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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | |||
| 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. | |
| 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 | |||||
| Bionix AVLB | | unknown | ||||
| M3G | | Amphibious bridging vehicle | | unknown | ||
Aircraft
| Aircraft | Image | Versions | Type | Origin | Quantity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unmanned aerial vehicle | ||||||
| Skyblade Mini-UAVs | UAV | |
unknown | |||
Weapons
Firearms
| Model | Image | Type | Calibre | Origin | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | | ||
| PP-2000 | | Submachine gun | 9×19mm Parabellum | | ||
| Assault rifles | ||||||
| SAR 21 | | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | | ||
| 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 | | ||
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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