GBAD 3.5 - Quest for System of Systems
Singapore's air defense protection needs are somewhat unique
The Mechanised Igla, a M113 mounted with quad Igla launcher, is part of the Divisional Air Defence Group, advancing with land forces.
The Mechanised Igla, a M113 mounted with quad Igla launcher, is part of the Divisional Air Defence Group, advancing with land forces.

Ever since the inception of the Singapore Armed Forces, and the Singapore Air Defence Command (former name of the Republic of Singapore Air Force or RSAF), defense planners understood that the tiny island state lacks strategic depth, and any aerial threats will overfly one of the world’s most densely populated countries in seconds. Ground-based air defense (GBAD) systems have since been one of the key mainstays of Singapore national air defense, providing round-the-clock watch over the skies.