Singapore Army reshapes its infantry brigades for drone warfare

Singapore is reorganising infantry under its Next-Generation Infantry Battalion concept, with each rifle company comprising five platoons of two six-person sections and two dedicated Steel Net drone sections. The drone teams operate Vantage Robotics Vesper surveillance aircraft and ST Engineering Artos attack drones, while mobile battlefield-management devices connect soldiers, sensors and commanders. Personnel strength and Terrex infantry-carrier numbers remain unchanged as existing roles are redistributed to support the revised organisation. The 5th Singapore Infantry Regiment trialled the complete concept during Exercise Wallaby in Australia in October 2026, combining dispersed infantry operations with organic reconnaissance and strike capabilities.