NDP 2025: Flag flypast in the heartlands; special SG60 aerial displays at Padang and Marina Bay area
Into its sixth year, the Fly Our Flag segment will feature two CH-47 heavy lift helicopters, each escorted by two AH-64D Apache attack helicopters, carrying the state flag across the island from 5.30pm to 6.20pm.
There will be two routes, the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said on Thursday (Jul 10).
The western route will include locations such as Bukit Batok, Woodlands, Choa Chu Kang, Jurong and West Coast.
The eastern route will comprise areas such as Seletar, Sengkang, Punggol, Pasir Ris, Tampines, Bedok and East Coast.
AERIAL DISPLAYS AT PADANG AND MARINA BAY AREA
As part of the pre-parade segment this year, the Red Lions and naval divers will be transported over the Padang and Marina Bay respectively before their descent for the inaugural Jump of Unity.
During the parade and ceremony segment, there will also be a series of aerial displays to demonstrate the Singapore Armed Forces' capabilities in commemoration of SG60, MINDEF said.
Two special aerial displays will be showcased, it added.
Firstly, six F-15SG fighters will conduct an SG60 tribute in a delta formation, with the outer wingmen turning outwards before transiting into full afterburner climbs to symbolise continued peace and prosperity for the nation.
The remaining four F-15SG fighters will continue to fly through in a diamond formation.
Secondly, four F-16 fighters will execute a diamond cross turn, with the left and right wingmen breaking to the left and right respectively, followed by lead aircraft breaking to the left and the final aircraft breaking to the right.
There will also be a state flag flypast across the Padang during the national anthem, and an enhanced salute to the nation during the parade and ceremony segment.
The enhanced salute will see six F-15SG fighters executing an enhanced bomb burst manoeuvre with afterburners in a delta formation. This will be followed by four F-16 fighters flying through in a diamond formation to signify Singapore's diamond jubilee over the Padang after the national anthem.
The mobile column will also integrate with an aerial flypast comprising 22 aircrafts in four formations over the Padang for the first time at a National Day celebration, MINDEF said.
The first formation will be a multi axis flypast where six F-15SG fighters will approach the Padang from two opposite directions and flying past each other before going into full afterburner climbs.
Next, a Jet Formation Flypast consisting of one A330 multi-role tanker transport, four F-16 fighters and one G550-airborne early warning aircraft will ingress from the west.
The third formation will be a helicopter formation flypast, consisting of one S-70B Seahawk, two AH-64D Apache attack helicopters, two H225M medium lift helicopters and one CH-47 heavy lift helicopter, that will ingress from the south.
Lastly, a transport formation flypast consisting of two C-130 Hercules aircraft and two Fokker-50 transport aircraft will ingress from the east to showcase the assets used in humanitarian assistance and peace support operations.
'These four flypast formations will be integrated with different land vehicle packets during the 'Defending Our Nation' and 'Our Strength in Action' segments of the Mobile Column, which will also include one ASTER 30, two SPYDER and two MPSTAR from the RSAF's ground-based air defence systems,' MINDEF said.
FLYPAST IN THE HEARTLANDS
On Aug 10, there will also be a fighter jet flypast over the heartlands from 6pm to 6.30pm.
Four F-16s will conduct a Fighter Island Flypast in a diamond formation through the heartlands of Singapore.
'Each loop will be flown twice to allow Singaporeans to have time to enjoy the flypast,' MINDEF said.
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