SG Secret weapon?
-
I saw this in Cari forums. There is this article in the Malaysian press namely in NST(New Straits Times) and STAR newspapers, claiming that Singapore is developing a short range SSM (600km) and an "enhanced" version of the MLRS. Anyone have seen this article? If this is credible then it will be great news!
-
Rumours only lah... The tabloids need to push up their readerships so claiming not verified information lor...Originally posted by tankee1981:I saw this in Cari forums. There is this article in the Malaysian press namely in NST(New Straits Times) and STAR newspapers, claiming that Singapore is developing a short range SSM (600km) and an "enhanced" version of the MLRS. Anyone have seen this article? If this is credible then it will be great news! -
i wun be surprised though.
how much trust u think the government have in its people? -
got article link?
jialat jialat, why need to outsmart them liao.... -
its an AFP article quoting quek tong boon commenting on the singapore's 41st independence.
nowhere does it say about SSM with 600km range nor MLRS with quek saying "it has to remain a secret". -
wayang nia la.. gov always liddat one. Want to keep it a secret, why say out in the first place?
-
yea we had death ray which can split mount everest like a knife slicing through an apple
-
i don't think singapore's defense industries are that high tech yet
-
Rumours are such subtle weapons
-
WAT WEAPON IS REALLY A SECRET WEAPON? A WEAPON THAT'S SECRET OR ONE THAT REALLY KICK THE S**T OUT OF THE ENEMY?
-
Both
-
Shhh... you dunno meh? its being built in a secret space colony in stationary orbit around Lagrange-5...
-
chey, i thought they found out about our gundam squadron.
-
Chey, i thought THEY found out about our murasami wings
-
Well, at least they didn't mention anything about our Macross fighters.Originally posted by Gordonator:chey, i thought they found out about our gundam squadron.
Oops.
-
Ah it only takes a few posts on speculative weapon developments to start mentioning the Gundams...
I love the Gundam running joke that has been around since I got here in 03... -
Old habits die hard ma
-
Please post a link. Thanks.
I would like to find out more about this news.. sounds quite interesting. Remember, there is no smoke without fire.. -
Its unlikely SG will make its own SSM, aquire them likely.
-
Directed-energy weapon
Later in life, Tesla made some remarkable claims concerning a "teleforce" weapon [31] The press called it a "peace ray" or death ray. [32] [33] In total, the components and methods included [34][35]:
An apparatus for producing manifestations of energy in free air instead of in a high vacuum as in the past. This, according to Tesla in 1934, was accomplished.
A mechanism for generating tremendous electrical force. This, according to Tesla, was also accomplished.
A means of intensifying and amplifying the force developed by the second mechanism.
A new method for producing a tremendous electrical repelling force. This would be the projector, or gun, of the invention.
Tesla worked on plans for a directed-energy weapon between the early 1900s till the time of his death. In 1937, Tesla composed a treatise entitled "The Art of Projecting Concentrated Non-dispersive Energy through the Natural Media" concerning charged particle beams. [36] Tesla published the document in an attempt expound on the technical description of a "superweapon that would put an end to all war". This treatise of the particle beam is currently in the Nikola Tesla Museum archive in Belgrade. It described an open ended vacuum tube with a gas jet seal that allowed particles to exit, a method of charging particles to millions of volts, and a method of creating and directing nondispersive particle streams (through electrostatic repulsion). [37]
Records of his indicate that it was based on a narrow stream of atomic clusters of liquid mercury or tungsten accelerated via high voltage (by means akin to his magnifying transformer). Tesla gave the following description concerning the particle gun's operation:
[The nozzel would] "send concentrated beams of particles through the free air, of such tremendous energy that they will bring down a fleet of 10,000 enemy airplanes at a distance of 200 miles from a defending nation's border and will cause armies to drop dead in their tracks". [38]The weapon could be used against ground based infantry or for antiaircraft purposes. [39] Tesla tried to interest the US War Department in the device. [40] He also offered this invention to European countries.[41] None of the governments purchased a contract to build the device. He was unable to act on his plans. [42]
from wikipedia abt nicola tesla's death ray. -
Tesla coil
-
I could only find this AFP article from Defense Talk..
Singapore Shows Off Its Arsenal, But ‘Secret’ Weapons Under Wraps
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Wed, 9 Aug 2006, 01:44
Singapore will mount a major display of its military arsenal when it celebrates the 41st anniversary of its independence on Aug. 9, but defense officials say not all its lethal firepower is visible.
The rich city-state has for decades spent billions of dollars on hardware and imposed mandatory military training for all able-bodied young men to make its armed forces the most modern and well-equipped in Southeast Asia.
While much of the technology and hardware comes from overseas — including fighters, frigates and attack helicopters — Singapore also has its own “secret” conventional weapons under development, according to a senior defense ministry official.
”This is really the sharp end of our technology edge. This is important because Singapore is a very small country,” Quek Tong Boon, deputy secretary for technology and transformation at the ministry of defense, tells AFP in an exclusive interview.
While the defense ministry has publicized some of its locally-made armaments such as drone surveillance aircraft, artillery and robots designed for urban warfare, it is the fruits of confidential homegrown research that will keep potential enemies guessing.
”We lack strategic depth. We also lack natural resources. We can never take our defense and security for granted,” Quek says.
”We not only want to use technology as a force multiplier in terms of being able to do things more efficiently and more effectively, but we also want to build some secret system to offset our disadvantage.”
TechnologyÂ’s value in ensuring battlefield superiority was displayed convincingly during the two Gulf Wars in which U.S. forces showcased a range of precision-guided weapons.
With just 697 square kilometers (279 square miles) of land area and a population of 3.6 million citizens and permanent residents, Singapore was once dismissed by the former Indonesian president B.J. Habibie as a “little red dot” on the map, although ties with Jakarta have since improved.
Southeast AsiaÂ’s most economically advanced nation has not disputed the moniker, but made it clear that any aggressor will pay a heavy price.
Quek declines to discuss the undisclosed homegrown weapons in detail, saying “it has to remain a secret”, and will not say how powerful they are.
”These are things we think we can’t even get from the open market. Nobody would want to sell to U.S. ... We’ve been undertaking defense research and development for more than 30 years already. It’s something that takes a long, long time,” Quek says.
Singapore has adopted a pragmatic approach in meeting its defense needs.
In addition to regular purchases from the international market, it upgrades existing equipment and uses local talent, through a network of autonomous research laboratories and industry partners, to develop what it cannot buy.
”We are too small to be self-sufficient,” Quek says. “So we look at the market. If nobody else could sell U.S. what we want, we don’t have a choice but do local development.”
Email to a Friend | Printer Friendly | Discuss | Content Syndicate
Source(©): AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
http://www.defencetalk.com/news/publish/Singapore_Shows_Off_Its_Arsenal_But_Secret_Weapons_Under_Wraps.php -
hw abt oblisk of light?Originally posted by spartan6:Tesla coil -
The closest I've heard to such a news is a rumour about the procurement of the Russian S-300/ S-400 BMD system, perhaps with the Green Pine radar..
-
did they mention our mechwarrior battalion and satellite death rays?