSAF has came a long way over these 50 years, from when Singapore started with almost no air defence capability in 1968. Today, the RSAF have built a formidable air force that is not only capable […]
RSAF’s A330 MRTT Arrives Home
The Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport), serial 761 in the special RSAF50 livery, departed Madrid in the early hours of this morning with callsign SINGA18. Our team tracked its flight on Flightradar24 till it’s landing at Changi in Singapore at around 1640, basked in the beautiful late afternoon sunshine. […]
RSAF50@Marina Barrage Preview
On the morning of 7 Aug, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) held a preview of the RSAF50@Marina Barrage aerial display, which will take place on the weekend of 11-12 August 2018. The event was graced by the Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen, along with Senior Minister of State for Defence Dr […]