We need the golden goose,beside the golden
eggtechnology transfer
1.Other countries are very keen to acquire just the most advanced
weapons and equipments .
Sg takes one step further to acquire the knowledge to produce the
products----technology transfer.Like our stealth frigate.The first
one was made in France.The other five are built in Sg to let us
know how to make them and understand the technology better.
Combined with knowledge we already have,the new knowledge may
multiple the Capbality.We may need to pay a higher price for the
technology transfer.But it is value for money.
Never mind it is old,so long it can work
2.Some of you may laugh we bought the 40 years sub while MY bought
the new one.We have upgraded the old sub with new technology.
For every kind of equipments,esp for this kind of platform,the
effectivness depend mostly on the performances of the peoples
operating .The right persons,trainings ,pays,teams work ,morales
etc all contribute to the effectivness of any platforms.The
translations of manuals and communications between the trainers and
the trainees of MY are one of the major problems.
3.Thanks to Save Money policy adopted many years ago,we can afford
to
buy almost any weapons we want.A few millions we had saved in many
years ago,might accumulated to a billion now.Take A4 Skyhawks
fighters as examples,we bought them second hands and have used them
for 30 years from 1970s.
Small is beautiful. Technology helps.
4.Though we do not have stragetic depth to buy time for counter
attack,we can concentrate resources to defense.I see it like 5
tigers guarding a football field.Our neighbour,being 400 times
bigger than us,like 5 tighers guarding a jungle.
5.Technology help to solve this disadvantage.Like the underground
ammo facility deep inside granite,it seems it is located deep
inside a desert or mountains area.Or the soon to be built sub-sea
caverns for oil or petrochemical in Jurong Island,make the attack
very difficult.
Defense chain all under one roof.
6.SAF alone cannot fight.It need scientists(DSTA ,DSO,NUS,NTU etc)
to design weapons or evaluate weapons, manufactuer (ST) to make
weapons at a reasonable price,logisitic company to supply(Sg Food),
ample maintenance support(ST ),RD in NCB protections ( DSTA
,DSO,NUS,NTU,hospitals etc).under one roof make the chains more
effective and cutting cost.All of them,we hope, always remember
they exist for serving national interest.
7.You can critize that this will not create competition,diversity
in thinking etc.But there is drawback of US style
military-industrial relationship.All co. there are maximum profit
seeking.Will they put national interest or shareholderss interests
in the first place?Like the Congressmen and Senatores of the state
where Colt Industries ,the M16 maker , situated,they write to Bush
request US continue using the age old rifle.Sometimes DOD also
award tender without open competion.
Ready aye Ready---atitude of urgency
8.Since the forced Independence,Sg leaders see the real and present
danger of this tiny state.Nowadays half of the worlds oil and 30%
of trade sail through Sg. Who can control Sg can control the
Asia!!This thinking make us try our best to prepare for the
worst.We build bomb Shelters in MRT stations,schools .hospitals and
even in every home.CD shelters also can protect us from Chemical
Biological attack in a short while.
Without this urgency thinking,we would not achieve so much in 40
years.
