NDP 09 Total Defence Display

Spectators to this year's NDP 09 will be thrilled by a fast-paced and exciting Total Defence Display (TDD). Lasting about 15 minutes, TDD will be held before the parade segment.

TDD will provide a three-dimensional experience featuring actions in the air, in the bay and around the floating platform. It will provide an electrifying experience, not only for the spectators at the seating gallery, but also those around the bay area. Coupled with pyrotechnics, sound effects, videos and music, TDD will keep spectators on the edge of their seats.

TDD will showcase the operational readiness of the SAF and the Home Team in defending our homeland. It will showcase assets from the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).

Chairman TDD, Lieutenant-Colonel (LTC) Simon Lee said: “We hope that TDD will provide spectators with a thrilling and up-close experience of the capabilities on display and at the same time, shows that Singapore is vigilant and prepared to defend our homeland.”

Highlights of Total Defence Display

The TDD segment will feature the following highlights:

1. Fast-paced action-packed show that is tightly-integrated with multimedia video and pyrotechnic effects.

2. First appearance of Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank in NDP.

3. Spectators will get an up-close experience of 3rd Generation SAF soldiers with the latest operational gear, the Naval Divers from the Naval Diving Unit and Snipers from the Army.

4.The SAF's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosives Defence Group (CBRE DG), the SCDF's Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) team and the Singapore Police Force will also make their appearance at the bay.

5. Boat chase sequence jointly executed by Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) from the RSN and PK Interceptor Craft from the Police Coast Guard around the bay area.

6. A Chinook helicopter carrying divers from the Naval Diving Unit (NDU) will hover at low level, just 10 feet above the waters of Marina Bay, to drop off the divers into the water. This will bring the display to spectators around the bay area.

7. The land assets of the SAF such as the PRIMUS Self-propelled Howitzers, Bionix II Infantry Fighting Vehicles, Bronco All Terrain Tracked Carriers and the Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tank will perform operational drills.

8. Apache attack helicopters performing close air support as the finale for the TDD segment.