Singapore Defence and Security Report Q1 2009

Executive Summary ....................5
Singapore Security SWOT....... 6
Singapore Defence Industry SWOT...................... 6
Singapore Political SWOT...... 7
Singapore Economic SWOT................................. 7
Singapore Business Environment SWOT ............. 8
Political Overview........................9
Security Risk Analysis..............11
BMI’s Security Ratings .............. 11
Table: Asia Pacific Regional Security Ratings................................ 11
Table: Asia Pacific State Vulnerability To Terrorism Index ........... 12
Composite............................. 12
Regional rank....................... 12
Trend....... 12
Danger rating....................... 12
Regional Security: South East Asia......................... 12
Trends And Developments ................................. 12
Inter-State Conflicts.............. 13
Internal Conflicts .................. 14
Singapore’s Risk Ratings ........... 15
Terrorism Risk Rating........... 15
Conflict Rating...................... 15
Physical Safety Risk Rating................................ 15
Security Overview .....................16
Internal Security Situation ................................. 16
Table: Regional Insurgent Groups..................... 16
External Security Situation ................................ 17
Table: Actual And Attempted Piracy Attacks, 1996-2006 ............... 20
Armed Forces And Government Spending ..........21
Armed Forces ....................... 21
Table: Regional Armed Forces, 2007 (including conscripted, ‘000) ............................ 24
Defence And Military Alliances ......................... 24
Defence Budget..................... 25
International Deployments................................. 26
Weapons Of Mass Destruction........................... 26
Market Overview........................27
Industry Trends And Developments ................... 28
Arms Trade Overview........... 29
Procurement Trends And Developments............ 30
Industry Forecast Scenario .......32
Army Enlargements............... 32
Government Expenditure On Defence................ 32
Table: Singapore’s Armed Forces, 2005-2013 (‘000 personnel) ..... 33
Table: Singapore’s Government Defence Expenditure, 2005-2013 .............................. 33
Macroeconomic Forecast .................................. 33
Table: Singapore – Macroeconomic Activity, 2004-2013 ............... 36
Company Profiles......................37
ST Aero................................. 37
ST Kinetics............................ 38
ST Electronics....................... 39
ST Electronics....................... 40
Country Snapshot: Singapore Demographic Data ...........................41
Section 1: Population............ 41
Table: Demographic Indicators, 2005-2030...... 41
Table: Rural/Urban Breakdown, 2000-2030 ..... 42
Section 2: Education And Healthcare................ 42
Table: Education, 2000-2004 ............................ 42
Table: Vital Statistics, 2005-2030...................... 42
Section 3: Labour Market And Spending Power ............................. 43
Table: Employment Indicators, 2001-2006........ 43
Table: Consumer Expenditure, 2000-2012 (US$) ........................... 43
BMI Forecast Modelling............44
How We Generate Our Industry Forecasts ........ 44
Defence Industry................... 44
Sources ......... 45