Hawker Hunters

Politics of Defence Acquisitions: Singapore and the Hawker Hunters (Part 2)

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

by Koh Zhongwei, Alvin
Continuing Politics of Defence Acquisitions: Singapore and the Hawker Hunters Part 1

The implication of going along with the Singaporeans was that to do so would well place the Kuala Lumpur conference in jeopardy. A row between the local partners at this stage could very well have led to an Australian and New […]

Politics of Defence Acquisitions: Singapore and the Hawker Hunters (Part 1)

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

by Koh Zhongwei, Alvin

Singapore acquisition of Hawker Hunters from the United Kingdom in 1970 seemed a straight-forward economic transaction in theory, but in reality proved anything but simple.[i] Despite British obligation to help Singapore build up its armed forces in light of their accelerated withdrawal[ii], the British government was highly reluctant to sell such sophisticated […]