AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE,
Singapore will mount a major display of its military arsenal when it celebrates the 41st anniversary of its independence on Aug. 9, but defense officials say not all its lethal firepower is visible.
The rich city-state has for decades spent billions of dollars on hardware and imposed mandatory military training for all able-bodied young men to make its armed forces the most modern and well-equipped in Southeast Asia.
While much of the technology and hardware comes from overseas