Singapore armed forces joins multilateral exercise involving 13 countries for the first time

SAF personnel during the field training phase of Exercise Super Garuda Shield, held in Indonesia from Aug 1 to Aug 14, 2022. - MINDEF

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The Singapore Armed Forces has, for the first time, taken part in a multilateral exercise involving assets and personnel from 13 countries, said the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) on Monday (Aug 15).

Held in Indonesia from Aug 1 to Aug 14, the inaugural exercise was named Exercise Super Garuda Shield to reflect its expanded scope, with many countries participating or observing for the first time, Mindef added in its statement.