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Digital and Intelligence Service

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Community created in April 2012, Defence Cyber Organisation in March 2017, SAF C4 Command in November 2017, and the Cybersecurity Task Force in December 2020. The DIS will consolidate these organisations under one service branch dedicated to psychological defence, tackling
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The DIS is made up of the Digital Ops-Tech Centre and 4 commands: the Joint Intelligence Command, SAF C4 Command/Cybersecurity Task Force, Digital Defence Command and DIS Training Command. The DIS Training Command will be inaugurated in 2023.
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The SAF C4 Command/Cybersecurity Task Force secures and handles the SAF's Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) capabilities. It is the amalgamation of the C4 Operations Group (C4OG) and Cyber Defence Group (CDG).
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The Digital Defence Command consists of the Electronic Protection Group (EPG) and Psychological Defence Group (PDG), which assist the SAF in electronic protection and psychological defence respectively.
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The Digital Ops-Tech Centre is the heart of the SAF's digital expertise. It partners with various governmental agencies, academic institutes and industry specialists to develop the DIS' digital domain.
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The Joint Intelligence Command delivers intelligence support for the SAF. It is the amalgamation of the Imagery Support Group (ISG) and Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Group (CTIG).
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to create an education scheme to train digital specialists. The service length of DIS personnel will be four years, which is twice the length of
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of its military personnel. It was established on 28 October 2022, in response to the increased number of attacks by
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and the first Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service, Brigadier-General Lee Yi-Jin, was sworn into command.
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The DIS Training Command facilitates the training of DIS personnel. The command will be established in 2023.
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The No. 1 ceremonial uniform of the DIS consists of a white top, grey trousers and a grey beret.
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during the Budget 2022 debate. In his speech, Ng highlighted the increase in attacks by
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The SAF plans to encourage male members to join the DIS, and is working with
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Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service/Director Military Intelligence
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to justify the necessity of a dedicated service branch to deal with
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DIS was first announced on 2 March 2022 by Minister for Defence
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MG Lee Yi-Jin, Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service
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Digital warfare branch of the Singapore Armed Forces
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Index

SAF C4 Command/Cybersecurity Task Force
Malay
Chinese
Tamil
Crest of the Digital and Intelligence Service
Singapore
Cyber force
Hybrid warfare
Singapore Armed Forces
Official website
President of Singapore
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Minister for Defence
Ng Eng Hen
Chief of Defence Force
VADM
Aaron Beng
digital
service branch
Singapore Armed Forces
military intelligence
building up
digital defence
psychological defence
non-state actors
Russo-Ukrainian cyberwarfare
Ng Eng Hen
non-state actors
Russo-Ukrainian cyberwarfare
hybrid warfare

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