Also making their debuts at NDP 2023: SPF’s Tactical Strike Vehicle – unveiled in May – and SCDF’s 6th Generation Light Fire Attack Vehicle – launched last year.
The TSV’s main driver, Sergeant Syed Ameen Hussain, said that he was proud to be part of the momentous occasion even with a gruelling training schedule. Rehearsals have been usually held on weekends, coinciding with most of his days off.
“The challenge … is for me to maintain my family time, my social time, together with my rehearsal time, because most of the time, I wouldn’t really have much time for myself. After I do my rehearsals I still need to carry on with my shift,” the 28-year-old said.
For Sergeant Andy Koh Soo Tze, vehicle commander for the 6th Generation Light Fire Attack Vehicle, manoeuvring the vehicle in a parade setting presented its own unique difficulties.
“The biggest challenge that my crew and I face is definitely to ensure that we are moving off and parked at a precise and a synchronised position,” the 23-year-old said.
“So with that, my crew and I are constantly communicating, taking various landmarks as our guide, so that when we stop at the showbox, we are in a synchronised and designated location.”