SINGAPORE: Enhancements are being made to the Bionix Infantry Fighting vehicle as part of a slew of measures to strengthen the Singapore Army’s safety management…
SINGAPORE: Enhancements are being made to the Bionix Infantry Fighting vehicle as part of a slew of measures to strengthen the Singapore Army’s safety management in training, said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen in a ministerial statement to Parliament on Monday (Feb 11).
This come after a Committee of Inquiry’s investigation into Corporal First Class (CFC) Liu Kai’s death in a training accident last November.
Following the COI’s findings and the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) own internal review, several measures will be put into place including conducting safety table top exercises before the start of all high risk non-live firing exercises and having more experienced regular trainers on the ground, Dr Ng said.
CFC Liu, 22, died on Nov 3 last year, after a Bionix vehicle that was moving away from simulated enemy fire reversed into the Land Rover the full-time national serviceman was driving.
This will allow rear guides in the vehicle to sound the alarm in the event of an intercom failure, he added.
The e-horn produces an audible sound within and outside the vehicle when pressed and its alert mandates the operator to stop the vehicle immediately.
