Inauguration of
the SAF C4I Community
Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen officiated at the
inauguration of the Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF's) Command,
Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I)
Community at Pasir Laba Camp this afternoon. Also present at the
parade were Minister of State for Defence and Education Lawrence
Wong, Chief of Defence Force Lieutenant-General Neo Kian Hong,
Service Chiefs, and senior officers of the SAF.
Speaking at the inauguration parade, Dr Ng highlighted the
importance of bringing the various C4I entities across the SAF
together into a community, with the mission to support and grow the
networks that provide the SAF with its edge in information
superiority. He explained, "The complexity of the modern
battlefield will place more exacting and challenging demands on the
3rd Generation SAF. Our land, maritime and air forces will need to
seamlessly tap on each other's capabilities and further shorten the
sense-to-strike cycle". Dr Ng added, "The strength of the C4I
community is derived from the knowledge and operational expertise
of its people. Your professionalism, diligence and perseverance
will be critical in building up a potent and effective community
that should aspire to be among the best in the world".
The inauguration of the C4I Community marks a key milestone in the
3rd Generation SAF's transformation into a networked and knowledge
enabled force. The C4I community will be primarily responsible for
developing the professional competencies, expertise and knowledge
of the C4I practitioners under its charge.
Posted: 02 Apr 2012, 1800 hours (GMT +8)
