Singapore

  • Partnerships

    Multilateral Cobra Gold returns to Thailand with all-domain drills, humanitarian focus

    FORUM Staff More than 9,500 participants and observers from 30 nations joined forces in Thailand in February and March 2024 for exercise Cobra Gold, the largest post-pandemic edition of the annual security cooperation drills co-hosted by Thailand and the United States. Cobra Gold kicks off in Thailand in late February 2024 with opening ceremonies, live-fire and medical evacuation training, and…

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  • Across The Region

    Protecting Sea Lines of Communication

    The oceans and seas that dominate the Indo-Pacific present a challenge of immense proportions to safeguarding sovereignty and upholding freedom of navigation and commerce — an obstacle that military planners call the “tyranny of distance.” Increasingly, satellites, sensors, uncrewed aerial and surface vessels, and other technologies — combined with comprehensive information-sharing endeavors among like-minded nations — are key to bridging…

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  • Partnerships

    Indonesia, Singapore forge closer defense industry ties

    Gusty Da Costa Long-standing defense cooperation between Indonesia and Singapore is key to maintaining peace and security in the busy Malacca Strait and the wider South China Sea, officials and analysts say. Complementary capacities within the nations’ defense industries, coupled with reciprocal security needs, could usher in greater defense industry collaboration, thanks in part to recent agreements and initiatives. The…

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  • Partnerships

    Thailand, U.S. to hold annual military drills with troops from 30 nations

    Radio Free Asia Thailand and the United States will stage annual, large-scale military drills in late February 2024, with more than 10,000 troops from 30 nations expected to participate. As part of the maneuvers, Thai and U.S. personnel will salvage the Royal Thai Navy corvette HTMS Sukhothai, which sank during a storm in the Gulf of Thailand in December 2022,…

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  • Partnerships

    Singapore-Thailand defense partnership crucial to Indo-Pacific security

    Tom Abke Formed over decades and evolving with the security environment in the Indo-Pacific, the defense partnership between Singapore and Thailand is among the region’s most robust and far-reaching, including joint efforts to secure the vital shipping lanes of the Malacca and Singapore straits, and regular military exercises. “It’s with only a handful of key foreign counterparts that the SAF…

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  • Global Commons

    Nations consider trade route alternatives as Malacca Strait nears capacity

    FORUM Staff Minutes after midnight on July 11, 2021, the bulk carrier MV Galapagos and the container ship Zephyr Lumos collided as the behemoths transited the Malacca Strait off the coast of southern Malaysia. The enveloping darkness of sea and sky would have been pierced by the stream of navigation lights from some of the more than 250 vessels that…

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  • Conflicts - Tensions

    Largest Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium enhances competitive advantages for partners

    Tech. Sgt. Nick Wilson/U.S. Pacific Air Forces Committed to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, air chiefs and senior enlisted leaders convened for the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2023 (PACS 23) at the United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) headquarters at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, from November 13-16. The symposium fosters regional security, stability, interoperability, leadership development and knowledge exchanges,…

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  • Free and Open Indo-Pacific/FOIP

    ‘Malacca Dilemma’ a major security challenge for PRC

    FORUM Staff Reliable alliance and partner networks around the Malacca Strait, one of the world’s busiest shipping passages, would present economic and security challenges for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the event of a naval blockade. Ships ferry 90% of Chinese trade and much of it — especially oil and natural gas — travels through the strategically critical,…

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  • Conflicts - Tensions

    Defense procurements surge as tensions rise

    FORUM Staff Regional threats and Russia-Ukraine war repercussions have led some Indo-Pacific states to dramatically boost their defense capabilities. Australia, Japan and Singapore are among nations amping up security measures to encourage diplomacy, project deterrence and prepare for potential conflict in an increasingly tense environment. Provocative actions by North Korea, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia are motivating…

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  • Partnerships

    Singapore-Vietnam defense cooperation flourishing after 50 years

    Tom Abke Defense cooperation between Singapore and Vietnam has made remarkable progress in recent years, demonstrating their enduring partnership and solidifying their mutual trust and commitment to regional stability, according to officials. The Southeast Asian nations are commemorating 50 years of diplomatic ties and a decadelong strategic partnership. At an early August 2023 news conference marking the 50-year milestone, Singapore’s…

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