then why SAF buy and make long range weapons ?
why we buy refueling tankers for jet fighters and Hawkeye radar
planes ?
why train in large open terrain in other countries when S'pore
is an urban jungle ?
we don;t negate the fact taht one day our forces might be deployed
in larger areas. singapore is too small for any military traingin
in fact. long range weapons for defecne. if people choose to attack
use have ranged weapon adds versatility inb defence. refueling
tankers are common purchases of army. any mission (not only assault
or attack missions) will require planes to stay in the air for
patrols or without havig to land needs refusing in the air).
singapor urban jungles are good for zoo animals only in fact.
denser complex terrains will help expose our infantyr to tougher
situations and secnaris our small isalnd cannot afford.
tell tale sgins of an army prepared for invasion i can tell yo
are a suden increase in fighter jets, jets with options to mount
and carry large numbers or missles and bombs. purchase and
construction of large battle ships with big guns for shelling
coastlines. really singapore invest in technology but not quantoty.
if you see an increase exceeding the trargeted numbers of weapons
then there is a chance that a country is prepared for war.
singapore never has a sudden drastic increase in weapons purchase
or construction. our budget beside putting into R and D, are just
for traingins, in a forigener country and locaally, acquisition of
high tech weapons all in small quantities.
