August 26, 2025
SINGAPORE – A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) aircraft delivered close to 15 tonnes of medical and food supplies to Gaza as part of an airdrop operation from Aug 12 to 25.
The Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) second such airdrop was conducted with foreign air forces. It included supplies that made up Singapore’s ninth tranche of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
In a statement on Aug 25, the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) said that an RSAF C-130 transport aircraft delivered 14.9 tonnes of humanitarian supplies as part of the mission.
The crew have since returned safely from Jordan.
They were supported by the Singapore Army’s 3rd SAF Transport Battalion and SAF defence partners.
Singapore’s humanitarian aid included medical supplies from the Ministry of Health, and food supplies from non-governmental organisations (NGOs) such as Humanity Matters, Caritas Humanitarian Aid and Relief Initiatives Singapore, Mercy Relief, and Rahmatan Lil Alamin Foundation.
The Changi Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Coordination Centre consolidated the relief aid.
RSAF completed its first humanitarian airdrop to deliver emergency supplies to people in the war-stricken Palestinian enclave on March 20, 2024.
Singapore’s Chief of Air Force, Major-General Kelvin Fan, said the outcome was “a testament” to “our operational readiness and ability” to conduct operations on short notice.
He thanked the servicemen and women, defence partners and NGOs for their help and support.