China-Singapore Joint Military Exercise

The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) & The People's Liberation Army of China are participating in a counter-terrorism training exercise from Thursday to Nov 26.

This is the second time the training exercise between the two countries has taken place.

About 60 personnel from each side are taking part in Cooperation 2010, which focuses on counter-terrorism security operations for major international events.

The nine-day exercise consists of seminars, planning exercises and response drills.

Speaking at the opening ceremony on Friday, Brig-Gen Teo Jing Siong from the SAF said: 'Singapore welcomes China's continued defence exchanges and interactions with our region at the bilateral and multilateral levels, which would help foster cooperation and better understanding between regional militaries.'

Singapore gets first upgraded C-130

The first modernised C-130B Hercules has been returned to the Republic of Singapore Air Force
The first modernised C-130B Hercules for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSiAF) has been returned to front-line service by contractor ST Aerospace. The upgrade is intended to provide an additional 20 years of service life for the RSiAF fleet.

The first of ten aircraft to be upgraded, the modernised C-130 has a new avionics suite that is Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) compliant and a ‘glass’ cockpit. The RSiAF operates four C-130Bs, five C-130Hs and a single KC-130H, all of which will be put through the modernisation process over the next seven years. The C-130Bs will also be upgraded with an Auxiliary Power Unit and Environmental Control System (APU/ECS) to provide commonality with the C130H.  
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