Drones, 5G battlefield comms take centre stage at Ex Wallaby
Exercise Wallaby in Australia is serving as a testing ground for the Singapore Armed Forces to integrate 5G communications, drones, and counter-UAS systems. The exercise aims to validate new concepts for the Next Generation Infantry Battalions.
Why it matters
The integration of digital and unmanned systems reflects the modernization of military forces to address evolving threats in contemporary warfare.
Listen Summarise Exercise Wallaby in Australia is the SAF’s largest overseas drill, with 6,000 soldiers testing 5G battlefield links, drone use, and counter-UAS systems. 5SIR will trial attack-capable drones, and this will be the first year that full-time national servicemen will carry out live firing at Shoalwater Bay’s Urban Operations Live-Fire Facilities. Commanders said drones and cyber tools are changing warfare, and the SAF is using the exercise to test new ideas for the Next Generation Infantry Battalions and future defence plans. AI generated
ROCKHAMPTON – Some 6,000 Singapore soldiers and 1,200 platforms are being put through their paces at Exercise Wallaby, the Republic’s largest unilateral overseas military drill.
The annual exercise sees SAF validate the resilience of its battlefield connectivity through its 5G-enabled aerial communications node while dealing with drone threats via its counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS).
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