AETOS Security Management

AETOS Security Management is a Singapore security-services brand and the principal operating company associated with AETOS Holdings. The organization was established on 31 March 2004 through the consolidation of three auxiliary police forces connected with Changi International Airport Services, PSA Corporation, and ST Kinetics. The consolidation formed part of a wider initiative led by Temasek Holdings to integrate security capabilities serving major transport and infrastructure facilities. AETOS operates in the regulated Singapore security sector, where auxiliary police officers can undertake defined security and enforcement duties under Singaporean law. Its armed and unarmed personnel support airports, seaports, land checkpoints, strategic installations, hospitals, prisons, commercial premises, and large public events. Reported deployments have included Singapore Changi Airport, PSA facilities, Woodlands and Jurong Island checkpoints, the Singapore Cruise Centre, Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal, the Police Cantonment Complex, Changi Prison, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, and the Institute of Mental Health. The company has also provided security for events such as the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown, Chingay Parade, the Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix, the Singapore Airshow, the National Day Parade, the Shangri-La Dialogue, and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. The business expanded beyond its original auxiliary-police base. In 2006 it established AETOS Security Consultants and AETOS Security Training and Consultancy to support unarmed guarding, professional training, and advisory work. A 2015 restructuring created AETOS Holdings Pte Ltd and organized the business around AETOS Security Management, AETOS Guard Services, AETOS Training Academy, and AETOS Technology and Solutions. This structure reflects a broader positioning as an integrated security provider rather than solely an auxiliary police contractor. AETOS was acquired by Surbana Jurong on 13 October 2016. Surbana Jurong is a Singapore government-owned consultancy focused on infrastructure and urban development, and AETOS subsequently became part of the Surbana Jurong Group. In 2018, AETOS opened a headquarters at Corporation Drive in Jurong West containing a command centre, indoor shooting ranges, and a cash-processing centre. The facility allowed recruits to conduct firearms training at the company’s own premises rather than at the Old Police Academy. Recruitment and training are central to the operating model. Applicants must pass background checks and complete a seven-week residential training programme; candidates with relevant law-enforcement experience may take an abbreviated three-week residential course. The company has recruited personnel from policing, military, and public-service backgrounds. In response to recruitment difficulties affecting Singaporean and Malaysian nationals, AETOS began recruiting Taiwanese nationals for auxiliary police roles in 2016, with some deployed at land checkpoints in 2018. The company has also developed specialist capabilities. In 2019 it entered a teaming agreement with TRD Singapore concerning countermeasure services against unmanned aerial vehicles and an agreement with COSEM Safety & Security Services covering integrated security and safety consultancy. AETOS has therefore combined conventional guarding and auxiliary-police work with training, consultancy, cash processing, event security, and selected technology-enabled services. AETOS maintains a visually distinctive corporate identity. At incorporation, officers initially wore uniforms inherited from the three predecessor forces. Subsequent government requirements sought to distinguish auxiliary police from the Singapore Police Force, leading AETOS to introduce corporate tartan-blue uniforms, revised buttons, and AETOS-specific badges. The company has remained an important private-sector security presence at Singapore’s critical infrastructure and public venues, although individual incidents involving employees have also drawn public attention. Its current corporate leadership includes Senior Executive Director Jerry See, appointed on 1 May 2024, while former chief executive Alfred Fox moved to a people-and-culture role within the wider SJ Group.

AETOS Security Management was created on 31 March 2004 through the merger of the auxiliary police forces associated with Changi International Airport Services, PSA Corporation, and ST Kinetics. The consolidation was connected with a Temasek Holdings-led effort to combine security resources serving Singapore’s major transport and infrastructure assets. At incorporation, personnel retained the uniforms of their predecessor organizations before later adopting a more distinct AETOS corporate appearance. The company developed supporting businesses during its first decade. In 2006 it established AETOS Security Consultants and AETOS Security Training and Consultancy, expanding its remit into unarmed security, professional education, and advisory services. In 2015 the organization was restructured into AETOS Holdings Pte Ltd. The resulting group included AETOS Security Management for auxiliary-police operations, AETOS Guard Services for unarmed guarding, AETOS Training Academy, and AETOS Technology and Solutions. AETOS’s operations cover both routine and high-security assignments. Officers drawn from policing, military, and public-service backgrounds have been deployed at airports, seaports, checkpoints, strategic installations, healthcare facilities, prisons, and commercial locations. The company has also supported national and international events in Singapore, including the National Day Parade, the Chingay Parade, the Singapore Grand Prix, the Singapore Airshow, the Marina Bay Countdown, the Shangri-La Dialogue, and the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. A 2007 joint exercise at Brani Container Terminal with PSA Singapore Terminals, the Singapore Police Force, and the Ministry of Defence simulated a response to a security incident. On 13 October 2016, AETOS was acquired by Surbana Jurong, a Singapore government-owned infrastructure and urban-development consultancy. The transaction placed the security business within the Surbana Jurong Group. Around the same period, AETOS faced recruitment constraints involving Singaporean and Malaysian nationals and began recruiting Taiwanese nationals for auxiliary-police positions. Some Taiwanese officers were deployed at Singapore land checkpoints in 2018, and reports discussed the pressures associated with their assignments. On 26 January 2018, AETOS opened a new headquarters at 5 Corporation Drive in Jurong West. The site included a command centre, indoor firearms ranges, and a cash-processing centre. Before the facility opened, recruits conducted firearms training at the Old Police Academy. Applicants generally undergo background screening followed by a seven-week residential training programme, while candidates with previous law-enforcement experience may complete a three-week abbreviated programme. The organization’s security identity changed as government policy required auxiliary police uniforms to be distinguishable from those of the Singapore Police Force. AETOS adopted poly-viscose uniforms in corporate tartan blue, along with buttons and insignia incorporating its own branding. The company retained certain metallic cap and collar features while the regular police force moved toward embroidered elements. These changes addressed public confusion caused by the historical similarity between auxiliary-police and regular-police uniforms. AETOS broadened its specialist offering in 2019. It signed a teaming agreement with TRD Singapore concerning countermeasures against unmanned aerial vehicles and entered an agreement with COSEM Safety & Security Services for integrated security and safety consultancy. The company also served as a listed donor to Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay during the period from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019. The company has experienced several leadership transitions. Andrew Tan was the first general manager, followed by Kelvin Tan. The role became executive director when Chua Chin Kiat assumed it in 2008. James Tan Chan Seng, formerly Commissioner of the Singapore Civil Defence Force, served as chief executive from 2011 to 2019. Alfred Fox was appointed chief executive on 27 March 2019. In 2019, founding integration chairman Quek Poh Huat stepped down and was succeeded by Chiang Chie Foo. On 1 May 2024, Jerry See became Senior Executive Director, while Fox moved to the Chief People and Culture Officer role at SJ Group. AETOS has also faced adverse publicity connected with incidents involving personnel. In January 2019, an officer stationed at Woodlands Checkpoint was found dead from a gunshot wound. In April 2021, another officer was arrested over an alleged armed robbery involving a firearm reportedly brought unlawfully after reporting for duty. These incidents are associated with individuals and operational risks rather than evidence in the supplied material of a corporate finding against AETOS. The company remains an active Singapore security-services provider within the Surbana Jurong Group.

• 2024

  Jerry See becomes Senior Executive Director

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  Jerry See succeeded Alfred Fox as Senior Executive Director, with Fox moving to a people-and-culture role within SJ Group.

• 2019

  Expansion into counter-UAV and integrated consultancy services

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  The company signed agreements with TRD Singapore and COSEM to extend its specialist security and safety capabilities.

• 2018

  Jurong West headquarters opened

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  AETOS opened a headquarters with operational command, firearms-training, and cash-processing facilities.

• 2016

  Acquisition by Surbana Jurong

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  Surbana Jurong acquired AETOS, bringing the security provider into its infrastructure and urban-development group.

• 2015

  Restructuring as AETOS Holdings

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  The group was reorganized into a holding-company structure incorporating auxiliary police, guarding, training, and technology businesses.

• 2007

  Joint security exercise at Brani Container Terminal

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  AETOS participated in a multi-agency exercise simulating a security incident at the Brani Container Terminal.

• 2006

  Creation of consulting and training subsidiaries

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  AETOS established subsidiaries supporting unarmed security, training, and consultancy operations.

• 2004

  Formation through auxiliary-police consolidation

  [1]Aetos Security Managementen.wikipedia.org

  AETOS was established through the merger of the auxiliary police forces associated with Changi International Airport Services, PSA Corporation, and ST Kinetics.

A Singapore-focused integrated security provider combining a regulated auxiliary police force with unarmed guarding, training, consultancy, event protection, cash-processing, and security-technology capabilities.

• Security services · 2004

  Auxiliary police services

  AETOS supplies armed auxiliary-police personnel for regulated security assignments at airports, ports, land checkpoints, strategic installations, and other sensitive facilities. The work combines site protection, access control, patrol, incident response, and support for public-security operations within the scope permitted for Singapore auxiliary police forces.

• Security services · 2006

  Unarmed guarding

  Through AETOS Guard Services and related operations, the group provides unarmed security manpower for commercial, institutional, infrastructure, and event locations. Typical responsibilities include surveillance, visitor management, access control, patrols, and support for client site procedures.

• Professional services · 2006

  Security training and consultancy

  AETOS Training Academy and its consultancy businesses support officer preparation, security training, and advisory work. New recruits undergo screening and residential training, while experienced law-enforcement personnel may qualify for an abbreviated course. The wider group also provides security and safety consultancy.

• Security technology · 2019

  Counter-UAV services

  AETOS expanded into countermeasure services for unmanned aerial vehicles through a 2019 teaming agreement with TRD Singapore. The supplied material identifies the capability and cooperation arrangement but does not specify the particular systems or equipment offered.

• Security services · 2018

  Cash processing and security logistics

  The Jurong West headquarters includes a cash-processing centre, indicating a capability related to the controlled handling and security of cash and valuables. The available material does not provide detailed service specifications.

• 2021

  Officer arrested over alleged armed robbery

  An AETOS officer was arrested on 15 April 2021 over an alleged armed robbery of a lender. The supplied account stated that the officer had reportedly used a Taurus Model 85 revolver and had allegedly brought it unlawfully after reporting for duty.

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• 2019

  Enter counter-UAV servicesProduct launch

  Background

  Unmanned aerial vehicles created an emerging security challenge for sensitive sites and public events.

  Action taken

  AETOS signed a teaming agreement with TRD Singapore to provide countermeasure services against UAVs in Singapore.

  Aftermath

  The agreement extended AETOS’s portfolio beyond conventional guarding and auxiliary-police work into specialist security technology.

  Source

• 2016

  Acquisition by Surbana JurongM&A

  Background

  AETOS was an established provider of auxiliary police and related security services in Singapore.

  Action taken

  Surbana Jurong acquired AETOS on 13 October 2016.

  Aftermath

  AETOS became part of the Surbana Jurong Group, linking the security business with a government-owned infrastructure and urban-development consultancy.

  Source

• 2016

  Recruit Taiwanese nationals for auxiliary-police rolesStrategy

  Background

  The company faced recruitment challenges among Malaysian and Singaporean nationals.

  Action taken

  AETOS began recruiting Taiwanese nationals, with several officers later deployed to land checkpoints alongside Singaporean personnel.

  Aftermath

  The recruitment approach broadened the potential labor pool, although reports discussed stress experienced by some recruits at assigned posts.

  Source

• 2015

  Restructure the organization as AETOS HoldingsStrategy

  Background

  The company had expanded beyond its original auxiliary-police operations into guarding, training, consultancy, and technology-related activities.

  Action taken

  AETOS reorganized its businesses under AETOS Holdings Pte Ltd, with separate operating units for auxiliary police, guarding, training, and technology and solutions.

  Aftermath

  The structure provided a group framework for managing a broader portfolio of security services.

  Source

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