新加坡面积580万平方公里,人口250万。近年来,新加坡经济上的迅速发展,已举世瞩目。目前按人均收入,新加坡在亚洲居第二位,仅次于日本。新加坡独立后不久即着手建立本国的国防工业,目前,一些武器,尤其是轻武器已经开始打入国际市场,并且具有一定的竞争能力,今后,她很可能成为国际上轻武器市场的竞争对手。新加坡早期的国防工业目标是达到自给自足,现在看来,这一目标已经基本上达到。新 Singapore has an area of ​​5.8 million square kilometers and a population of 2.5 million. In recent years, Singapore’s rapid economic development has attracted worldwide attention. Currently, per capita income, Singapore ranks second in Asia, second only to Japan. Shortly after independence, Singapore began to set up its national defense industry. At present, some weapons, especially light weapons, have begun to enter the international market and have a certain degree of competitiveness. In the future, she is likely to become a competitor in the international light weapons market. The goal of Singapore’s early defense industry was to become self-sufficient. Now it seems that this goal has basically been reached. new