"I've seen 2 editions...the 1st edition out in 1998 i
think(not to sure) and the current 2003 edition...quite alot of
difference...most chapters got redone and updated.Overall i do not
think there is a need to come out with a new book.Just keep
updating it can liao.After all he has covered most of what is
needed"[/b]
Hi there,
For the record, there have been about five reprints but the text in
all (ALL) editions has stayed the same.
Tim Huxley wrote the book, which explains why his name is on the
cover. I've had nothing to do with the actual writing.... so one
remains hopeful MSD will leave me alone. 
Lot's has happened since the book was first published and new units
like CBRE have been unveiled.
There's also the post 911 impact on the local security scene to
consider (look at what happened to Jurong Island), plus how we
might deal with an influx of refugees from Indonesia (been to St
John's Island recently? go see the concertina fences there), plus
the move towards IKC2 ("I can see too" 
)
and how this might affect the SAF's future force structure,
inventory and doctrine development.
Several big ticket items are also pending. There's the
much-discussed NFRP, and the delay in the helo selection for the
Delta FFGs till March 2004 (after AA 2004, so more choppers for the
flying display?) etc.
When you're next at the SAFTI MI library, do look for Jane's
Intelligence Review issue April 1996. We co-wrote an article on the
Singapore Army in that edition. I did that while I was a student in
England. We're aware that the army orbat has changed somewhat since
then and this reflects the pace of change in the SAF.
Cheers,
db
