tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.comments2024-03-28T21:39:05.175+08:00Senang DiriDavid Boeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11401913253357584603noreply@blogger.comBlogger5995125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-3454010913636088462024-03-15T18:11:20.400+08:002024-03-15T18:11:20.400+08:00Hey there! So, let me break down those tips for en...Hey there! So, let me break down those tips for enjoying the RSAF Open House in 2023 like a pro, straight from my own experience.<br /><br />First off, make sure to snag your queue number early. Trust me, you don't want to miss out on the chance to sit in the cockpits of those badass fighter aircraft. Head over to the RSAF Open House website and get yourself registered pronto.<br /><br />Next up, plan your journey wisely so you can catch all the action. Since there's no spectator stand this year, you'll want to position yourself near the barricade to get the best view of the flying display. And don't forget those earplugs - things can get pretty loud up there!<br /><br />Now, when it comes to getting in and out, think ahead. There's no parking at the event, so your options are shuttle bus, public transport, taxi, or a good old-fashioned stroll. And finally, check out what's new this year. The latest helicopters and heavy-lift models will be on display, along with some cool new gadgets like an unmanned ground vehicle. <a href="https://www.ban-kingcredit.com.sg/" rel="nofollow">Trust me</a> , you won't want to miss it!<br />Engr.Khan Zebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054400893542002553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-54832560404733812742023-08-01T23:53:49.919+08:002023-08-01T23:53:49.919+08:00ST needs to get their hands on more transfer of te...ST needs to get their hands on more transfer of technology from the higher end weapons possible. Of course negotiation of arms deal with foreign weapons would be done by DSTA. All the middle class weapons exporter nations starts up this way like korea, Israel and Turkey. Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035631426291825151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-10685705338131083242023-08-01T09:26:48.059+08:002023-08-01T09:26:48.059+08:00Having used ST military products in a former life,...Having used ST military products in a former life, could do better and that is where I will leave my comments on ST. <br /><br />For context - South Korea has a number of dangerous neighbours and they have come a long way from the 1970s and 1980s where they relied heavily on US surplus equipment. They have made an effort to build up their miliary industrial base to reduce its reliance on the generosity of its allies. <br /><br />Just like their cars who now have worldwide acceptance, their miliary products have improved in quality and utility hence why other nations are seriously considering buying them. <br /><br />Kudos to their companies in developing leading edge equipment. I suspect they have a cultural bias towards buying local if they can do so. Mr_Neohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533778136967504564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-52417351797451511112023-07-30T13:53:32.732+08:002023-07-30T13:53:32.732+08:00South Korea has a very diverse & large number ...South Korea has a very diverse & large number of world class hi tech engineering companies such as Samsung, LG, Hyundai, Korea Shipbuiding, SK, Hanwha, LIG NEX1, Korea Aerospace etc together with their S.Korean supply chains. They have a very large industrial base with many <br />international customers worldwide. <br /><br />How many large world class Singapore high technology engineering / manufacturing companies do we have ? <br /><br />So its no surprise that S.Korea has become a leader in defence technologies <br /><br />ST Engineering's (STE) defence exports over the past decades have been very small. <br /><br />I do not see STE having any leading edge defence technologies.sepecatgr1ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09662414094509595719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-54420696584596105922023-07-30T11:16:07.001+08:002023-07-30T11:16:07.001+08:00I presume that Singapore's annual Defence Tech...I presume that Singapore's annual Defence Technology Prize are for Singaporean firms only? If so, that does not benchmark against international rivals. I'm actually quite surprised that despite ST Engg pedigree and lead in defence technology over all these years, the South Koreans have taken the international lead in weapons' sales. Considering they seemed to come from nowhere.<br />Chewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09682122652093098304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-79261719838655857342023-07-28T15:34:56.634+08:002023-07-28T15:34:56.634+08:00I have a feeling that ST Engineering is not doing ...I have a feeling that ST Engineering is not doing very well in terms of marketing.totorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114502445559292075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-89935816591938632622023-07-11T10:12:51.252+08:002023-07-11T10:12:51.252+08:00True. Its a bit weird that the Mindef/RSN decides ...True. Its a bit weird that the Mindef/RSN decides to hide the appearance of the Impeccable till this extend unless they don't want certain appearance or features of the Subs to be viewed by military bloggers/photographers like for example - Vertical launch system for the AsuV missile.<br /><br />Reminds me of Israel navy where their Dolphins and upcoming Dakar class SSK shares quite a few similarities with our Invincibles on the design like the inclusion of an "X-shaped" rudder configuration and submarine screw configuration reminiscent to that of the Type 218SG submarine and the Type 216 submarine concept.<br /><br />Of course they are all designs from ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and with SAF's close relationships with IDF i wouldn't be surprised if RSN had adopted certain very classified capabilities from them.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035631426291825151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-6185089867242607882023-07-02T17:02:54.645+08:002023-07-02T17:02:54.645+08:00Hi David. I just bought and read the book last Fri...Hi David. I just bought and read the book last Friday. Love it to the core, as during my highschool days, I always had the thoughts of an hypothetical war between MAL and SG and your book has satisfied my interest especially on several protocol and anticipated steps both side would take in the course of the conflict. Till today I still have much interest between the Armed forces of both Countries and I hope you would release more articles and books about it. <br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />DavidDavid Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08045961791137596819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-17656439471176500772023-05-08T13:02:58.017+08:002023-05-08T13:02:58.017+08:00Yea agree David. RSN does indeed love the FFS miss...Yea agree David. RSN does indeed love the FFS missile deck especially with now that they adopted the Absalon/Iver huitfeldt design where containerized modular payload could be fitted. <br />The big space in the missile deck seemed to imply that the RSN could maintain at least a 24xBlue spear missile armament load plus extra space for modular payload for extra Anti Air missiles to complement to usual Bow VLS setup.<br />Would also be interested to know the final displacement that Mindef/RSN would announced as we all know they have a habit of under declaring the true tonnage on our warships looking at the endurance class LST example.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035631426291825151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-43035745317649873072023-05-05T23:00:01.258+08:002023-05-05T23:00:01.258+08:00Thales In one of the interview at IMDEX 2023 confi...Thales In one of the interview at IMDEX 2023 confirmed selection of their MFR for the MRCV. Sea Fire?Dennis @ Mars!https://www.blogger.com/profile/00874356823409273714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-34807353415981369372023-05-02T03:17:42.961+08:002023-05-02T03:17:42.961+08:00I saw that too, and have been thinking it would be...I saw that too, and have been thinking it would be interesting to create scenarios for the Harpoon wargame based on the book.sjolly75https://www.blogger.com/profile/11421021556263960196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-20236254315021389182023-04-21T10:35:22.440+08:002023-04-21T10:35:22.440+08:00Thanks. I have ordered the book from Amazon and lo...Thanks. I have ordered the book from Amazon and look forward to reading it. <br /><br /> Mr_Neohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533778136967504564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-81826486738175823572023-03-25T04:25:29.330+08:002023-03-25T04:25:29.330+08:00I feel this "lightened" variant could po...I feel this "lightened" variant could possibly for APC use on our armoured battalion troops since hunter AFV is the replacement for M113 hence the removed armour as they won't be engaging with enemy's direct armoured threat compare to say the ATGM variant with Spike missle. I am just curious if mindef have any plans to develop a light tank Oversion with 105mm guns like US army's MGS on stryker.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035631426291825151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-43555514442692424542023-03-25T04:24:27.240+08:002023-03-25T04:24:27.240+08:00I feel this "lightened" variant could po...I feel this "lightened" variant could possibly for APC use on our armoured battalion troops since hunter AFV is the replacement for M113 hence the removed armour as they won't be engaging with enemy's direct armoured threat compare to say the ATGM variant with Spike missle. I am just curious if mindef have a have any plans to develop a light tank Oversion with 105mm guns like US army's MGS on stryker.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035631426291825151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-70591764971031772402023-03-25T04:23:56.941+08:002023-03-25T04:23:56.941+08:00I feel this "lightened" variant could po...I feel this "lightened" variant could possibly for APC use on our armoured battalion troops since hunter AFV is the replacement for M113 hence the removed armour as they won't be engaging with enemy's direct armoured threat compare to say the ATGM variant with Spike missle. I am just curious if mindef have a have any plans to develop a light tank Oversion with 105mm guns like US army's MGS on stryker.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035631426291825151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-80567557242005720822023-03-20T10:52:24.033+08:002023-03-20T10:52:24.033+08:00The effort SAF Armour chose to bring out 3 variant...The effort SAF Armour chose to bring out 3 variants to showcase, knowing the pictures will be caught by spotters and OSINT agencies, demonstrates their intent to hint/display for observers to guess what they have conceived and possibly operationalized. :) Deterrence is the first mission of the SAF. Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565481909223636151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-35377813077273551782023-03-11T10:30:19.131+08:002023-03-11T10:30:19.131+08:00Any plans to have the book be available on Amazon ...Any plans to have the book be available on Amazon Kindle? Would be great to have a digital copy to bring around and read on long train rides.JamesWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562939846200581957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-48725791194257832062023-02-14T03:29:09.617+08:002023-02-14T03:29:09.617+08:00My father always said that Ms Alyce was the best i...My father always said that Ms Alyce was the best in the "business<br /> She stayed at our house for awhile in the early sixties- until she could return to Singapore. She, and my father, "swapped lies" and enjoyed each other. One year she gave each of us a Dice cup which our mother said they were really "good pencil holders!" even though she taught us how to roll the dice. My father always said she was the best.<br /><br />kay Godel<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534712000842394749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-42681345159132730322023-01-21T21:35:34.425+08:002023-01-21T21:35:34.425+08:00A hint on the Easter egg(s) in the chapter titles ...A hint on the Easter egg(s) in the chapter titles please!Member 25https://www.blogger.com/profile/08640766378163755672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-38352127932873383172022-12-23T19:43:24.138+08:002022-12-23T19:43:24.138+08:00I got my copy finally today. Excited to read over ...I got my copy finally today. Excited to read over Xmas weekend. CheersDamienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061946941855861913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-9436395941073692222022-12-15T12:26:50.555+08:002022-12-15T12:26:50.555+08:00For SG readers, I reccomend getting the book from ...For SG readers, I reccomend getting the book from Amazon Japan. Cheaper and shorter delivery time.omega.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12107763018853642680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-19977173145482295812022-12-14T22:10:18.166+08:002022-12-14T22:10:18.166+08:00Hi Damien,
Could you try using Amazon Prime, which...Hi Damien,<br />Could you try using Amazon Prime, which offers free shipping? <br /><br />DavidDavid Boeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401913253357584603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-50080803057418656762022-12-14T19:16:15.030+08:002022-12-14T19:16:15.030+08:00Hi David, for Singaporeans, is it possible to buy ...Hi David, for Singaporeans, is it possible to buy your book in Singapore itself, instead of buying from Amazon Sg, I was quoted from the US with Shipping cost included for SG$40.36 (Book S$27.19 and Delivery S$13.17) Surprisingly No free Shipping from Amazon. Can Advise pls as I am eager to get your book soonest. Thanks<br /><br />Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061946941855861913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-2220197601538408662022-12-14T19:07:49.628+08:002022-12-14T19:07:49.628+08:00With regards to the Invincible class, there is som...With regards to the Invincible class, there is some news in the grapevine of a possible 5th Type 218SG submarine which was approved by the previous chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel before she stepped down in 2021. It is in the web if you know where to look for it.Damienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061946941855861913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2348464617577736454.post-2079511397013673782022-11-25T10:17:35.693+08:002022-11-25T10:17:35.693+08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.David Boeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401913253357584603noreply@blogger.com