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But as countries race to upgrade their drone and counter-drone capabilities, analysts say regulation, transparency and confidence-building will be crucial to prevent accidents or miscalculations that could fuel regional tensions.<\/p>\n
Singapore announced on Thursday that it would start trialling weaponised unmanned systems in the coming months.<\/p>\n
Coordinating Minister for National Security K. Shanmugam said Singapore\u2019s security agencies had been adapting technology in their operations for some years.<\/p>\n
Asked whether growing threats made such technologies more urgent, Shanmugam said hostile actors around the world were also adapting their methods.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou see that people who want to do you harm. You see it around the world,\u201d he said during his visit to the police coastguard\u2019s Brani base. \u201cThe kind of technologies they use, and the threat of terrorism, attacks, and so on, have been there, and I would say, are increasing.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that Singapore\u2019s Home Team had been moving in this direction \u201cfor some years now\u201d, because of manpower shortages and technological change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n