{"id":2524774,"date":"2026-06-23T15:17:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T13:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/singapore-joins-stealth-club-first-f-35b-rsaf\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:01:15","slug":"singapore-joins-stealth-club-first-f-35b-rsaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/singapore-joins-stealth-club-first-f-35b-rsaf\/","title":{"rendered":"Singapore Joins the Stealth Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Singapore is about to do something only a handful of air forces on Earth can claim: fly a fifth-generation stealth fighter. After years of paperwork, options and parliamentary debate, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is on track to take delivery of its first F-35 from late 2026 &mdash; punching the city-state's ticket into the exclusive stealth club.<\/p>\n<p>But here's the nuance most headlines skip: those first jets won't be screaming over Singapore's skies on day one. They &mdash; and the pilots who'll fly them &mdash; start their service life in Arkansas.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6f9;border-radius:8px;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:16px;color:#222\">Quick Facts<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;width:100%\"><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Operator<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Total on order<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">20 jets &mdash; 12 F-35B (STOVL) + 8 F-35A<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">First deliveries<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">First 4 F-35B from late 2026; 8 more in 2028; 8 F-35A ~2030<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Initial base<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Ebbing ANGB, Fort Smith, Arkansas (pilot training)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Home base<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Tengah Air Base &mdash; arrivals projected from ~2029<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Source<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">MINDEF Singapore \/ RSAF<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What Singapore actually ordered<\/h2>\n<p>The numbers are worth getting right, because there are two variants in play. Singapore has committed to 20 F-35s total: 12 F-35Bs &mdash; the short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing (STOVL) jump-jet variant &mdash; plus 8 F-35As, the conventional runway version.<\/p>\n<p>The B came first. Singapore signed for an initial four F-35Bs in 2020, then exercised the option for eight more, bringing the STOVL fleet to a dozen. In 2024, then Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen announced the additional eight F-35As. The STOVL jets lead the delivery queue: the first four F-35Bs are expected from late 2026, the remaining eight in 2028, with the eight F-35As arriving around 2030.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px\"><img data-opt-id=1286400533  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/f-35b-stovl-vertical-landing-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"F-35B STOVL vertical landing\" style=\"display:block;width:100%!important;max-width:100%!important;height:auto!important;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">The F-35B&rsquo;s short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing trick is what sets Singapore&rsquo;s variant apart. Photo: F-35 Pax River ITF \/ public domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Why the first jets land in Arkansas, not Singapore<\/h2>\n<p>This is the part to read carefully. The first F-35Bs are not being delivered to Singapore. They'll be based at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas &mdash; a designated F-35 Foreign Military Sales pilot training centre &mdash; where RSAF pilots will learn the jet from qualified US Air Force instructors before any aircraft comes home.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zW28Mb1YvwY\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;font-style:italic;margin-top:-8px\">The F-35B&rsquo;s party piece: a vertical takeoff test. This is the STOVL variant Singapore is buying. (Lockheed Martin)<\/p>\n<p>Chief of Air Force Major-General Kelvin Fan laid it out plainly on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow 2026:<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>&ldquo;The training for our initial batch of F-35 pilots will subsequently begin at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, where they will be trained by qualified US Air Force F-35 instructors, and have the opportunity to train alongside and learn from other nations operating the F-35s.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Major-General Kelvin Fan<\/strong> &mdash; Chief of Air Force, RSAF<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The jets are expected to make their way to Tengah Air Base in Singapore's west from around 2029, per a Lockheed Martin briefing &mdash; though MINDEF has stressed that the local delivery timeline and basing will be guided by the overall project schedule and training requirements. Tengah is being expanded westward with the specialised hangars and secure support infrastructure that stealth jets demand.<\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A minister, a marker pen, and a wing<\/h2>\n<p>The programme hit a symbolic milestone in September 2025, when Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing visited Lockheed Martin's production line in Fort Worth, Texas, and signed the wing of Singapore's first F-35 as it took shape on the factory floor.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>&ldquo;This is not just a milestone, but one step in a long journey that we will take together with Lockheed Martin, our partners in the US Government, the US Air Force, and the community in Ebbing.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Chan Chun Sing<\/strong> &mdash; Minister for Defence, Singapore<\/div><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What it means for Singapore's skies<\/h2>\n<p>For a country roughly the size of a large city, the F-35 is a force multiplier. Stealth, fused sensors and networked targeting let a small fleet punch far above its weight &mdash; and the B's STOVL capability means Singapore can disperse aircraft and operate from short or damaged strips if a main runway is ever knocked out. That's a serious consideration for a nation with limited land and few airfields.<\/p>\n<p>The F-35s won't replace everything overnight. The RSAF's F-16s are slated to soldier on into the mid-2030s with midlife upgrades, and the future fighter fleet will be a mix of F-35As, F-35Bs and the existing F-15SGs. Singapore has also hinted that more F-35s beyond the current 20 could follow.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the headline stands with one honest asterisk: Singapore is joining the stealth club. The membership card just gets stamped in Arkansas first.<\/p><p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#888;font-style:italic;margin-top:18px\">Sources: MINDEF Singapore (Sep 2025); Asian Military Review (Feb 2026); Defense News; The Diplomat; European Security &amp; Defence.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Related Posts<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/switzerland-first-f35a-main-assembly-2026\/\">Switzerland&rsquo;s First F-35A Is Now Being Built<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RSAF&rsquo;s first F-35B stealth fighters are on track for delivery from late 2026 &mdash; though they start out at a US base in Arkansas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":2524614,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[664,670],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2524774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-military-aviation","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Singapore Joins the Stealth Club | MiGFlug.com Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The RSAF&rsquo;s first F-35B stealth fighters are on track for delivery from late 2026 &mdash; 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