Singapore Achieves “System of Systems” for Air Defense
Singapore’s air defense umbrella is now even more capable (GBAD 3.5) and is designed to allow continued enhancement.

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