During the Budget 2017 debate, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen unveiled 3 initiatives for the SAF.
(1) Beefed up cyber defence command - Cyber Defence Group (CDG)
(2) Labs to research on Robots, AI and Data Analytics
(3) SAFTI City
Straits Times - "A new Cyber Defence Group (CDG) will also be created. It will comprise
two operational units responsible for the 24/7 defence of the SAF's
networks, and a Cyber Test and Evaluation Centre (CyTec). The two units - a Security Monitoring Unit and an Incident Response and
Audit Unit - will perform round-the-clock monitoring of military
networks, and deploy response teams to identify, contain and neutralise
cyber threats. Under their watch, the security of SAF's networks will also be audited to boost their resilience."
FB post by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen
FB post by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen
Straits Times - SAFTI City Video - A new training ground roughly the size of Bishan town will be built
in western Singapore to let soldiers hone their urban fighting skills in
real-life settings such as high-rise buildings, warehouses, and even an
MRT station with multiple exits. This 88ha area, dubbed the Safti City, will allow soldiers to train
in a dense urban environment that closely resembles Singapore's
landscape when it is completed in the west of the country in 10 years
Pic: Channel NewsAsia - A
closer look at the new SAFTI City, where soldiers can train in urban
settings such as high-rise buildings and even an underground MRT
station.
Straits Times - "Safti City, which will cost about $900 million, will be outfitted with instruments and video cameras that will instantly track the actions of units and individual soldiers. The first-of-its-kind facility here will allow troops to train in different types of operations, from counter-terrorism to coastal defence and to disaster relief."
Pic via FB post by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen
Straits Times - "As part of the revamp of the military premises in western Singapore,
new grounds for infantry and armoured vehicle drills will be developed
in the existing training areas of Pasir Laba, Ama Keng and the Murai
Urban Training Facility. A variety of training scenarios - called Instrumented Battle Circuits - can be simulated in these areas. Like Safti City, the battle circuits will feature battlefield effects and monitoring systems."
FB post by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen
Straits Times - "Singapore's soldiers will have robots fighting alongside them in the
future, in the form of unmanned ground vehicles armed with machine guns. In the skies, micro unmanned aerial drones will provide troops with greater situational awareness. These were the scenarios for the next generation of Singapore Armed
Forces (SAF), which were revealed by the Defence Ministry on Friday
(March 3) during the Budget debate in Parliament."
My initial first impressions -
- So many exciting future developments. It almost makes me want to do NS all over again - that is ONLY IF I could also be 18 again too!
- NS training is going to be a whole lot more diverse and realistic, almost perhaps like 'Counter-Strike'.
- No more "unlimited' bullets ("Bang Bang Bang!" hahaha...) or buggy 'laser bullets' during training. Now if you get "hit" more than 3 times in training, will you kena sign extra duty for lousy training performance?
- GPGT - Will soldiers be able to "replay" their attack/fire movements ala Counter-strike?
- Cyber Defence Group (CDG) sounds very interesting and will be important to S'pore. However I'm pretty sure the memes/teases about being Keyboard Warriors for those assigned to the CDG are going to just flood the internet very soon.
Is this how the new Cyber Defence Group will look like on Parade?? #justkidding
Will CDG soldiers be teased about their "Matrix" powers? #justkidding
Read more here:
Straits Times - Mindef sets up new cyber command to beef up defence against cyber attacks (3 Mar 2017)
Straits Times - New cyber vocation 'selective and demanding' comparable to commandos and naval divers: Ong Ye Kung (3 Mar 2017)
Straits Times - Robots armed with machine guns to fight alongside soldiers (3 Mar 2017)
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