Is there a arms-race going on?

Manager433 SG

...between malaysia and singapore?

Quote from network54:

Several evidence of arms-race going on with Malaysia & singapore

For example, in 1996 Singapore bought four Swedish Sjoormen-class submarines, the first in the region. Now Malaysia and Indonesia have ordered their own submarines.

In 1999 Singapore bought multi-role F-16C Fighting Falcons. Malaysia, Indonesia followed with MIG 29s, F/A 18s and now with the Sukhoi MK30s.

In March 2000, Singapore bought six French-designed stealth frigates. Malaysia answered with various anti-ship missiles systems.

To narrow the gap, Malaysia acquired multiple launch rockets. Singapore bought Apache helicopters and added more when Malaysia answered with starburst missiles and SAM surface-to-air batteries, which are effective against low-flying Apache helicopters.

Singapore this year added additional Apaches with enhanced "fire forget" missiles and all-weather capabilities.

no_1_idiot SG

Waste money nia,dis arm race,,,,,..........IN de end oso kana scrapped and recycled…....Shld reduce to a adequate amt of arms(spore)

Manager433 SG

Latest hardware for our airforce:

F15SG

Moonstriker SG

Ye left out our Pegasus 155mm LWH.

ceecookie SG

Arm race...this means that we are going to war soon because the malaysians wants to convert Singapore to a Islam state Mad

i heard from a school teacher that Malaysia,Brunei and whateva else criticized singapore for being a red state in the middle of a green area

but dont worry mates....Our close ally,the Americans will aid us should the Malaysians attack us...

and i tink malaysia will crumple under the advanced weapons(such as ICBMs) of the USA

dragg SG

malaysia is not rich enough to have an arms-race with us.

tankee1981 SG

I think ceecookie is refering to the remake made by Harbibie an ex-president of Indonesia...i must add that he is the president for the shortest time as well...and for a good reason because he don't think when he talk... Very Happy

fudgester SG

I think the words in red apply to ceecookie as well.

kelong70 SG

1st correction is that we are not allies of USA; we are enjoying strategic partnership with them because of common interest. Partners are not allies.

2nd correction is that we should not be waiting for help to come from USA. We must be defending ourselves against any enemy. Any form of aid should be in the form of economic and military sanctions. Military aids should only come in the later stages of 'war' should the campaign drags on for months.

|-|05| SG

our subs arent the 1st in the region…..the Indons had them 1st

pufferfish_79 SG

Which school is your teacher from ? A lady who had never served in the SAF? Brunei making such a remark ? If thats the case, we would had stopped training in Brunei, pull out all our resources and hardware from there and stopped training their offices in our OCS...
Shocked

Shotgun SG

Race? Its not a race lar… we buy at our own pace wad…

LazerLordz SG

That teacher is an ignorant fellow who knows nothing about our geo-political situation and our relationships with Brunei. Evil or Very Mad

CenturionMBT SG

3rd correction...malaysia in no way, is planning to turn sg into an islamic state. In fact they will be more afraid if the islamic fundamentalist rise within their country.

4th... i dun really see it as an arms build up becos it is simply too small a scale. Considering the equipment that both sg and my buys, it is far too little to call it a major arms race.I would say it is a just modernisation. Besides majority of the arms purchase of malaysia has been dated back to 1997.

So i believe it is acceptable for them to modernise just as much as it is acceptable for us to modernise.

foga SG

it's like ur 9 years old suzuki time's coming up, u buy a brand new Peugeot 206;

den your neighbour also change from his Proton Saja to Subaru WRX,

cannot say he purposely try to piss you off. Not unless he's that uncle from Everitt

sgdiehard SG

if it is a race, it is a race between the hare and the tortoise.
The hare is way ahead but cannot fall asleep.
The tortoise is slow but it is moving and surely.
Lets keep the distance and not fall asleep.

ProudlySingaporean SG

hmmm….what if the tortoise one dae have some transmogrification potion that turns it into a hare?(:

sgdiehard SG

hare and hare should then find ways to get along better than ever or else the hare will have to find some transmogrification potion that turns it into an eagle. Laughing

CenturionMBT SG

I think it is all relative. Someone who hates MY will think that MY is buying all the weapons to attack SG whereas a person who has no animosity against MY will simply think that it is just a plan to modernise their armed forces.

Either way, i think all these weapons would be put to better use if we get watch each others back rather than to thump our chest and boast around..

ceecookie SG

actually we are just being suspicious that MY is renewing their dated weapons....so we are doing so...
its just like when ur enemy is stocking up on water bomb....u will be doing so also...

and oh abt the other post its not Brunei sry....