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# Building a defence force - Defence Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee decided to develop Singapore's defence industry to provide the SAF with locally made equipment and supplies. This would enable the SAF to continue operating even if foreign sources were cut off. - In 1967, the Chartered Industries of Si...

# Building a defence force - Defence Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee decided to develop Singapore's defence industry to provide the SAF with locally made equipment and supplies. This would enable the SAF to continue operating even if foreign sources were cut off. - In 1967, the Chartered Industries of Singapore (CIS) was established to produce ammunition and weapons for the SAF. One of the earliest weapons it supplied was the M16S1 rifle, which was an American design but produced in Singapore and issued to almost every soldier. - Singapore also trained defence engineers and scientists who designed and created new technology that was suitable for Singapore's defence needs.

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