Singapore’s Spyder SAM Declared Fully Operational

Credit: Spyder: Ereshkigal1
KUALA LUMPUR—Singapore has declared its Rafael Spyder short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems fully operational, seven years after they entered service. The government has not explained why it took so long to achieve full capability. Using Python-5 and Derby missiles, the Spyder system was...
Marhalim Abas

Marhalim Abas, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, covers Southeast Asian defense. He has worked as a journalist specializing in Southeast Asia defense and security since 1994, initially with the New Straits Times newspaper.

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