Singapore to build cyber military force as Ukraine war rages on

The new military cyber service will be set up by the last quarter of the year and should help Singapore ‘deal effectively with digital threats from external aggressors that we expect will grow in numbers, sophistication and organisation’, Ng said. — AFP Relaxnews

Singapore will set up a new wing of its armed forces dedicated to digital security with a minister saying the Russia-Ukraine war, which has included cyberattacks, shows the need to build the country’s own defenses against external threats.

Addressing parliament on Wednesday, Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen said the Singapore Armed Forces would establish a so-called “fourth service”, meant to integrate and expand the city-state’s capabilities in the digital domain.