Exercise Wallaby 2026: SAF debuts live-firing drills, tests new battlefield technology in largest overseas exercise
ROCKHAMPTON, Australia — The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is conducting its largest overseas unilateral exercise to date, involving about 6,000 personnel and 1,200 platforms in Queensland, Australia.The 36th edition of Exercise Wallaby runs from Sept 6 to Nov 2 at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA), which is about five times the size of Singapore.The exercise brings together the Singapore Army, Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and Digital and Intelligence Service (DIS), alongside engineers and technologists from the Defence Technology Community (DTC).Speaking at a media briefing on Thursday (Oct 22), Exercise Wallaby Frame 3 director and Commander of the 3rd Singapore Infantry Brigade Colonel Joshua Goh said the training area offers opportunities that cannot be replicated in Singapore.Its vast terrain allows soldiers to operate over longer distances, while its airspace and facilities support integrated training across services."Wallaby affords us that space," he said, adding that the SAF needs to explore new capabilities and develop new fighting concepts as modern warfare evolves.