The Most Heavily Guarded Island On Earth

This is the Pan Island Expressway of Singapore. Connecting a majority of the island and running at a distance of 42.8 km. And at a moment's notice, the entire island of Singapore could be militarized. Making it the most dangerous island on the planet. So how did Singapore go from a tiny island nation to the most insane military-powered island on earth?
Correction:
9:24 "Republic of Singapore Air Force" Not "Royal Singapore Armed Forces"
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[@InsightMedia.]

I made a mistake while recording: I said "Royal Singapore Air Forces" instead of "Republic of Singapore Air Force." I apologize for this error and will double-check for such mistakes in the future. Btw What topics would you like to see covered in our next video? Let me know in the comments!

[@lishashen4270]

Somehow the pinned comment by *_yourself_* has no comments or likes so I fixed that

[@InsightMedia.]

@@lishashen4270 Haha thank you. I pinned it just few hours ago.

[@damienkrishnan2382]

Royal Singapore Air Force🤷🏽‍♂️ it’s Republic of Singapore Air Force

[@Antsrule]

Also a little mistake at 3:12 It took 2 weeks not 1 week…It be more embarrassing if its a week tho

[@___Danny___]

Internally its stand for Round Short And Fat . 😁

[@ilovemint6]

Btw, just an update, RSAF doesn't stand for 'Royal Singapore Armed Forces', its actally stands for 'Republic of Singpore Air force', its a short form for the Air force of Singapore, for Army is stands for SAF, 'Singapore Armed forces', and for the Navy is RSN, ' Republic of Singapore Navy'

[@deschan2246]

Just a name.😂

[@NT8888]

Knn…He didn’t do his homework anyhow Hantam only.

[@erictayverystrongimaginati1662]

Republic means ...............👻

[@lingth]

Must be a UK site thinking It's Royal because Singapore used to be under British..

[@talamioros]

@@lingth ...jialat

[@phantomsea8987]

Singapore is like the friendly cheerful friend you have but don't provoke it beyond it's tolerance

[@ongtianendionfsps380]

>:3

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Singapore is the guy that pretends to be cool but is actually a selfish, mean, uncompromising narcissist.

[@dontsubscribetothischannelpls]

We have lots of friends! Keeps us in trade. Just don't do anything stupid to us and we cool 😎.

[@mezzoblu]

There is nothing *Royal* in Singapore. *We are a Republic NOT a Monarchy*

[@deschan2246]

Royal family exist😂

[@nothingtoseeexceptwaifus]

​@@deschan2246 Exists? You mean those extremist in Malaysia claiming Singapore like how Hitler claims Danzig?

[@yessssirrr8938]

@@deschan2246yeah just not in singapore

[@lunazero433]

Oh come on. PAP is basically a monarchy. I know that technically it isn't but functionally it is.

[@user-cg4qn7kq4u]

THERE ARE NO MONACHY IN SINGAPORE

[@smoothland3tyt]

Singaporean here. Because our country is somehow an important economic hub, we jave to protec this country so that the world's wealth is safe from intruders

[@Love-gs3rg]

Me too

[@ongtianendionfsps380]

Yes. I am SIngaporean too

[@smoothland3tyt]

Cool other Singaporeans

[@silverspoon2690]

To put it more accurately we do not have any natural resources and there isn't a treasure chest enticing any countries to invade us. We can argue that it's location is quite strategic as a port city, but with the aftermath of war and without a good government, there is little benefit to invade and conqueror Singapore notwithstanding other numerous reasons. Though, our neighbors have not always been logical so we must always be prepared for war.

[@dontsubscribetothischannelpls]

Hey, I'm also from singapore! But tbh invading us would be a terrible decision on any country's part

[@lishashen4270]

I’m from Singapore 🇸🇬 and how the hell is RSAF Royal Singapore Air Force??? We aren’t even a Kingdom,it’s Republic (of) not Royal

[@Love-gs3rg]

Me too singaporerean here

[@dontsubscribetothischannelpls]

Yay he fixed it

[@SHM_EDIT]

Im a not from Singapore but i live in singpore and study hsre

[@mehrcat1]

Oh the irony! In WW1 Britain (Lawrence of Arabia) took Aqaba from the Turks, from the inland north. The heavily defended shore had all the canons facing south, out to sea. It seems the Brits forgot their own lesson in Singapore.

[@elcidgranada3549]

Its be cause lawrence new what he was doing. The rest of the british command are stiff prics

[@nicholasong2760]

The British in Malaya was led by an incompetent Wussy named General Percival. McArthur & Percival both lost battles one lost Philippines the other lost Malaya & Singapore. But McArthur bounched back while Percival did not. I have no idea what was in Percival brains, the British & commonwealth forces had 80,000 troops while the japs only had 30,000. Yamashita himself admitted his campaign was all a Bluff as he was running low on supplies & munitions. Had Percival not surrender & persist, the British , Australians & Indians under his command would have been spared the horrible fate. You know Japs treat surrendering soldiers worse than dogs.

[@shahraiyan2519]

The British planned to defend Singapore from the North by fighting in Malaya but that didn't work out as planned

[@angeluscorpius]

Because Singapore is so urbanised, Urban warfare would be a necessary element in training. However, as noted in the video, Singapore lacks Strategic Depth. So if the fight is brought onto Singapore's shores, we would have already lost. It is jus a matter of time. Strategically, the SAF intends to fight on other shores and in arenas other than Singapore soil. The error in WW2, was to allow the Japanese to reach Singapore's northern shores and cross into Singapore island. They should have been stopped before they reached Johor (Peninsula Malaysia's southernmost state.), and the fight should have been contained within the peninsula. Whether this was possible is another question. Once the Japanese reached Singapore, it was simply a matter of time. The strategic lesson from that is, we cannot let the fight come to Singapore Island. Hence our focus on our RSAF (partly because of strategic issues. Partly because we are tutored by the US who emphasise Air Superiority as a military doctrine). A superior air force allows us to prosecute any war far from Singapore's shores if necessary. Enemy forces coming from the North? the Air force can engaged them while they are far from Singapore. Naval forces in the South? Our Air and Naval forces can intercept (at this stage our Naval Assets are not as fully formed as our Air Force), but still formidable. And we have invested in Submarines. ) before they get within range of Singapore. The point of our military is to protect Singapore. Not turn Singapore into a battleground.

[@rocistone6570]

Singapore has learned from its past! How admirable and unusual! There may come a point (If it has not already arrived) where Singapore could (In effect) "export" Its know-how and experience in building itself up as much as it might do with any other weapon system made in Singapore. Knowledge and experience is power, and fewer people seem to understand that these days!

[@user-hq4ew7rk9c]

Export to the mainland, but have you seen a Singapore special ops guys, as group they look like lgbtq members, in the national day parade it looks like a pride parade, only the military vehicle looks like a military march

[@Cheesecake99YearsAgo]

Singapore had done that China is the best example They learn from Singapore's leaders, bureaucrats and schools India wanted to learn from Singapore but the corrupted individuals in the Indian government and business class prevents that You can actually find the videos on KZbin

[@90taetaeya]

Indeed Singapore has to be prepared. It is surrounded by neighbours jealous of its success.

[@nightizzat4574]

prepared to buy oil in malaysia

[@samchan3240]

​​@@nightizzat4574oil is not from Malaysia, they stealing oil belong to Sabah

[@user-dl3vo1yw9r]

@@nightizzat4574 Malaysia has rich natural resources but now JB still has to buy subsidies treated water from Singapore and sell to their own people for much higher profit. 😂 SGD 1 : RM3.5 is the fact. 🥳🤭 So what you hv oil. We hv brains😊

[@nightizzat4574]

@@user-dl3vo1yw9r but still buy oil in Malaysia

[@nightizzat4574]

@@samchan3240 why not buy oil from sabah

[@lingth]

Actually a lot of websites keep saying Singapore has (present tense) F-35, but in fact, we have placed an order but not a single F-35 is here, the first batch of 4 will only come on 2026, F-35Bs and even in 2026 it is likely to be stationed in USA, probably for 1 year or more before it even appear in Singapore skies..

[@mrtan1309]

High order for this particular model which our pilots and technicians were already in the states training to pilot and service this jet. Even if they deliver right now to our doorsteps, we're also not trained to pilot them, need to clear the test and program.

[@mikechiam2032]

If the news say 2026 then will arrove singapore. The plane probably already arrive in sg in 2021

[@lyhthegreat]

yeah it takes about a decade for the pilots/ground crews to be trained and be operational.

[@lyhthegreat]

@@mikechiam2032 my workplace is near the paya lebar airbase and i spotted some f-35s landing there a few times already.

[@SuccessforLifester]

​@@lyhthegreatcould it be for the Air Show?

[@JerielOng]

RSAF stands for the Republic of Singapore Air Force,not Royal Singapore Air Force or whatever but we are a republic,not a monarchy

[@Zerpentsa6598]

He still has the British Empire mindset. 😂😂😂

[@JerielOng]

@@Zerpentsa6598 exactly 💀

[@eugeneteo9664]

RSAF :round short and fat .

[@dontsubscribetothischannelpls]

While I believe that no hurtful intent was meant, please don't disrespect our airforces like that. Thank you.

[@GongGong-zk8qs]

The actual push for own military was when Malaysia Tengku called up Lee Kuan Yew using Singapore own forces which was actually under direct orders from Malaysia. This means Singapore did not have any force to defend herself. As such once Singapore independence from Malaya, it quickly needed to setup a military force.

[@jimcrow8562]

"it's naval command boasts four military-grade submarines..." Thank goodness you clarified that! For a while there, I thought their navy had cheaped out and bought four amusement park-grade submarines.

[@dliwmartian]

Pretty amusing response to an interesting statement & it made me fell over LMAO ........

[@kugaan1997]

at least we are not using Logitech controller to operate it so thats a relieve

[@Iloveminty]

We are not royal, we are a republic. Slight correction to the “RSAF”, RSAF stands for Repiblic of Sibgapore Air Force, not “Royal Singapore Armed Forced”.

[@GeraldPang-mj8io]

AGREED. Never have I heard of the term royal from Singapore but only Republic. Isn't royal a malaysian thing? Their sultans and police are called royals even their military

[@jimcrow8562]

Yeah, this entire video reeks of shoddy research.

[@Zerpentsa6598]

That's what happens when you need an Angmoh to tell a story about your country. And tell it badly. 😂

[@dontsubscribetothischannelpls]

Ok give credit where credit is due. Most of it is accurate. Plus it's meant to be inspirational sort of. So it makes people understand our country.

[@donswearingen9805]

The reason for building the interstate system was military.

[@deanfirnatine7814]

It sure would be nice if most governments had this kind of foresight to be prepared.

[@Johnne009]

Singapore has to keep it's guards up cause the government is always provoking others

[@rxotmfrxotmf8208]

Singapore is a tiny country surrounded by much larger countries. Doesn't take much to figure out that we need to get as militarised as economically possible. I myself served 2.5 years in the Singapore army. When I enlisted, the US had just been defeated by the Vietnamese communists, and there was a real fear that neighbouring countries would be next. Even without the communist threat, we are still a small country and no one will fight for us if we don't fight for ourselves.

[@InsightMedia.]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Singapore’s position definitely means it needs a strong military.

[@lyhthegreat]

with the F-35s they don't even need these runways to launch the aircrafts...

[@tankee1981ify]

Only the F-35B can be launched without or with short runways. The F-35A still need conventional runways.

[@heishoi]

Why not construct submersible floating runways along the shoreline,🤔

[@PrograError]

Except, RSAF have not taken delivery of any F-35s, they still on order. They anyhow shoot. Can't trust their research when there's so much irony and oxymorons in a video. It sounds like they just anyhow draw strings with what they found.

[@dontsubscribetothischannelpls]

We kinda don't have much space ;.;... so we work with what we got.

[@Cheesecake99YearsAgo]

​@@heishoi salt water will make the maintenance super expensive And that will be a financial liability in the long run 😅

[@renj123]

Sorry, but within the first minute of the video there were a number of factual errors which leads me to question the veracity of the rest of this video's research. Firstly, the dotted lines of the map show a chunk of Malaysia being drawn in to Singapore. Instead, the boundaries lie at the strait of johor, any land past the strait belongs to Malaysia, and that includes that chunk of land lying within the dotted lines. Second, the PIE is NOT used as a runway. The strip of road beside Tengah airbase can be and has been operationalised as a runway, where lampposts were removed, taxiways opened, and vipers have taken off and landed on that strip. But NOT the rest of PIE. Third, Singapore does NOT have an alliance with either the USA or China. We may strive to remain on friendly terms, we may have strategic and military partnerships with the USA, but do NOT have a military alliance inked with either China or the USA. For reference, I'm a Singaporean. I served.

[@ivangim1]

Currently, there are 4 branches of the SAF: 1. Army 2. Navy 3. Air Force 4. DIS = Digital & Intel Service. In the near future, we may have a URAI Command. URAI = Unmanned, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence.

[@PrograError]

I doubt it, more like it would be folded under DIS but commanded by the 3 main branches…

[@Time4Peace]

To say Singapore is untouchable is being sensational. Militarily, it's not untouchable as the military option has limitations. The point of military option as a last resort is to present a significant cost to any invader. While having good defense relations with allies also help, the best defense is still good neighbourliness and diplomacy, which SG has assiduously cultivated at Gov to gov and people to people levels within the Asean context. Singapore economy is also much integrated with its for food, energy, supply chains and resources. This interdependence and mutual respect make any differences in opinion manageable for the common good of all.

[@absolon55]

Pan Island Expressway is not alternativetly used as a runway, Lim Chu Kang road is.

[@quekvincent5981]

and ECP

[@absolon55]

@@quekvincent5981 nope

[@quekvincent5981]

@@absolon55 if u notice the stretch nearer to Changi, the centre divider is not perm, but made up of removal plants. There a reason for it

[@mtt10879]

quite possibly the roads of Tuas industrial area... pass by those very wide roads (6 lanes total) with nothing in the middle... but its distance from any airbase/airport make those roads, at best, emergency landing strips

[@sleepy_dobe]

Haha.....PIE as a makeshift runway......yea, with its many bends and ups and downs. Perfect for a runway.....lol.

[@sleepy_dobe]

The Brits were really naive during WWII. If Japan were to attack from the south, Singapore being an island with the nearest land south of it so far away, everybody would know days in advance if an attack was coming from the south. You'd have time to move defence forces to the southern coastline to prepare for the attack. The north, however, would have been a more logical choice. Japan is situated far to the north of Singapore. It attacked China, then moved south towards Thailand. It's only logical that they would continue southwards into Malaysia and ultimately, Singapore. Why launch troop transports into the sea from Japan or China and sail them towards Singapore when taking the land route is less risky and besides, you still need to conquer the land between China and Singapore. So even with the attack from the south, Japan would subsequently still need to go northwards to take Malaysia and Thailand, while leaving it's rear open to retaliation from Indonesia, Australia and New Zealand.

[@user-yn4og2er7c]

Wasted, if only you were born 110years ago!!

[@GeraldPang-mj8io]

The funniest thing is why would Japan attack from the south when their country is up north? I mean sure they might use a trick tactic and attack from the south but why aren't there troops station in the north too? Btw the British were cowards to run away when the actual war happen

[@marvinfoo4838]

i rmb in secondary school the logic is that the north is filled with thick vegetation so the brits think jap will have difficultly to move through there.

[@lyhthegreat]

@@user-yn4og2er7c hindsight is always 20/20..

[@jasonyap7634]

Naive ? More than that. The Japanese was already in the North to start with. Actually an Australian soldier swam across the causeway to Johor Baru, Malaya and confirmed that an attack will be from the North West as he saw the preparations done but the British dismissed him and the information. When the Japanese started their attack, only Australian and poorly armed local militias defended the North West. At the initial attack, the British also dismissed that as a diversion until it was too late. Who would have guessed that the attack will come from there as it is also the narrowest sea crossing to Singapore, right? The whole British army was 5 times more than the Japanese and had more army supplies and assets which the Japanese put to good use later. The "funny" thing is that the British really believed in their own fake training programs ( those from that era will know that these as part of their training, which is just dismissed your enemies as fakes ) - This was actually told that the Japanese are short and nerdy, weak body, cross eyed with specs and could not shoot straight ( sound familiar?? ). Read the experiences of the young Australian soldiers landing in Singapore when the Japanese already occupied Singapore and when somebody forget to tell them when they were at sea. Not to mentioned that at the first air strike, the whole Singapore was lighted and lights could not be turned off as only one British guy has the key to do so and he was too busy at the theatre. Not to learn is to invite disaster.

[@aerocynix]

Thanks man! I've reached out.

[@bluesea1978]

is the Republic of Singapore Air Force.

[@gggggg-bc1zj]

We do not use the M3 Bradley and M113 APC that were shown that is wrong this entire videos look like it was made by a primary schooler in fact primary school me probably could do better

[@lovefreedom2520]

Singapore is not a "super power", but it is as strong as other countries without the "nukes" . Hear rumours Singapore stored many military weapons all over the world in usa, Australia, Germany.maybe there are weapons not seen before hidden??

[@waisinglee1509]

Stored for training purposes.

[@deschan2246]

😂

[@skipperclinton1087]

@lovedreedom2520: And just like that, with a snap of a finger it'll all magically come back to the island!

[@christhong7421]

Honestly, we have/had so many 'open secrets' (The F-16s, F-15s, submarines etc - that the population knew about but were never made PUBLIC because we had to be sensitive to our neighbours) that it wouldn't surprise me if we really HAVE nuclear weapons.

[@Disgruntled_Kid]

You never know the true military arsenal of a country, they can lie and say it’s bigger and more advanced than it truly is, or they can rather easily hide things underground where nobody would check. I’m not saying Singapore is doing either, but I’m also not saying that Singapore is not doing either. Because, well, it’s not like I know either…

[@krollpeter]

I was told that parts of the Expressway system can be easily converted, not the entire network. That would be useless to do. I also learned that parts of crucial infrastructures are designed to be resilient, easier defendable. And also parts of the subway systems are designed to play a role in defending the country, not the entire network. Europe learned how important it is to be always ready. Singapore knows all the time.

[@WTG20233]

You can’t blame them with malaysia next door .. lee kwan yew was a superb leader

[@stormtrooper2170]

Singapore is not surrounded by nations who are hungry greed power drive. But nations who love to do business trade n respect each other. Invasion conquer n war is the last thing on their mind.👈😁😁

[@lingth]

Actually, in the SAF, while they dun officially say so, they often practice exercises with a "Blue Land" which looks like Singapore and a "Red Land" which suspiciously looks like Malaysia.. So the imaginary enemy is indeed assumed to be from the North.. even when the Artillery units go on Activation.. they deploy the 155mm guns north . And point.. well.. north.. lol Unlike the British in WW2.. pointing the big guns Southwards thinking the enemies is coming from the South

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

@@lingth I am inclined to believe that Beijing has designs on both of them (which would still have the invasion forces coming from the north).

[@lingth]

@@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis I can bet with you.. China is not interested.. they are not a war monging nation like USA. They are only taking back Taiwan cause it's theirs..read history.. they won't go and invade other nations ...unless they are stupid enough to attack first.

[@mr.pointman1930]

@@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis Why would China want to Invade Singapore? They got all the thing at their own thing need to do. It was the US imperial that couldn't let it go on Colonialism.

[@btan3495]

There was a conflict between Singapore and Malaysia and Indonesia in our early days, where we lost 1 of our 2 battalions, who disbanded because they did not want to fight their Malay brothers. There was also a bombing in Singapore (Macdonald House) in 1965. Many of our policies were influenced by our history. E.g. why Malays are generally put into civil defence roles (SCDF, Police) and not active combat roles (Guards, Commandos). Fortunately, our neighbours have become more friendly over time and hopefully, this will remain the case.

[@WestliFerZul]

"HIghly trained" reservist service lmao

[@barbatos9555]

CHAO KENG RECROOTS LES GOOOO

[@FiveLiver]

Japan was defeated by the Allies not the USA

[@deschan2246]

Allies is US. 😂

[@FiveLiver]

@@deschan2246 British, Australia, Indian and Chinese forces were also involved, not just the USA.

[@MrRai69]

@@FiveLiverbut it was really just usa who did heavy lifting in Asian theater

[@skipperclinton1087]

​@@MrRai69: And who also provided almost all the logistical supplies and even to Russia & China! Brush up on your world history, especially the 20th century.

[@skipperclinton1087]

​@FiveLiver: The US provided almost all the food (bully beef/spam) & heavy weapons that the countries you've listed used, including warships (excluding Aus) and air cover. The last time the Brits sent their all powerful Navy over it turned into a coral reef!

[@ongshaochengwgps4371]

very nice

[@skwb1973]

1:22 30 SCE Parade Square 😂

[@tungteo1190]

Thanks

[@InsightMedia.]

You're the first Super Thanks on this channel. I really appreciate the gesture!

[@haroldteng]

By the way, RSAF stands for the Republic of Singapore Air Force. Singapore has a Presidential System and has no royal family.

[@pikk2525]

PIE for runway !? Epic fail research

[@stillanlean8842]

It's wide enough for our fighters to land. Sure, traffic is bad once the cars are cleared, planes can land on it, including large freighters.

[@mtt10879]

@@stillanlean8842 landings for helo maybe... PIE don't have enough long and level stretches of road to make landing planes viable, even after chopping down the trees in the middle divider...

[@sieandknsproductions3491]

​​@@mtt10879Lim Chu Kang does tho

[@tommytstang]

RSAF is Republic Singapore Air Force not Royal. Lee Kwan Yew

[@live--now]

And.... Is a beautiful country...

[@InsightMedia.]

Indeed!

[@iamt_tl]

Singapore has military-grade subs. i didn't know our sub wasn't military but a civilian one with torpedoes, diesel electric propulsion, stealth, that happens to be more military-grade than other navies in the area!

[@PrograError]

Prob thinking of the narco subs...

[@aydanrizqy7039]

I actually live there 💀🥶

[@marcuskelly5768]

Impressive

[@user-nw6gh7em5m]

Good ...

[@mho4228]

Today warfare with drones, Singapore have to rethink their war strategies. No army would invade Singapore.

[@chanoliverkumyun9123]

No use hyping up Singapore as 'Superpower'. We are rational and down to earth Singaporeans and we don't like war around us. We don't need Hype to bring us big powers conflicts.

[@Antsrule]

10:11 don’t forget the F35A

[@CL-yx7ly]

A conscription based armed service will likely never posture themselves as an invasion force. The motivation is on defense....never for conquest...

[@ngkimsan2854]

Tourist Hub globally concentrated

[@sierrafife]

First 1min already have errors. The Pan Island Expressway does NOT have runway capabilities. And neither do the rest except for one. Please fact check before posting

[@wmchan44]

National Service for all male Singaporeans ensures that we are equipped with the modern weapons and the skills to use them if someone try their luck to pluck this attractive "plum". Looking back over the years since 1967 this is a correct decision though it is unpopular in those early days. Nowadays NS is performed with a popular pride by the Singaporean young people as a natural passage in their lives. A very different world

[@beautifulplanet4584]

The ability of the government to co-exist peacefully with world’s nations have no any threat to Singapore. Moreover most of the world’s countries Respect, Love and Adore Singapore. Why? Because Singapore has proven itself as a successful and friendly nation.

[@mintrendsan1819]

Royal Singapore Arm Force, Royal Singapore Navy and Royal Singapore Air Force. God save the Apuneh...

[@rickvonn3606]

Not God save the pigs?

[@Zerpentsa6598]

With modern weapons such as missiles and nuclear weapons, this analysis is woefully out of date. Also,.it wasn't Gen Percival who decided on the strategic decision to concentrate on the south. It was Churchill.

[@aerocynix]

Hey man! How do i contact you asap.

[@InsightMedia.]

You can contact me via email provided in the description.

[@wyattearp88]

Nobody know the amount of aircraft we have , fighter plane is all over the place, Guam and Australia have plane stationed

[@Roboman1807]

2:10 Singapore was not under British rule until 1965, only until 1963 as it had merged with Malaysia. In 1965, Singapore was expelled from Malaysia and thus became an independent nation. 2:42 Singapore was already designed by the British to have strong anti-ship defences. Fort Siloso is proof of such attempts to protect against attacks from sea. However, it was not seriously considered by the British prior to WW2 that the Malaysian peninsula would be lost.

[@almaqrimuhammedhassan4586]

I didn’t know that the roads can be used as run ways I thought only the US does that😭

[@PrograError]

Sweden does that a lot. Heck, Gripen is literally made for that kind of ops...

[@ShainWong]

How did the Japanese made the British surrender in Singapore ? They just cut off their water supplies from Johore. Too easy. Its no different today.

[@bryanyap4247]

Since WW2, Singapore has increased the number of reservoirs and with its water recycling plants, I think water would not be that big of an issue in any future wars. Will day to day luxuries be possible if Johor turns off the tap? No, but it would not be as dire as in the past.

[@Love-gs3rg]

I’m from Singapore

[@dontsubscribetothischannelpls]

Same

[@kwekstanley3030]

I have changed my 👍 to 👎 half way through the video after spotting so many errors.

[@InsightMedia.]

Sorry to hear that. Could you please mention the errors so we can avoid them in future videos? Your feedback helps us improve.

[@keeganrow1840]

Republic of Singapore Air force, not royal

[@Jeremywwk]

The terming of RSAF. You also didnt mention the capability of designing our own military equipment as well as military exports to our countries....etc. @InsightMedia.

[@PrograError]

@@InsightMedia. too many to count, redo all research.

[@user-qr5jq3xp8y]

Unlike Arabs that fought their land from aggressive European Jews. Malay leaders chooses tiny island occupied by majority Chinese not to be part of Malaysia. So unlikely that Malaysia wanted the island back. Anyway SG Malay had benefited economically from hardworking Chinese.

[@lenachoong5439]

SG Malays have benefited by being hardworking themselves. I know of many who are and are successful.

[@hiroyukishinichi9873]

❤❤❤

[@tangt4860]

That was the strategy in the past which required foremost an intelligent commmitted and loyal leadership. With almost 60% of foreigners and the majority of the current citizens being former foreigners in the country with increasing signs of a sloppy government, the hardware may be there but the software of sharp efficiency is simply not there as we all witnessed how Covid and the recent oil spill are poorly handled.

[@AndrewYeo-si7hj]

Putin said Ukraine became independent because of Historical errors and crazy mistakes. One day someone from up north or down south may also say the same about Singapore being an independent country.

[@ProtectForestSaveEarth]

❤🇸🇬

[@ganaz30]

Singapore under British till 1965? The only reason they're a country was because they split from Malaysia. Malaysia was the reason its free from British on 1957

[@PrograError]

obviously shitty research... even just following Wikipedia will be easier...

[@ziq2188]

We often go to ""toys r us" for latest, to Welcome uninvited quest. Threatened, marginalised, and blackmail, we would truly frightened, than. Now, still scares !!! 🙏🏻

[@engchoontan8483]

protect what.? protect who.? your country can win in spending-per-square-kilometer

[@dontsubscribetothischannelpls]

We mostly just defend ourselves

[@RUHappyATM]

Is this an offensive or defensive armed force? I can understand the AF having an offensive capability. However, if a land invasion occurs, it's going to be urban warfare. The navy...?

[@306316]

The SAF is built with offence in mind, if war ever broke out the army is required to fully mobilise within a day. Of course any land war will only possibly be against Malaysia, thats an open secret. The big picture strategy will be to advance straight into Johor to secure water sources and strategic depth and then build bridges and supply lines across the strait of Johor to hold the front and let the big wigs decide on advancing further or hopefully peace. Any Urban warfare will be on the Johor side, although the government will likely come to a deal with the Sultan of Johor on some form of cease fire where we leave the city and people alone while they help mediate with the government in KL. And regularly, during our(Singapore's) national day parade there is a "custom" where Malaysia would also organise their own military exercise around the same period. During times like this the SAF is alway on high alert. A couple years back there was a full mobilisation with tanks lined up and ammunition drawn and ready to deploy, when one of the exercises got too heated and not enough communication went through between the top brass on both side. Can't give much context on what the navy does, you can guess i'm army side. But they fight piracy and probably prevent reinforcements from the Borneo side of Malaysia if things get hot. Regardless all parts of the military usually see more action in humanitarian missions than actually military conflict.

[@raymondloke]

Defence of course. You expect Singapore to fight with spears and swords 😂

[@RUHappyATM]

@@raymondloke And I thought tanks are not suited for urban warfare.

[@user-jk5um1om8l]

Israeli tanks have zero losses in Gaza so far. Whereas they have lost 2 or 3? armored personnel carriers. So don’t tell me tanks are not useful. They are super useful and provide mobile cover.

[@carlspark4934]

I am SGrean, we are not superpower, maybe in the region like South East Asia, but if you talk about Economics, yes we are Economics superpower, why do we want to fight any countries, everyone is our friends.

[@thatsyouandme]

RSAF = Republic of Singapore Air Force

[@DumbSkippy]

I 💌SG

[@dontsubscribetothischannelpls]

Thx!

[@anaqibinish859]

eh first time sia

[@sugarly69]

We are not highly trained. We are good at wayang though..

[@daveevad3524]

Depending on your unit... Just because you wayang doesn't mean everyone does. If your unit comprise mostly of training and not real time operation, it is up to individuals to stay on top. On the other hand, if you are doing real time operation as soon as you book in...

[@sugarly69]

@@daveevad3524 dude i've seen it all. Regulars have poor tactical skills even after receiving training from foreign counterparts. We just dont have the talent to army. A simple search on the scores of free training videos and documentaries from the same sources that teach our army shows this clearly. Taxpapers should be really upset at how poorly run and managed national service is. Oh btw, if i had a dollar for every regular who believes the buck can be passed onto some nsman or nsf, i would have 1 for each on payroll. They are that lazy.

[@daveevad3524]

@@sugarly69 It shouldn't be that bad but maybe you are right. I'm under medical so things might be a little different here. Search and rescue, to be exact.

[@sugarly69]

@@daveevad3524 if an oct 7-like israeli attack happens on sg do you think our people can handle it? What about low cost drone swarms? Being able to treat wounds in peace time is one thing. How about war time? As it stands, the nature of warfare is changing ie 5G war, and we only hit 3G, by 2021, on the back of an already calculated move to modernize the infantry to motorisation. Now do you think its realistic to rely on a once a year conscript force to keep up with the pace of change? Having more cycles wont make the difference when you need dedicated time and effort to the craft out the profession of soldiering. Fwiw, our entire existence and right to exist/ ability to enforce it depends on america selling us advanced weapons and ALLOW us to keep ahead of our neighbours ah. Its a privellege that can be easily threatened especially amid geopolitical rivalry between china and usa. Ie, if philippines or malaysia offer to counter china for america like ukraine to russia, they will get advanced weapons too ya? Btw sg army is hardly impressive. The army this part of the world that really gets the top gear are the aussies, cuz they are anglosaxxon and white. They will be bringing their us made nuclear powered submarines to our region soon, with their f35s and japans'. The saf is nothing more than a low quality puppet show/ joke and the mercy of others. Hope you learn something today.

[@MoonLight-Armies]

​@@sugarly69budgets for the army are too big that there are many operational equipment now rather than the muster to use it. 😂

[@leonboyd1973]

We will need a fact check for this video. so many inaccuracies

[@nobodynoonenowhere5609]

get your facts straight next time!😮

[@ivangim1]

What confidence-building measures does SG adopt to not give the perception that we're building up militarily to be a threat to our immediate neighbours? We have mo desire to invade anyone, for sure.

[@arifsusanto7551]

Dear,Sir. Greeting from Indonesia. Don't you want your videos to be translated into Indonesian?

[@alexiluffy216]

i love ungu and sheila on 7

[@arifsusanto7551]

Vielen danke,@alexiluffy216

[@aikangang1383]

This guy knows too much...

[@duffvader6731]

I'm the king of singapore. Thanks for calling my private air force royal.

[@dontsubscribetothischannelpls]

Lol yeah they made that error

[@billyngwawa]

For money, for knowledge, or for conflict. Regardless, check your facts and make sure your video is accurate.

[@fairuzjumain8425]

just close the water pipe

[@ashash272]

Spoken like a true dumb malaysian.. turning off the pipe before the contract expiration is viewed explicitly as a declaration of war.. and as such.. militarily, Singapore will overpower and flatten Malaysia like Gaza is today. With Malaysian Military joke.. Aircrafts without engines and not maintained (quoted from Malaysian News and ex- Malaysian defence Minister Sabu) and Submarines that cannot float? Bought from a country that has no sea access and above market price..? Special forces personel with personalities clearly influenced from too much Rambo movies.. lol.. Even if its just the women who fought against Malaysia.. it would still be a comprehensive one-sided beat down while the Singaporean men eat popcorn and laugh to death..

[@divinewind6313]

Well this would work against countries like Malayasia or Indonesia, but what if bigger countries with extensive resources decides to invade Singapore.

[@user-jl6yk3cx6v]

not likely, we maintain good relations with everyone. unlikely event that someone attacks us, for example, china, USA and its allies will easily defeat China

[@p0529545]

Hold long enough for defence treaties to take effect and force a quick resolution to the conflict.

[@mikechiam2032]

​@@p0529545sg got no defense treaties.

[@Trollingthemloudly]

Nobody can beat Singapore.

[@skipperclinton1087]

China would love to have the jewel that is Singapore! Just like Hong Kong, Singapore has wealth in addition to its strategic location.

[@Mr-Wisdomthief]

they will have to come take it over my cold, dead body.

[@dstnrunner]

Singapore is not in China's territorial sphere , never has been. Please look at a map.

[@Trollingthemloudly]

Sinophobic agitator

[@Trollingthemloudly]

Singapore is brothers with China.China does not need to take over Xinjiapo. Did Germany take over Austria Hungary?

[@Trollingthemloudly]

@@Mr-Wisdomthief self hating lol

[@tanjunmin9597]

the amount of falsehood in this video is worst than video game representation of singapore!

[@misterbig9025]

The Japanese succeeded

[@sngtianwan9776]

We are just a friendly, warm peace loving and mind our own businesses country! We are not a militarised country!!😅 Our prime minister can strum a rock-a-bye-baby for any visiting dignitary with baby on request!😊 Let's talk about Garden by the bay! BTW, Singapore is a Garden city!

[@HarishPillay]

lost credibility at about 9:25 when the Republic of Singapore Air Force became "Royal Singapore Armed Forces"!! duh!

[@isaacmendez3902]

I beg to differ..... Singapore cannot survive a war.

[@ashash272]

The idea was not to survive a war.. the idea was to be NOT Worth to fight a war with.. the cons to outweigh the benefits..

[@novavortex7763]

"Royal" Singapore air force, Gosh that has to be the most insulting thing i've heard, I know its a mistake. but man does it not piss me off. The British Failed to protect us, we don't want a repeat of it. It's an open secret that My Country's army is the most advanced in the region, one thing i can praise, however there are things here that don't catch the public eye, that also should. Like financial difficulties, and lack of understanding to problems that people don't know how to help/deal with.

[@azleeabdullah7972]

Can defend to the teeth with latest toys but small things like drugs, contraband can so easily bring in.

[@ashash272]

There is not a single country on earth with the ability to stop ALL importation of contraband.. so ur point is..?

[@Luthaniel83]

We already have 5th generations F35s which are far superior to the old F15 & F16s. 8 more are coming in 2026 !

[@madamalsi]

All males from 18-21 required to serve NS so why am I still asked to serve in my late 20s despite my medical condition etc? I should be focusing on my career, building up my CPF but MINDEF thinks it’s wise to call me up and serve. Mind you I’m at the age where both my younger sisters are married and have children, (I’m not married btw) but why why why pay me peanuts at this point of my life. Bo pian ah cannot fight government, the only legal gangster 😭😭😭

[@AndreyKarlovich]

12:26 See how these superior German tanks once again got wrecked by the Russians again....

[@fwfefrtefdv4719]

Film maker lack to knowledge

[@limmengyang5292]

Really Meh?

[@jamalmohd3264]

Get your facts right before downloading a clip. Full of errors. Shame

[@2649scottie]

It is misinformation that the British expected an attack from the South. Britain expected the Japanese to invade from the North through Thailand and North Malaya. Even correctly predicting the land beaches at Kota Bahru and Singora. They planned for it. Airfields were built forward to destroy the invader while they were on the beaches .....

[@PrograError]

It's not, that was a late stage realisation. Pre-war preparations were all focused on the seafront...

[@serryazhar940]

Before that swindle the two royalty and becomes Singapore 100 years later Chinese from Peking becomes pm officially won the hearts and mind of people's and republic was born from stolen land by British.majulah Singapura maju.history Don't. Lie.