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It is an unspoken fact that negativity and cynicism are damaging to many of the activities conducted within the military. The author, with examples from psychological studies and various cognitive experiments, claims that positivity can improve one’s mental prowess—stating how important this is f...

To achieve mission success, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) must not only possess a sharp front line fighting force but also capable backend logistics support. neglecting logistics in a military is foolish, because without a strong bow to provide energy for propulsion, an arrow would o...

This book provides the backdrop to the genesis of the Defence Technology Community to support the build-up of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) for the defence of the newly independent nation. It goes on to cover the development of indigenous capabilities to design, develop and deliver armament, a...

This book narrates the development of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) from an engineering perspective. It endeavours to show the trials and challenges faced by our pioneer defence scientists and engineers, and how the application of enigineering and systems approaches has provided the means ...

Guided by two key constraints - manpower and geographic space - the DTC's engineers and scientists have applied systems thinking and engineering to overcoming the challenges of safeguarding Singapore's security. The system-of-systems (SoS) concept explains how individual systems are integrated to...