| Digital and Intelligence Service | |
|---|---|
| Perkhidmatan Digital dan Perisikan (Malay) 国防数码防卫与情报军部队 (Chinese) மின்னிலக்க, உளவுத்துறைப் படை (Tamil) | |
 Crest of the Digital and Intelligence Service | |
| Founded | 28 October 2022; 3 years ago (2022-10-28) |
| Country |  Singapore |
| Type | Cyber force |
| Role | Hybrid warfare |
| Part of | Singapore Armed Forces |
| Mottos | "Defend and Dominate" |
| March | "Digital and Intelligence Service March" |
| Website | Official website |
| Commanders | |
| President of Singapore | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Minister for Defence | Chan Chun Sing[1] |
| Chief of Defence Force | VADMAaron Beng[1] |
| Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service/Director Military Intelligence | MGLee Yi-Jin[1] |
| Chief of Staff, Digital and Intelligence Staff | RADM Yong Wei Hsiung[2] |
| Chief Expert, Digital and Intelligence Service | ME6 Noh Kok Tiong[1] |
| Insignia | |
| Flag |  |
| Logo |  |
TheDigital and Intelligence Service (DIS) is thedigitalservice branch of theSingapore Armed Forces (SAF) responsible for providingmilitary intelligence to the armed forces,building up the country'sdigital defence capabilities, and protecting thepsychological defence of its military personnel. It was established on 28 October 2022, in response to the increased number of attacks bynon-state actors, and the resulting damage from theRusso-Ukrainian cyberwarfare.
DIS was first announced on 2 March 2022 by Minister for DefenceNg Eng Hen during the Budget 2022 debate. In his speech, Ng highlighted the increase in attacks bynon-state actors and resulting damage from theRusso-Ukrainian cyberwarfare to justify the necessity of a dedicated service branch to deal withhybrid warfare.[3] The DIS was compared with its closest existing equivalent abroad, Germany'sCyber and Information Domain Service, byThe Straits Times.[4]
The DIS was planned to comprise several groups within theSingapore Armed Forces (SAF) previously established to deal with such threats, which are theC4I Community created in April 2012, Defence Cyber Organisation in March 2017, SAF C4 Command in November 2017, and the Cybersecurity Task Force in December 2020.[5][6] The DIS would then consolidate these organisations under one service branch dedicated to psychological defence, tacklingdigital domain threats,cybersecurity andmilitary intelligence.[7] It was projected to be formally established at the end of 2022.[3]
On 2 August 2022,Parliament amended the Singapore Armed Forces Act andConstitution, formally placing the DIS under the SAF and granting the Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service (CDI) legal powers.[8] The DIS was formally inaugurated on 28 October 2022 at the SAFTI Military Institute. The state colours were presented by PresidentHalimah Yacob and the first Chief of Digital and Intelligence Service, Brigadier-General Lee Yi-Jin, was sworn into command.[9]
The DIS is made up of the Digital Ops-Tech Centre and 4 commands: the Joint Intelligence Command, SAF C4 Command/Cybersecurity Task Force, Digital Defence Command and DIS Training Command. The DIS Training Command will be inaugurated in 2023.[9][10]
The Joint Intelligence Command delivers intelligence support for the SAF. It is the amalgamation of the Imagery Support Group (ISG) and Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Group (CTIG).
The SAF C4 Command/Cybersecurity Task Force secures and handles the SAF's Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) capabilities. It is the amalgamation of the C4 Operations Group (C4OG) and Cyber Defence Group (CDG).
The Digital Defence Command consists of the Electronic Protection Group (EPG) and Psychological Defence Group (PDG), which assist the SAF in electronic protection and psychological defence respectively.
The DIS Training Command facilitates the training of DIS personnel. The command will be established in 2023.
The Digital Ops-Tech Centre is the heart of the SAF's digital expertise. It partners with various governmental agencies, academic institutes and industry specialists to develop the DIS' digital domain.
The SAF plans to encourage male members to join the DIS, and is working withNanyang Technological University to create an education scheme to train digital specialists. The service length of DIS personnel will be four years, which is twice the length ofnational service in Singapore.[7][11] In addition, DIS will also recruit personnel specialising indata science, psychology, linguistics, anthropology and geography. Full-time national servicemen will also be enlisted into the DIS.[6]
The No. 1 ceremonial uniform of the DIS consists of a white top, grey trousers and a grey beret.[9]
| No. | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Yi-Jin | 28 October 2022 – present |
