Hobby : A Sustainable Force Structure ( Beyond 2040 )

Air Force - A sustainable force beyond 2040

A future planned reduction of fix wing combat strike fighters from 140 to 100. The reduced manned strike platforms are augmented by unmanned strike assets. This will significantly non escalate the operating cost over the life span of the new force structure.

Shared Air Force and Navy platforms best stretched defense dollar, enhanced "jointness", providing tactical options never before envisage leveraging fifth gen and beyond combat assets and technology.

"Steel is cheap" - Shared Air Force and Naval assets can further pare down 

operating cost over the life span of the new force structure

Releasing Military land in land scare Singapore for economic regeneration will in turn sustain the new force structure.

2030 PLAB for commercial/residential development
20YY TAB proposed new high tech urban agriculture industry 

Proposed Urban High Rise Technology Farming - to realize
60% fresh produce supply sustainability in non-peace time.
In peace time 50% for export and 50% own consumption.
Importing cheaper produce from the rest of 70%.

A national security imperative with national budget input.
Augmented by private SME participation.

Proposed Private SME lead salt water fish farm - An open system
with environmental protection built-in.
(Source : Straits Times 09 March 2015 )

20 February 2015

update : 16 March 2015

Navy MPA candidate emerging ...

IAI Maritime Patrol + ISR platform [Link]

• ELM-2022ES Maritime Patrol Radar -  AESA technology
• ELL-8385 ESM/ELINT - Electro-Optical sensor system
• Magnetic Anomaly Detection tail boom - Aerial detection of submerged submarines or moored mines
• ELI-3360 system - Operating in a network centric architecture, sharing data and missions with remote maritime, manned and unmanned aerial platforms as well as coastal units
• Electronic Warfare and defensive sensor suite

Wing Hard-points x 04

- Anti - Submarine Torpedoes

- Anti - Ship Missiles

- Search and Rescue Stores 

10 February 2015