Report by Ong Hong Tat
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) inaugurated the Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) community, which will focus on developing professional skills, with a parade held at Pasir Laba Camp on 2 Apr. The community brings together all the C4 network and intelligence elements which have, till now, existed separately across the Services.
Explaining the move, Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen said in his speech at the parade: "While this structure (of separated C4I elements) has served us adequately, the complexity of the modern battlefield will place more exacting and challenging demands on the 3rd Generation SAF. Our land, maritime and air forces need to seamlessly tap on each other's capabilities and further reduce the sense-to-strike cycle."
While acquisitions such as the F-15SG fighter aircraft, Terrex Infantry Carrier Vehicle and frigate enable the SAF to deal with threats across air, land and sea, networking these systems gives the SAF an added edge on the modern battlefield.
"The result is a potent SAF that is more flexible, adaptable and more responsive to the demands of the modern battlefield," said Dr Ng of improving SAF's networks.
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