talking about procurement blunders...

there's this particular detachment that operates this particular equipment that's useless in local terrain.

but they always get called back for reservist...

that's why this forum is called military nuts.

if it was more serious it would have been called Pointer or something...

Originally posted by qnh1011:

arjun, pls give it a break lar... you're really spoiling the whole discussion. if u want to debate, that's fine... but if you consistently fail to see the points everyone here is trying to make, then there's no point discussing anymore rite? see how this has progressed?

guys, no point forcing this bull to drink water.... let time and facts speak for themselves... hmmmm... let's jus stopping posting here and let the thread die a natural death.

cheers you all!

... of course, I know 'milk powder' through my professional line of work.

You know he has set up his own company offering aerospace consultancy services? He has positioned himself quite nicely as a SME go-between.

Originally posted by qnh1011:

nope. i aint him, but yes we've flown together b4. he's a better man than some ayam i know.... "you should know who I'm talking about" ... just out of curiosity, how did you know 'milk powder'?

PS: you are far too kind to "those who are lazy". btw, we better not get too cryptic lest some wanna-be's get irritated wif us

You sound awfully like milk powder... if you're not, you should know who I'm talking about.

Anyway, as a quick reference to those who are lazy...

http://www.dsca.osd.mil/PressReleases/36-b/2005/Singapore_05-39.pdf

Originally posted by qnh1011:

hi spart, be it 1-10, sometimes numbers arent the only factor. the optimum load of any ftr is dependent on the type of role/mission. take my word for it.

apologies if u think i was agitated. i wasnt, i did warn u that i'll be using strong lang anyway.

yes, i know my stuff cos i need to be professional abt wat i do. sadly, i am not at liberty to share/disclose. however, there's alot of info and speculation out there, jus do a search and you'll stand to gain.

Here's a tip: there's something in the list of acquisition related to the F15SG purchase that not many folks picked up. it's not classified; in fact it is listed in the open. Just that not many pple know what it is and its associated use.

Demonstration of the inter-operational capability of Singapore's Fleet Instrumented Training System and US' Battleforce Tactical Trainer

http://www.dsta.gov.sg/home/DisplayPage/ContentPage10.asp?id=1947

These sort of anti-IED missions should be done by COIN aircraft, not jet bombers...

What they need is cheap aircraft with extremely cool engines (they are going to turn over the war to the iraqis, right?). radar stealth is not important.

This one?



http://www.mindef.gov.sg/armynews/print1.asp?article_id=189

Originally posted by Geforce3:

LTA veronica something rite?? hmm i wonder how my ex messing warrent is doing over there..... i'm quite surprised a sm1 can overturn

Just a another warning to those people who think bullying nerds have no consequences.

Originally posted by SMAPLionHeart:

Death sentence for Korean soldier

The court said Kim had to pay for the suffering he caused
A military court in South Korea has sentenced to death a soldier who shot dead eight of his colleagues in June.
Kim Dong-min threw a grenade inside his barracks near the border with North Korea, and then opened fire at random at colleagues they slept.

Kim, 22, had complained of bullying by his fellow soldiers.

An inquiry into the incident found Kim had become so obsessed by computer war games that he could no longer tell the difference between fantasy and reality.

In a ruling quoted by Yonhap news agency, the 3rd Army's district court said: "We can't help separating the accused from society permanently, though we take into account his lack of a previous criminal record, his youth and unease at being in a closed place.

"The victims, bereaved families and surviving soldiers have suffered deep despair and unforgettable damage," it said.

According to one account, the attack was so ferocious that witnesses feared South Korea was being invaded.

Kim's defence lawyer said he would appeal the ruling at a higher court.

The conscript was a university student before beginning his two years of military service last December.

The BBC's Charles Scanlon says there are frequent reports of bullying and violence against conscripts in South Korea's 600,000-man army.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4463202.stm

RT is a complete waste of time lah. In the effect, if your lifestyle is such that if you excercise you end up not being able to do work tommorow how?

There are plenty of people around the world who don't do RT and their lifespan is more or less the same as ours.

If you can't make it just fall out and say you're not feeling well to the medic. The PTI won't dare to demand that you carry on. Then just fall out lor. MC also can. Just collect enough and arrange for medical review.

Originally posted by totaloser:

Any one here have high blood pressure after ORD for 2 yrs ? this is wat happen to me , cannot jog will faint leh heart will pain , but no medicated prove . Did not attend myt ippt for 2 years , tio charge $50 in camp now have to go for RT on the 3rd Dec , wat should i do , go for some self training (risking ma ) or take medicated Ceft , where can i get the ceft ? V stress up leh who can help pls give me more comments please .

In the real world, after 6pm it's my own time. (nevermind my 'free' time or not, It is still MINE). If MINDEF wants to use it, during ICT, they're certainly not paying for it.

How can I not charge MINDEF for it? Otherwise how to do business?

Originally posted by hisoka:

psst ICT got pay one.

but you can consider putting econmical value on your free time though

how can you count salary like that? I would count NS as a loss of income before I retire.

If I'm earning 6k a month before I retire I would have lost 148k... whoa, MINDEF should free me HDB flat leh.

And I haven't counted ICT yet hor.

Originally posted by BaByBoY:

the judge is a loser

wat`s the point of giving him the 5 k fine?

next time my son`s goin to pay 5 k and skip the freaking NS
i`m gg to keep this set of papers and submit as proof
damn..

2 years is a lotta time and money man..
if u earn 2 k a mth
tt`ll be a loss of 48 k of money

money is nothing
but the youth we wasted, priceless

NS is going to be abolished soon.

It's open information.

On the GeBiz website, there is an open RFI (request for information) on the mini-UAV.

Included are RFI documents

http://www.gebiz.gov.sg/scripts/itt_rp/DEF000ERP05000013/Hawkeye_OTS_RFI_Section1.doc
http://www.gebiz.gov.sg/scripts/itt_rp/DEF000ERP05000013/Hawkeye_OTS_RFI_Section2.doc
http://www.gebiz.gov.sg/scripts/itt_rp/DEF000ERP05000013/Cover_Letter.doc

Of particular interest is Section 2, where they describe the operational requirements... due date is 29/11/2005. Anyone interested to put up a bid?

Wrong tool for the job.

They should have sent their Navy Divers to attach explosive mines on the side of the ship and be done with it.

Originally posted by lionnoisy:

Sg will work with one of the best in the relevant fields.

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Yeah right. Most of them go there to work with the best, but then learn nothing. Come back, become someone like Phillip Yeo? Haa haa...

You have no idea how many of our pilots have migrated overseas.

Originally posted by casshern:

please do not jeopodise our national security.

thank you

Originally posted by Ponders:

singapore won the case.

because malaysia's case is very weak.

singapore say, since 18xx year they control it, take care of it and station people there all the while and the land is not mentioned in the Independance document. So since it is not mention, it remains status quo.

where as malaysia's case was that it is nearer to malaysian coast and that naturally be in Malaysia's territory since singapore broke away from malaysia.

No that's wrong. It's still not decided yet.
http://www.icj-cij.org/icjwww/idocket/imasi/imasiframe.htm

Originally posted by seancannot:

I am not advocating to convert A4S to cruise missle rather to become something like the US UAV global hawk I understand can be armed with hellfire missle

Ok. But then, skyhawk is not the most efficient way of doing it. Time-on-station is probably the most important metric of such strike UAVs. Having a longer time-on-station allows much better tactical flexibility in when to drop your payload (e.g. when the enemy leaves his trench to take a piss). A C-130 does better in this respect, not to mention that it can carry a much heavier payload. (turboprops are much more efficient that turbofans/ turbojets on long endurance flights).

The global hawk has an endurance of > 40 hours and time-on-station of 24 hours! I don't think the skyhawk can match those kind of numbers (aerodynamically). One of the reason why this can be acheived, not to mention the 40+ years of improvement in aerodynamic design, but also because a lot of "man-rated" stuff has been removed. If you're dealing with a skyhawk chassis, it's not going to be cost effective ripping/modding those parts off.

When it's time to let go, let go...

Originally posted by seancannot:

Anyone knows.. we should have at 70++ of them ... wouldnt it be a waste to retire them.. after upgrading the engine , airframe etc ...convert them to unmanned bomber la.. send 35 to the north and rest to the south during a war!!!

The problem is, unlike dedicated cruise missiles where it's designed to be encapsulated and fired "out of the canister" after putting it in underground storage for 10+ years, you can't do the same for a combat plane like skyhawk. It's really not worth it. JASSM can do the job much better and without so much tactical constraints.

I thought the SAF is really KS and tells you to waterproof everything electronic regardless? Helps to prolong the life of the equipment anyway…

Hmm... finally some kind of DARPA style solicitation by DSTA

http://www.dsta.gov.sg/home/admin/MiscFiles/myImages/DRD_webinfo_01Jun05_.pdf

Well, the problem is how many people have the capability to provide solutions? Any show of hands to how many understand the problems?

when I was still there (mid-late 90's) it was still known as mechnical and production engineering and it was sort of like, a dumping ground for people who can't make it to civil or electrical engineering... How things change with a name change eh? Branding?

Originally posted by hyuuga neji:

should be mechanical and aerospace eng...
ntu is a tough place to survive...
my course bout 20% drop out liao...
not scaring you...
but you gotta work hard if you wanna come here...
unless you are genius...

for those lazy to cut and paste...

http://www.hydroidinc.com/Hydroid_news/0704_singapore.htm

I thought NTU has been developing something like this for the past 5 years at least? (I was still an undergrad there when it already started). What came out of it?

http://www.ntu.edu.sg/mae/centres/rrc/Underwater_Robotic_Vehicle_Index.htm

parallel thread, but with more discussion...
http://militarynuts.com/index.php?showtopic=428

Well, I consider it as a bit of both. The brain is like a computer, have both hardware and software components.

If you have learning disabilities, then you have less than capable hardware (CPU not powerful enough), but you can always write more optimized programs. It takes a longer time and more effort to do so, but you can bring it up to a level they can do the job.

Originally posted by lwflee:

I dun think so - I regard people as software. Am i mistaken?

I think singapore might have the same problems if we are ever at war...