Fans of the James Bond movies would fantasise about the heavily fortified Aston Martin DB11 cars and cleverly designed weapons that Q equipped James to accomplish his missions. In reality, the use of high tech vehicular platforms and weapons to keep law and order is closer to home than we had ever imagined.
Think automatic number plate recognition on the move, specialised armoured vehicles that can neutralise threats and/or protect the occupants, fully electric Pump Ladder for fire-fighting and rescue operations as well as autonomous vehicles. These are just some of the high-tech vehicles that you can expect to see in our Home Teams’ missions today.
Helming the development of new high-tech vehicles and weapons is HTX’s Vehicle and Weapon Systems Centre of Expertise. Vehicle and Weapon Systems lead the exploration and adoption of technologies on vehicular platforms, weapon systems, and armament to support various Home Team operations. We design and customise robust platforms integrated with cutting-edge technologies to respond to emergencies, deter and disrupt threats with better precision and speed.
Technology that has been successfully deployed to operations include the Tactical Vehicle, the Next Generation Fast Response Car, and the Tactical Strike Vehicle which are used by the Singapore Police Force, as well as the electric Pump Ladder used by the Singapore Civil Defence Force. We are also incorporating artificial intelligence, wireless communication technologies and smart targeting systems in the development of advanced weapon systems and ammunition projects. Modelling and simulation of weapon ballistics effects is also an important in-house capability that we are building to support our Home Team Officers to incorporate into their mission planning and execution to deal with the evolving spectrum of homeland security threats.