SG india arms deal
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India, Singapore in arms deal
4 November 2003: India will sell $600 million worth of anti-tank missiles, pilotless targeted aircraft and remote piloted vehicles to Singapore and buy in return advanced GPS systems for $50 million.
The two-way deal was signed during Singapore defence minister Rear Admiral Teo Chee HeanÂ’s four-day visit to India in October, while the only part that was made public were the agreements to hold an annual defence-policy dialogue, joint air and army exercises, expanded navy-to-navy cooperation, and training for the Singaporean army.
It was the Singapore defence ministerÂ’s first visit to India, and signals SingaporeÂ’s moves to consolidate its military, since new fissions are coming in ASEAN, even as the US is conceptualising an Asian NATO, where key roles are envisaged for India and Singapore.
http://www.intelligenceonline.net/allintelligencefull.asp?id=332515300213351&recno=2403 -
This is news!Originally posted by CenturionMBT:India will sell $600 million worth of anti-tank missiles, pilotless targeted aircraft and remote piloted vehicles to Singapore and buy in return advanced GPS systems for $50 million.
what kind of missiles are they? and in what quantity? This deal is quite significant...not withstanding the fact that this is the first time major items are purchased from india. -
could it be that singapore is buying those stuff from india cos' they are ..err..inexpensive? if so, wonder if they've looked at the arjun MBT then?
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I find it strange - since Singapore was involved in the Spike ATGM development.
$600m purchase against $50m sales- there must be something else here. Use of Indian training grounds? or spending to improve ties between the 2 countries? -
somehow i smell transfer of know-how and maybe even licence to produce. perhaps the saf is looking for a missile that it could mass produce ...err... more inexpensively.
anyway...i was wrong earlier abt singapore buying weapon systems from india for the first time. Some of our amx-13s (before they were reincarnated into sm-1s) and maybe some tempests were bought 2nd hand from hindustan.
Well, here's to deeper friendship between the two nations!
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might be the tank those guys were so harsh harsh abt....?Originally posted by IAF:could it be that singapore is buying those stuff from india cos' they are ..err..inexpensive? if so, wonder if they've looked at the arjun MBT then? -
The Arjun tank is a failure, Indian army faces alot of problems with it, till they r getting more Russian tanks instead of their own Arjun tanks.Originally posted by |-|05|:might be the tank those guys were so harsh harsh abt....? -
The following is a stolen copy of conversation transcript between the two defense ministers..Originally posted by bcoy:$600m purchase against $50m sales- there must be something else here. Use of Indian training grounds? or spending to improve ties between the 2 countries?
Adm. Teo: psst! I'd like our vipers to train against your flankers, can?
Fernandez: Vaat! That'll cost you a arm n' a leg!
Adm Teo: Aiyah! here's $600million lah, can or not?
Fernandez: btw, can one of my cousin's brother's uncle's nephew also star in one of your local TV shows? -
checkout the "nag" atgm
http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MISSILES/Nag.html -
yay for them hahaOriginally posted by gary1910:The Arjun tank is a failure, Indian army faces alot of problems with it, till they r getting more Russian tanks instead of their own Arjun tanks.
At least they know wad they need unlike some people -
hmmm new AT weapn? i heard from my PC is my school that singapore gonna replace most of the outdated armbrust that we have... could it be from india? he refuse to tell me what the new arms might be....
