Exercise Bersama Lima 2024

More than 2,000 military personnel from Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom participated in Exercise Bersama Lima 2024 (XBL24), a Five Power Defence Arrangements exercise.

Held from 1 to 18 Oct, XBL24 is hosted in Singapore and led by the Republic of Singapore Navy. It involves 38 aircraft, five ships, four ground-based air defence systems, more than 250 ground troops, and four dive teams.

Participating in the exercise for the first time are fifth-generation fighter aircraft such as the six F-35As from Australia and a P-8A maritime patrol aircraft from New Zealand.