Team behind Safti City training facility among three defence tech award winners

Annual award recognises those that make significant tech contributions to defence

- Samuel Devaraj Correspondent

Some members of the Safti City team, (from far left) Lieutenant-Colonel Darius Kwa, Ms Jesslyn Thia, Ms Beatrice Kwan Li Min and Mr Lee Shinhan, with a model of the high-tech urban training facility. The team behind Safti City - about 15 individuals led by DSTA - were among two teams given the Defence Technology Prize in the engineering category.

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Three teams, including the one behind Singapore's latest high-tech urban training facility, were recognised on Oct 1 for their contributions to the technology front of Singapore's defence.

They received the Defence Technology Prize from Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing at an award ceremony held at the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA).

The team behind Safti City - about 15 individuals led by DSTA, with members also from the army and ST Engineering - were among two teams that picked up the award in the engineering category. Safti City is an urban training facility located in Old Choa Chu Kang Road that launched its first phase in March.

Established by the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) in 1989, the annual award recognises individuals and teams that have made significant technological contributions to Singapore's defence capabilities.

DSTA senior programme manager and team leader Beatrice Kwan Li Min, 41, said that from an engineering perspective, Safti City is one of the most unique training facilities in the world. It has a design that reflects the modern cityscape, along with training systems and instrumentation that bring the facility to life.