Ministry of Defence (Singapore)

Ministry of Defence
Agency overview
Formed11 August 1970 (1970-08-11)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionGovernment of Singapore
Headquarters303 Gombak Drive, MINDEF Building, Singapore (669645)
MottoSafeguarding Singapore's Peace
Employees282 (2024)
Annual budgetS$20.25 billion (2024)
Ministers responsible
Agency executives
  • Chan Heng Kee,
    Permanent Secretary (Defence)
    Melvyn Ong Permanent Secretary (Defence Development)
  • BG Yew Chee Leung,
    Deputy Secretary (Technology)/Future Systems and Technology Architect
  • Elaine Ng,
    Deputy Secretary (Administration)
  • Tan Peng Yam,
    Chief Defence Scientist
  • BG Choo Wei Yee, Frederick,
    Deputy Secretary (Policy)
  • COL Clarence Cai Geren,
    Defence Cyber Chief
Child agency
Websitewww.mindef.gov.sg
Agency IDT08GA0011B

The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF; Malay: Kementerian Pertahanan; Chinese: 新加坡國防部; Tamil: தற்காப்பு அமைச்சு) is a ministry under the Government of Singapore responsible for overseeing the national defence of Singapore.

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