Equipment of the Singaporean Army
The Equipment of the Singapore Army can be subdivided into: infantry weapons, vehicles, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and radars.
Ground vehicles
Vehicle | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes | |
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Tanks | ||||||
Leopard 2SG | | Main battle tank | ![]() | 196[1] | Armed with 120 mm Rheinmetall L44 main gun. Includes 30 spare tanks, excludes 10 Bergepanzer-3 Büffel ARVs.[2] | |
Armoured vehicle | ||||||
Bionix II | ![]() | Infantry fighting vehicle | ![]() | 200[1] | Armed with 30 mm Bushmaster II chain gun/new armour. | |
Bionix 25 | Infantry fighting vehicle | ![]() | 200[1] | Armed with 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun. | ||
Bionix 40/50 | Infantry fighting vehicle | ![]() | 300[1] | Armed with CIS 40 AGL and CIS 50MG. | ||
Terrex AV-81 | | Armoured combat vehicle | ![]() | 135[1] | ||
M113A2 Ultra IFV | ![]() | Armoured personnel carrier | ![]() ![]() | 950[1] | Originally an M113A1, upgraded to A2 standard. Armed with CIS 40 AGL and CIS 50MG. | |
M113A2 ULTRA OWS | Armoured personnel carrier | ![]() ![]() | 50[1] | Armed with 25 mm M242 Bushmaster chain gun. | ||
Bronco ATTC | | Amphibious armoured vehicle | ![]() | 400[1] | Armed with General-purpose machine gun (GPMG)/120 mm super-rapid mortar. | |
Bandvagn 206 | ![]() | Armoured all-terrain carrier | ![]() | 300[1] | Armed with GPMG. | |
Cadillac Gage V-100/150/200 | Armoured personnel carrier | ![]() | 270[1] | |||
Light Strike (Spider) | ![]() | Light strike vehicle | ![]() | unknown | Armed with GPMG and Spike missile. | |
MaxxPro Dash MRAP | Armoured personnel carrier | ![]() ![]() | 15[1] | |||
Peacekeeper PRV | Armoured personnel carrier | ![]() | 40[1] | Local modified version of the Renault Higuard (MRAP) | ||
Artillery | ||||||
HIMARS | ![]() | Rocket artillery | ![]() | 246[1] | 18 launchers with 41 GMLRS Pod.[1] | |
25 pounder Mk II | ![]() | Gun-howitzer | ![]() | 12[1] | Used in ceremonial/gun salute. | |
FH-2000 | ![]() | Towed howitzer | ![]() | 72[1] | 155 mm/L52 towed howitzer. | |
SSPH-1 | ![]() | Self-propelled artillery | ![]() | 48[1] | 155 mm/L39 self-propelled howitzer. Excluding 2× command post and 4× recovery vehicle. | |
SLWH Pegasus | ![]() | Towed howitzer | ![]() | 54[1] | 155 mm/L39 Heli-portable lightweight howitzer. | |
Utility | ||||||
FV180 Tractor | ![]() | Armoured combat engineering vehicle | ![]() | 36[1] | ||
M60 AVLB | ![]() | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | ![]() | 12[1] | ||
M728 | ![]() | Armoured combat engineering vehicle | ![]() | 8[1] | 165 mm demolition gun.
Phased out | |
Bionix AFV (Trailblazer) | ![]() | Armoured combat engineering vehicle | ![]() | unknown | Counter-land mine vehicle. | |
Aardvark JSFU | Demining vehicle | ![]() | unknown | Used for demining process. | ||
Panzerschnellbrücke 2 Leguan | Armoured vehicle-launched bridge | ![]() | 10[1] | |||
MAN (8x8) | Bridge laying system | ![]() | unknown | |||
Foldable Longspan Bridge (FLB) | Longspan bridge | unknown | ||||
Projected Line Charge (PLC) | unknown | |||||
M3G | ![]() | Amphibious bridging vehicle | ![]() | unknown | ||
Bionix AVLB | ![]() | unknown | ||||
High Mobility Cargo Transporter | heavy-lift logisticial support vehicle | ![]() | unknown |
Aircraft
Aircraft | Image | Versions | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
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Unmanned aerial vehicle | ||||||
Skyblade Mini-UAVs | UAV | ![]() |
unknown |
Weapons
Firearms
Model | Image | Type | Calibre | Origin | Notes | |
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Pistols | ||||||
SIG Sauer P226 | | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | ![]() ![]() | ||
FN Five-seven | ![]() | Semi-automatic pistol | FN 5.7×28mm | ![]() | ||
Submachine guns | ||||||
MP5 | ![]() | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | ![]() | ||
FN P90 | ![]() | Submachine gun | FN 5.7×28mm | ![]() | ||
Assault rifles | ||||||
SAR 21 | ![]() | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() | Standard rifle | |
M16S1 | ![]() | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() ![]() | Produced under licence with a local variant of M16S1 from M16A1. Standard issue.[3] | |
CAR-15 | ![]() | Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() | ||
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle | ![]() | Carbine | 7.62×51mm NATO | ![]() ![]() | ||
Sniper rifles | ||||||
PGM Mini-Hecate | ![]() | Sniper rifle | .338 Lapua Magnum | ![]() | Used by Singapore Armed Forces Commando Formation. | |
Heckler & Koch PSG1 | ![]() | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | ![]() | ||
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare (L96A1) | ![]() | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO .308 Winchester | ![]() | ||
Accuracy International AWM (L115A1) | ![]() | Sniper rifle | .300 Winchester Magnum .338 Lapua Magnum | ![]() | ||
Steyr SSG 69 | ![]() | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO .243 Winchester | ![]() | ||
Brügger & Thomet APR308 | ![]() | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO .308 Winchester | ![]() | ||
M110 | ![]() | Sniper rifle Designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm NATO | ![]() | ||
Accuracy International Arctic Warfare (AX50) | Sniper rifle | .50 BMG | ![]() | |||
Machine guns | ||||||
Ultimax 100 | ![]() | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm NATO | ![]() | ||
FN MAG | ![]() | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | ![]() | ||
CIS 50MG | ![]() | Heavy machine gun | 12.7×99mm NATO | ![]() | ||
Grenade-based weapons | ||||||
SAR-21 | Grenade launcher | ![]() | ||||
M203 | ![]() | Grenade launcher | 40mm grenade | ![]() | ||
Mortars | ||||||
Soltam M-66 | ![]() | Mortar | 160mm mortar | ![]() | ||
Soltam M-65 | ![]() | Mortar | 120mm mortar | ![]() | ||
Portable anti-materiel weapons | ||||||
Spike | ![]() | Guided anti-tank missile | 170mm mortar | ![]() | ||
MATADOR | ![]() | Anti-armour | 90mm anti-armour | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Radars
Model | Image | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes | |
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Radars | ||||||
AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder | ![]() | Mobile radar system | ![]() | 4[1] | ||
AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder | | Mobile radar system | ![]() | 3[1] | ||
ARTHUR | ![]() | Passive electronically scanned array | ![]() ![]() | 3[1] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 "SIPRI arms transfer database". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ "The Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank: More Bite and Firepower for Our Armour". Ministry of Defence, Singapore. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ↑ "ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet 2002". Ministry of Defence, Singapore. 12 September 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
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