Readout of the U.S.-Singapore Mid-Term Defense Review

View Online IMMEDIATE RELEASE Readout of the U.S.-Singapore Mid-Term Defense Review April 25, 2025 Department of Defense Spokesman Lt. Col. Garron Garn, USMC, provided the following readout: John Noh, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, hosted Singapore Ministry of Defence Deputy Secretary for Policy, Frederick Choo, at the Pentagon on April 22 for the 10th U.S.-Singapore Mid-Term Defense Review. Both officials reaffirmed the strength of the bilateral defense relationship.  They noted that reciprocal access, including the access that Singapore provides to rotational U.S. forces in Singapore and the training opportunities provided to Singapore in the United States, is a key pillar of the U.S.-Singapore defense relationship. The two leaders exchanged views on the regional security environment, highlighting concerns about the worsening security environment in the South China Sea and pledging to work together to uphold a free and open Indo-Pacific.  PTDO ASD Noh also shared the Department's strategic outlook on the region. The officials discussed interest in continuing cooperation on innovative technology, defense industrial resilience, and opportunities to expand the defense partnership into the space domain. While at the Pentagon, Deputy Secretary Choo also met with Austin Dahmer, Performing the Duties of Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and Ashley Manning, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy.

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