Army Intelligence is the

intelligence Intelligence has been defined in many ways: the capacity for abstraction, logic, understanding, self-awareness, learning, emotional knowledge, reasoning, planning, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. More generally, it can be des ...

formation of the Singapore Army responsible for

reconnaissance In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, terrain, and other activities. Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops (skirmisher ...

, surveillance and

target acquisition Target acquisition is the detection and identification of the location of a target in sufficient detail to permit the effective employment of lethal and non-lethal means. The term is used for a broad area of applications. A "target" here is an e ...

(RSTA) operations to provide the

Singapore Armed Forces The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are the military services of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the sovereignty of the country. A military component of the Ministry of Defence (MIND ...

(SAF) with information to facilitate effective decision-making by commanders. All

-trained soldiers in the Singapore Army wear the RECON tab on the left sleeves of their uniforms.

History

The Army Intelligence formation started as the Department of Military Intelligence (DMI), which was formed on 9 February 1966 at Pearl's Hill.https://www.mindef.gov.sg/web/portal/army/army-news-and-resources/army-news/story-detail/2018/august/army-int-5th-anniversary/!ut/p/z0/04_Sj9CPykssy0xPLMnMz0vMAfIjo8zizf1dnD0MTIz8LCxCDQ0CLUzMnC0DPQwMTAz1vfSj8CsAmmBU5Ovsm64fVZBYkqGbmZeWrx9hZGBooR-RWJpeWlwCpItyK4ESJbqmQAWJeXmZZalFxYlFlfoF2VGRjo6KigBQ6Ugt/ The Air Photo Unit and the School of Military Intelligence (SMI) were subsequently established in 1969. A Sensor System Wing was created in SMI in 1988 to develop intelligence sensor systems for the Singapore Army. The 1st Military Intelligence Battalion was formed in October 2004. The 10th and 11th Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence Battalions (10 C4I and 11 C4I) were formed in 2011.

Equipment

The Army Intelligence formation uses

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s such as the Veloce-15 and Parrot Anafi.

References

{{Singapore Armed Forces Military units and formations established in 1966 Formations of the Singapore Army