The Role of Technology in National Defence

SINGAPORES APPROACH TO uptake OF TECHNOLOGY IN DEFENCE. The mission of the capital of capital of capital of Singapore Armed vehemences (SAF) is to treasure Singapores interests, sovereignty and territorial integrity from orthogonal threats. Its real intimidation expertness provides the innovation for peace and bail in Singapore and inspires confidence in Singapore as a changing economy and a proficient situation for contrary investors, bring to Singapores growth and prosperity. As CDF, LG Bey Soo Khiang, puts it: A strong SAF also assures foreign investors, a essential ingredient for Singapores success, that Singapore is a safe place for long investments. Technology as a Force Multiplier. The SAFs size and forte are forced by Singapores gnomish population and pretermit of natural resources. For the SAF to allege its credibility as a in advance(p) crowding force, it has to unceasingly upgrade its equipment and hoi polloi, and strives to be at the read/write h ead of technological arrivement. It achieves them by means of the force multiplier effects of engineering science. The usefulness and fighting capability of each soldier is multiplied with better gunry, tightly interconnected disaffirmation command-and-control corpses, and efficient practicable and logistics systems. 9 CDF, LG Bey Soo Khiang, once again: \nAn important borderline we must assume is the ability to take up new and move applied science. Not all to absorb them, simply to integrate them into a system so that we can fight as an integrated and complete system. though technology is important, it is the effective integration of technology into a system that will be the key to state of war success. Being overbold Buyers of Technology. BG (NS) Lee Hsien Loong, accordingly Second rector for Defence (Services), utter in 1989, . We had to be smart buyers of weapon system systems, and smart users of weapon systems. The Ministry of Defence require highly eq ual engineering and scientific staff. We sought people who would know how to value and buy the right equipment and weapons, and then modify, develop and upgrade them to showcase the SAFs special requirements and tactics. such people carry value to our purchases and devote every defence dollar exhausted on computer hardware count. This is what defence technology is about.\n