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The Leopard 2 main battle tanks belonging to the Singapore Armed Forces and the German Armed Forces participated in an armor exercise involving live-firing at the Oberlausitz Military Training Area (OMTA) in Germany.
Singapore’s Defense Minister, Dr. Eng Ng Hean, has indirectly revealed that the United States has deployed its fifth-generation fighter jets, the F-35s, for active operations in Ukraine.
Singapore has announced the acquisition of an additional eight fifth-generation F-35A fighter jets, supplementing its existing order of 12 F-35B (Vertical Short Take Off and Landing – VSTOL) aircraft.
The Singapore Air Force is reportedly set to further enhance the capabilities of its AH-64D Apache attack helicopters through an upgrade program that aims to keep these helicopters operational into the 2030s.
For the first time, China’s Z-10ME attack helicopter, a competitor to the United States’ AH-64D Apache, made its international debut in Singapore.
Lockheed Martin has offered Singapore its state-of-the-art AESA (Active Electronically Scanned Array) long-range radar, TPY-4, capable of detecting targets from distances ranging between 550km to 1000km to meet the city-state’s air defense requirements.
In June last year, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) officially confirmed the integration of the Python-5 air-to-air guided missile as part of its Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) program for Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D/D+ fighter aircraft.
A pair of United States Air Force’s (USAF) strategic bomber aircraft, B-1B Lancer are in Singapore for a stopover, during which they will conduct air-to-air refuelling training with the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT).
The United States Air Force has announced its intention to enhance the infrastructure at its Andersen Air Force Base in Guam to permanently accommodate a detachment of 12 F-15SG fighter aircraft belonging to the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF), along with various supporting equipment.
In approximately six or seven years from now, the Republic of Singapore Air Force is poised to lose one of its crucial airbases, namely Paya Lebar Air Base, which currently serves as the home to several squadrons of its key combat aircraft.