Report by Rachael Lim
Photos by Chai Sian Liang
Upon the call to fire, the Singapore Light-Weight Howitzer (SLWH), Pegasus, operated by Operationally Ready National Servicemen (NSmen) from the 285th Battalion, Singapore Artillery (285 SA), emitted a powerful boom that reverberated through Waiouru Training Area (WTA), New Zealand, where Exercise Thunder Warrior 2012 was held.
This live-firing exercise was part of 285 SA's preparation for their Field Artillery Training Evaluation Programme (FATEP), an assessment tool that determines how well the artillery unit performs in a simulated mission, and was witnessed by Permanent Secretary (Defence Development) Dr Tan Kim Siew when he visited Ex Thunder Warrior on 13 Jan.
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