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Singapore Defence and Security Report Q3 2007Published by: Business Monitor International Published: Nov. 12, 2007 - 46 Pages Table of Contents
AbstractSingapore, as an island state, faces maritime security threats such as piracy, and as such has developed itssecurity forces to deal with evolving security challenges. Singapore’s government has provided strong guidance, and consequently its security and defence forces are well equipped to deal with internal and external security threats. In the third quarter of 2007, the Singaporean government revised its armed forces legislation in order to give the military formal legal powers. The legislation will give the armed forces added protection under domestic law and will allow them to conduct searches, detain suspects, and use force against hostile aircraft and vessels. As such the armed forces will be able to provide more operational support civilian authorities in security operations. Previously they were vested with some policing powers, but this was limited to areas of the armed forces’ control and was only used when a state of emergency was declared. The Singaporean defence budget remains one of the highest in the Asia-Pacific region, and it has been steadily increasing in recent years. The government announced budget increases of 5.3% to SGD10.58bn in 2007. The majority of the budget will be spent on operating equipment (96.7%) and the remaining 3.3% will be spent on development of personnel and defence equipment. Operating equipment received a 5.5% increase in spending, with the majority on the Armed Forces (SGD10.17bn). The security and external relations budget represents one third of Singapore’s total expenditure, and includes expenditure for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry for Defence (MINDEF). Typically the Singaporean government has kept defence expenditure at 4.5- 5% but the 2007 expenditure has tipped it over 5%. Singapore enjoys a robust defence industry which has experienced consistent growth. In the fourth quarter of 2006 there were no significant changes to its defence industry. However, the industry is set to expand, both in the Asia Pacific and US market. In Q406, Vision Technologies Kinetics (VTK), a subsidiary of ST Engineering, agreed to acquire 80% of the US-based MAK Technologies for US$20mn, a firm which specialises in producing simulation equipment for training purposes. Singapore’s arms trade remains robust, but the area demonstrating the most export promise was its advance military training programmes. The last model released in Q406 by the DSTA and ST Electronics was the Advanced Combat May System (ACMS), which enables soldiers to train with information transmitted in real time supported by a command-and-control information system (CCIS). Get Full Details About This Report >> |
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