In fact, our AUV was recently used by our Navy to locate the fuselage of the downed AirAsia QZ8501. It can potentially replace the (Navy's) existing fleet of Mine Counter-Measure Vessels, which requires about 30 operators to operate, because the AUV can also be used to detect mines. The new one just requires (a crew size of) 20 persons.ĭefence engineers have also developed an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). The new ship is a lot bigger than the old one - 50% bigger - but the old ship requires a 30-person crew to operate. Through advanced modelling and simulation techniques, our defence scientists have designed the nerve centre of the ship that is a lot more efficient. First, our Littoral Mission Vessel (LMV). Our engineers have come up with many solutions to help overcome this unique challenge, and by harnessing technology to do so. You have heard countless times about our low birth rate and manpower challenges. There are about 5,000 scientists and engineers from the Ministry of Defence, Defence Science and Technology Agency and DSO National Laboratories, constantly working on new ideas to enhance the Singapore Armed Forces' (SAF's) technological edge. Our DTC, which stands for Defence Technology Community, continues the legacy of this pioneer generation. Our pioneer generation and our leaders have the foresight to harness the potential of defence technology. Singapore has come a long way in defence technology. Another strong reason is that defence is where the best minds in science and technology gather and sparks fly One reason may be because given no commercial pressures, scientists are free to invent and innovate in a defence organisation. And somewhere in some military, I believe, is probably making an Iron Man suit. The Internet and Global Positioning System all started from the military in the United States. All these are possible so we have to manage such considerations, including privacy considerations, carefully, whenever there is new technology.ĭTC - The Stewards of Singapore's Defence Technologyĭefence is an area where new technology emerges. Your parents can appear and ask you how is the going, and check in if you are doing your YDSP project properly. It is like an IMAX experience for each and every student.īut at the same time, through the Glasses, your teacher can appear and ask you about your homework. If you are learning about astronomy, you do not just read about the stars in the textbook and listen to your teacher - you can have the universe and planetary orbits appear right before your eyes. But imagine if students have something like a Google Glass, and your classroom and learning experiences being totally revolutionised and augmented. We take for example the idea of the Google Glass. The advent of technology, however, also requires us to manage things very carefully. Although I think if that happens, some scientists will come up with another technology for the teacher to spot you to see whether you are really there. That sounds wonderful right? You are not there, (but) attendance is marked that you are there, just invisible. One day, imagine your teacher cannot tell if you are in class because you are invisible. Soldiers could soon have adaptive uniforms that change colour and pattern according to the surroundings and the environment, like chameleons. Engineers have used complex techniques to reduce the signature of our military aircraft and our ships. Scientists can now use advanced optics to bend light and hide objects right before our eyes. But today, it is no longer Hollywood magic. We see it in the movies, like The Incredibles and Fantastic Four, and Harry Potter where he has the Invisibility Cloak. Ideas that were unimaginable years ago, today they become possibilities. Technology advances at a very rapid pace. Every year without fail, many students like you stretched your imagination to invigorate this programme and excite everybody who attends it. This year is the 10 th anniversary of the YDSP Congress. I think the creativity and the resourcefulness displayed by the students today will be no different. I saw another drone - it was an award-winning one - that carried another drone, a smaller one as a pay load. I saw a drone that could take off from water. I saw groups of young Singaporeans putting together remarkable flying machines - the younger ones ingeniously folded paper aeroplanes that could fly much further than I could ever fold my aeroplanes the older students started making drones. Two weeks ago, I was at the annual Singapore Amazing Flying Competition. It is a great pleasure to be here this afternoon at the YDSP Congress 2016.
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