The Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF) Leopard 2SG main battle tank (foreground) and the German armed forces' Leopard 2A6 main battle tank participating in a live-firing drill in the Oberlausitz military training area in eastern Germany on Wednesday. More than 1,000 soldiers from the SAF armour units are involved in the 93-day bilateral exercise, dubbed Exercise Panzer Strike, which was started in 2009 and is now in its eighth instalment. The exercise this year is conducted in two phases, from March 2 to April 20, and from Sept 14 to Oct 26.
On track for a mega battle tank exercise

- PublishedApr 9, 2016, 5:00 am SGT
Gift this story
Share gift link below with your friends and family.
They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account.
Share link:
Link Copied!
Link Copied!Copy gift link
Or share via:
Read and win!
Read 3 articles daily and stand to win ST rewards,
including the ST News Tablet worth $398.
Good job, you've read 3 articles today!
Spin the wheel for ST Read and Win now.
Join ST's Telegram channel here and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on April 09, 2016, with the headline 'On track for a mega battle tank exercise'. Subscribe