U.S. and Singapore Sign Defense Innovation Cooperation Memorandum of Understanding

Published on June 3, 2024

DIU Singapore MOU

The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the United States (U.S.) Department of Defense (DoD) signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Defense Innovation Cooperation during a bilateral meeting with Singaporean Minister for Defence Dr. Ng Eng Hen and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue 2024 (SLD24). The MoU was signed by Tan Peng Yam, MINDEF’s Chief Defence Scientist, and Douglas A. Beck, Director of DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense.

Link to the article: https://www.diu.mil/latest/u-s-and-singapore-sign-defense-innovation-cooperation-memorandum-of

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