ASEAN Military Update

GBU-12 Paveway II The US State Department has licensed the sale of laser-guided bombs to Singapore. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the Foreign Ministry has notified the Congress where they approved the sale of 40 GBU-10 2,000 pounds and 84 GBU-12 Paveway II 500-pounds. Sales also consist of Mark 84 (or BLU-117 / B) 2000 pounds and Mark 82 (or BLU-111 / B) weighing 500 pounds. The package also includes telemetry units for AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range air-to-air missiles, target drones, and various other equipment, spare parts and related support. Estimated cost is US $ 415 million or almost Rp6 trillion. Singapore is the main security partner of the United States, and the most sophisticated military power in Southeast Asia. This small country operates 40 F-15SG aircraft along with 60 Lockheed Martin F-16C / D Fighting Falcon fighter jets. Singapore also expressed interest in acquiring the F-35 Lightning II. Due to lack of land and training areas, Singap...

NEW YORK — Singapore has overtaken nations including the US, Russia and China as the country launching the most cyber attacks globally, according to Israeli data security firm Check Point Software Technologies. The company, whose software tracks an average of eight to 10 million live cyber attacks daily, said Singapore rose to pole position after ranking in the top five attacking countries for the previous two weeks. “It is not particularly unusual for Singapore to be featured among the top attacking countries,” said Eying Wee, Check Point’s Asia-Pacific spokeswoman.  A key Southeast Asian technology hub, much of the internet traffic flowing through Singapore originates in other countries. That means a cyber attack recorded as coming from Singapore may have been launched outside the country, she said. The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore said there are a number of reports measuring cyber attacks, which are based on various methodologies and therefore provi...