Singapore Pushing For More New Tech, Automation

KUALA LUMPUR—Drones, unmanned vessels and watch towers have been added or are under consideration for the Singapore military as it battles a manpower crunch that it cannot resolve even with a bigger budget. Speaking in the Defense Ministry budget debate in parliament on March 2, Defense Minister Ng...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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