OUR DEFENCE IS OUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY. Celebrating 50 years of national service.

"We cannot change the fact that we are a small country, but today, after 50 years of NS, we have built an SAF capable of defending Singapore," Defence Minister Dr Ng Eng Hen said.

"From time to time, relations with other countries may not be completely smooth, but our relations with big powers like the US, China and India are fundementally sound and healthy," he said.

"The responsibility to defend Singapore ultimately rests on Singaporeans, and Singaporeans alone,” he added.