What Purpose Do These Military Toys Serve When FAP Traitors Replace SGs With FTrash?

[makapaaa]

To boost the FAP Traitor's #1 ego and to bribe the Western world into silence on their dictatorial ways?

RSAF to acquire costly Aster-30 SAM system

September 17th, 2013 |

Author: Editorial

Minister Ng Eng Hen


Speaking in Parliament yesterday (16 Sep), Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said
that the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will soon acquire a new
surface-to-air missile system called the Aster-30.

He said that the Aster-30 is many times more potent than the I-hawk air
defence system RSAF is currently using.

“The Aster will allow us to engage multiple threats simultaneously and from a
longer distance,” Dr Ng said.

According to Wikipedia [Link], Aster is
manufactured by Eurosam. It is designed to intercept and destroy a wide range of
air threats including missiles.

Aster is mainly used by France, Italy and the UK currently. It has a range of
up to 120 km. The weight of an Aster 30 missile is 450 kg. Length is about 5
metres with a diameter of 180mm. Aster-30 is capable of reaching a speed of Mach
4.5 and an altitude of 30 km.

The system uses a network of sophisticated radars and sensors enabling it to
be highly effective against all types of air threats.

According to the Italian Army which uses the Aster-30 system, it is capable
of stopping short- to medium-range ballistic missiles [Link],
besides stopping aircraft.

As for its cost, according to this website [Link],
a SAM battery with radar, command system, 6 launchers and 96 Aster-30 missiles
can set a nation back about US$400-450 million, with each Aster-30 missile
costing about US$2.5 million.

Dr Ng said that the security and sovereignty of our country must never be
compromised.



However, it is logical to assume that any increase in spending on defence
capability will likely trigger a similar increase in spending in our
adversaries.

According to a 2012 report from the Stockholm International Peace Research
Institute (SIPRI), Singapore is now the 5th-largest arms importer in the world,
bested only by some obvious behemoths – China, India and Pakistan – plus South
Korea. Singapore accounts for 4% of the world’s total spending on arms imports.
Its defence spending per head beats every country bar America, Israel and
Kuwait. Last year $9.7 billion, or 24% of the national budget, went to defence
[Link].



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[Froggy]

Re: What Purpose Do These Military Toys Serve When FAP Traitors Replace SGs With FTra

Don't know why, a few years ago whenever I saw this guy's face I thought he may be PM one day but now he still not got his DPM yet. But now a days I don't think like that anymore whenever I see his face. Don't know why sial.

 

[steffychun]

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copy from my post. I already said--missiles or welfare

 

[winnipegjets]

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Someone is making big bucks from this deal. Can MINDEF unequivocally say that there is NO middle party on this deal?

 

[steffychun]

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Someone is making big bucks from this deal. Can MINDEF unequivocally say that there is NO middle party on this deal?

MBDA gladly will sell all its toys to government rich Singapore.

 

[whoami]

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Neighbours will not keep quiet. They will follow suit in purchasing those hardwares.

 

[lianbeng]

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Minister Ng Eng Hen

lianbeng asked Hen: have u fought a war before? i haven't leh!

 

[laksaboy]

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The purchase of these frivolous military toys serve at least three purposes.


1) Cronies get to benefit. Land sale, car sale and flat sale etc are nothing compared to when Mindef acquires one of these shiny toys. The amount of money changing hands is mind boggling. Because the defense budget is a national sacred cow (proponents of slashing the defense budget automatically get shamed as 'unpatriotic' or 'endangering the country'), there's plenty of money to go around.

2) Bragging rights: usually on an issue of Pioneer magazine or Jane's Defense Weekly.

3) Geopolitics. You'll notice that Singapore hardly, if at all, buys any military toys from Russia. Usually, they're bought from USA or one of the NATO countries.

 

[winnipegjets]

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The PAP continues with its bs on arming the country. We are indefensible. Our main enemy Mudland can swallow us without much difficult. Yeah, our military toys can do some harm to them but it will not be able to stop them.
As for Indons, the government knows that we don't stand a chance against the much bigger neighbour. That's why we kowtow to them in so many ways and try very hard not to upset them. And the Indon government doesn't push too much as sinkapore allows ill-gotten wealth of government ministers to be hidden in sinkapore.

 

[amazedbyyou]

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Why buy? When our Leader always do cross-handshakes with other Leaders.?
Hypocritical at its best. U buy means u feel threathened.
The same feeling when your immediate neighbour install CCTVs n keeping rotweileirs.

 

[3_M]

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The Turks just selected the Chinese HQ9 over Aster 30m Patriot, and S300 . Come to think of it, I didn't see any official tender for our latest procurement like what Turkey does and the news just pop up all the sudden that we are buying Aster 30. Are we being shortchange and is there any under- table transaction in this deal?


NATO Member Turkey Turns to Sanctioned Chinese Co. for Missiles

 

[Guerriero]

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No need to buy la, you think we can really defend ourselves when our neighbors which are so much bigger than us in terms of land and people or maybe $$ wants to fight us... :(

 

[johnny333]

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No need to buy la, you think we can really defend ourselves when our neighbors which are so much bigger than us in terms of land and people or maybe $$ wants to fight us... :(

Not only are we small but Spore also relies on our neighbours to make $$$$ e.g. health hub, entreport trade, laundery bizness , shopping hub, casino hub,.... Without the goodwill of our neighbours Spore would probably be the LKY's mythical fishing village.

 

[Leongsam]

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I'm happy to see that Singapore is one of the few countries that has got its priorities right.

Far too many countries waste huge amounts on social welfare which is nothing more than a bottomless pit.

Social welfare does more harm than good. It breeds a culture of mediocrity, sloth and dependence and these dubious values end up being passed from one generation to the next.

Children of welfare recipients grow up in a household where neither parent works yet money is freely doled out and everything is paid for by someone else. They invariably end up in the same boat.

On the other hand defense is the primary role of any government. Many countries have ignored the importance of defense and paid the price dearly.

 

[steffychun]

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I'm happy to see that Singapore is one of the few countries that has got its priorities right.

Far too many countries waste huge amounts on social welfare which is nothing more than a bottomless pit.

Social welfare does more harm than good. It breeds a culture of mediocrity, sloth and dependence and these dubious values end up being passed from one generation to the next.

Children of welfare recipients grow up in a household where neither parent works yet money is freely doled out and everything is paid for by someone else. They invariably end up in the same boat.

On the other hand defense is the primary role of any government. Many countries have ignored the importance of defense and paid the price dearly.

have you told that to your NZ friends, where they have no strike aircraft to defend them and a tiny navy and army?

 

[jw5]

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have you told that to your NZ friends, where they have no strike aircraft to defend them and a tiny navy and army?

He told them already, he is now waiting for their reply.

 

[Leongsam]

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have you told that to your NZ friends, where they have no strike aircraft to defend them and a tiny navy and army?

I point this out on a regular basis.

 

[steffychun]

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I point this out on a regular basis.

and their reply?

 

[Leongsam]

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and their reply?

They say spending on welfare is more important.

 

[Froggy]

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have you told that to your NZ friends, where they have no strike aircraft to defend them and a tiny navy and army?

By the time any enemy reached NZ they will be very to tired and the cannibal Maoris will easily consume