Singapore Army unveils new artillery, precision-strike systems

An image released by the Singapore Army's 6th Singapore Division, shows the service's next generation howitzer (fifth vehicle from the right) and the precision land shooter (fifth vehicle from the left). (The Singapore Army)

The Singapore Army has unveiled two previously undisclosed weapons: a next-generation automated artillery system and a new precision-strike capability.

The systems were revealed in images released on social media on 2 October to mark the 50th anniversary of the Singapore Army's 6th Division.

The images show a new self-propelled howitzer and a soft-skin truck-mounted missile system alongside other known platforms, including the Leopard 2SG tank and the High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).

The self-propelled howitzer appears to comprise a 155 mm artillery weapon mounted on a wheeled military truck chassis with a protected cab. The system closely resembles the SIGMA automated self-propelled howitzer developed by Israeli company Elbit Systems.

The missile system appears to be based on a launcher pack containing multiple canisters. Its external appearance resembles launchers associated with Rafael's Spike non-line-of-sight (NLOS) missile family.

The Singapore Army did not identify either system in the images.

In response to questions from Janes , Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) confirmed the roles of both systems on 4 October, but did not disclose their manufacturers or technical specifications.

MINDEF described the self-propelled howitzer as a “truck mounted gun [that] is fully automated and will be the [Singapore] Army's next generation howitzer”.

“It will be progressively introduced into service and replace the SSPH Primus and FH-2000,” MINDEF said, referring to legacy artillery systems produced by ST Engineering.