SAF to invest more in training and military hardware, including fighter jets and submarines
SINGAPORE: Developing a capable Singapore Armed Forces to protect the nation’s interests and keeping Singaporeans safe for another generation will require “significant and steady investments”, said Minister for Defence Ng Eng Hen in his Committee of Supply speech on Friday .
In the skies, MINDEF plans to replace their F-16 fighter jets with the F-35s. This will mean that the future RSAF fighter fleet would consist of F-35s and F-15SGs. As such, MINDEF will place an initial order for four F-35s from the US, said Dr Ng. This includes the four new Invincible-class submarines - the first of which was recently launched in Germany, with the other three being built.
“In all, the Next-Generation SAF of 2030 and beyond, with this full complement of assets in air, land and sea, will be able to defend Singapore for another generation. This is the SAF that will take us into and guard our future. This is the SAF which our investments have bought or will buy,” he added.
The SAF is also expanding the pool of regulars for the cyber domain under the Military Domain Experts Scheme, as well as the non-uniformed Defence Cyber Expert. More than 300 will be hired in the first phase.The 59-strong pioneer batch of the Cyber NSF Scheme who enlisted in late 2018 are now undergoing an eight-month-long Cyber Specialist Cadet Course and will graduate in August.
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