The Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) is a top-notch technology organisation that drives innovation and delivers state-of-the-art capabilities to make the Singapore Armed Forces a formidable fighting force.
Harnessing and exploiting science and technology, our engineers and IT professionals leverage multidisciplinary expertise to equip our soldiers with advanced systems to defend Singapore. DSTA also contributes its technological expertise to support national-level developments.
To achieve our mission, DSTA excels in systems engineering, digitalised platforms, cyber, software development and more.
What Guides Us
At DSTA, our work is integral to the defence and security of our nation. Our mission, vision and values guide in what we do and drive us to deliver our best.
MISSION
We harness and exploit science and technology, and provide technological and engineering support, to meet the defence and national security needs of Singapore.
VISION
Inspired people, bringing innovation to all we connect.
VALUES
Integrity, Professionalism, Excellence, Respect and Teamwork
Our Risk Appetite Statement
We are committed to our mission of providing technological and engineering support to meet Singapore’s defence and national security needs. Therefore, we have a low operational risk appetite related to business continuity, safety and delivery of capabilities to our partners, as well as incidents which affect our credibility to the public and international community.
We will employ sound enterprise risk management principles, transparent decision-making, and effective communication to prioritise risk in delivering capabilities to our partners. To develop new and potentially groundbreaking defence capabilities, we are prepared to assume higher risks to push the envelope with the application of innovation ideas and technologies.
Our Structure
Programme Centres are the principal line operating units in DSTA. They are responsible for the outputs of programme delivery and system effectiveness.