Every operation the Republic of Singapore Air Force has flown
The RSAF has never fought an air war. Its operations abroad have been transport, tanker and drone deployments with coalitions in Iraq, Afghanistan and against Islamic State, counter-piracy in the Gulf of Aden, and disaster relief and evacuation flights from Aceh to Texas. Where a consolidated sortie or loss figure exists in the official record it is given here; where accounts disagree, the range is shown and the disagreement named. Blank cells are blank because no figure could be verified, not because the operation was small.
From the Persian Gulf in 2003 to repatriation flights from Jeddah in 2026.
| Conflict | Jaren | Tegen | Hoofdvliegtuig | Uitvallen | Vliegtuig verloren | |
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| Iraq War contributionSingapore’s transport and tanker detachmentsRepublic of Singapore Air Force | 2003–2008 | — | Transport and tanker aircraft (types not confirmed) | — | 0 | |
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Sent aircraft to the Persian Gulf on rotations of two to three months; no ground combat troops. Singapore did not fight in Iraq, but it did send aircraft. According to Wikipedia’s RSAF article, RSAF aircraft took part in the Iraq War on rotations of two or three months in the Persian Gulf, without ground troops, and Singapore’s withdrawal was acknowledged on 23 December 2008. The official RSAF page on peace operations does not list the Iraq deployment in detail, and the aircraft types were not named in the sources reached. Resultaat Singapore’s withdrawal was acknowledged on 23 December 2008. Aircraft types, dates of individual rotations and sortie numbers were not confirmed on an official page.
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| Afghanistan (ISAF)including the 2010 UAV task groupRepublic of Singapore Air Force | 2007–2013 | — | UAV task group (type not stated) | — | — | |
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Part of Singapore’s stabilisation and reconstruction contribution; the RSAF sent a 52-strong UAV task group in 2010. Between May 2007 and June 2013 Singapore sent close to 500 personnel to Afghanistan in rotations, air force personnel among them, as its part in the multinational stabilisation and reconstruction effort (Wikipedia). The RSAF’s own account singles out a 52-strong Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Task Group deployed in 2010. The official page does not name the drone type or give flying hours. Resultaat Singapore’s deployments ended in June 2013. The UAV type and the other RSAF elements were not confirmed on an official page. |
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| Counter-piracy in the Gulf of AdenCombined Task Force 151Republic of Singapore Air Force (with the Republic of Singapore Navy) | 2009– | — | Super Puma, S-70B Seahawk, Fokker 50 MPA | — | 0 | |
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Air force helicopters and patrol aircraft supported the multinational counter-piracy mission. Since 2009 the RSAF has contributed Super Puma and S-70B naval helicopters, embarked on Singapore navy ships, and Fokker 50 maritime patrol aircraft to the multinational counter-piracy effort in the Gulf of Aden, according to the RSAF’s own page on its peacetime operations. Resultaat Periodic deployments. Dates of individual deployments were not confirmed.
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| Coalition against Islamic StateOperatie Inherent ResolveRepublic of Singapore Air Force | 2014– | Islamitische Staat | KC-135R | — | 0 | |
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Air-to-air refuelling with a KC-135R tanker and intelligence analysts for the US-led coalition. Singapore joined the coalition against Islamic State in 2014. The RSAF’s contribution was a KC-135R tanker for air-to-air refuelling, plus imagery analysts (Wikipedia). The RSAF’s own page says only that the SAF has supported the multinational coalition since 2014 and that the KC-135R flew refuelling operations. Singapore did not send strike aircraft. Resultaat The RSAF says the SAF has supported the coalition since 2014. End date of the tanker deployment and sortie numbers were not confirmed. |
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| Indian Ocean tsunami reliefOperation Flying EagleRepublic of Singapore Air Force | 2004–2005 | — | CH-47SD Chinook, AS332M Super Puma | — | 0 | |
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Disaster relief with helicopters and transport aircraft. After the earthquake and tsunami of 26 December 2004 Singapore sent six Chinooks and two Super Pumas to Aceh and two of each to Phuket, as part of a relief effort of more than 1,200 military and civil defence personnel, 900 of them in Aceh. Wikipedia’s RSAF article counts eight CH-47SDs deployed. It was Singapore’s largest overseas relief operation of the period. Resultaat Relief operation completed. Both Wikipedia articles give eight Chinooks in all; no official MINDEF account was reached. Fixed-wing contributions were not quantified in the sources reached. |
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| Hurricane relief in the United StatesKatrina 2005 and Harvey 2017Republic of Singapore Air Force | 2005–2017 | — | CH-47SD/D Chinook | — | 0 | |
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Chinook helicopters flew relief missions. In September 2005 Singapore sent three CH-47SD Chinooks, later four, to help after Hurricane Katrina — according to Wikipedia more aircraft than any other foreign country. In 2017, after Hurricane Harvey, four CH-47D Chinooks and 34 airmen went to Temple, Texas, as the RSAF’s own page records. Resultaat Relief operations completed. The Wikipedia claim about Katrina aircraft numbers was not checked against a US source. |
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| Evacuation and humanitarian flightsNepal 2015, Afghanistan 2021, Gaza, Jeddah 2026Republic of Singapore Air Force | 2015– | — | C-130, A330 MRTT, KC-135R | — | 0 | |
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Transport and tanker flights to evacuate Singaporeans and deliver aid. The RSAF’s transports are Singapore’s evacuation service. After the Nepal earthquake of April 2015 C-130s made 11 flights, evacuating 71 Singaporeans and 24 other nationals. In October 2018 a KC-135R carried about S$270,000 of aid to Bangladesh for the Rakhine refugees. MINDEF credits Chief of Air Force Kelvin Khong (2019–2024) with leading humanitarian missions to Gaza, Afghanistan and Australia, and in March 2026 two flights from Jeddah brought 299 Singaporeans and dependants home, with 24 Filipino workers aboard the second (Wikipedia). Resultaat Continuing as required. Details of the 2021 Afghanistan and the Gaza missions (aircraft, dates) were not confirmed on an official page reached.
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Elk cijfer, gecontroleerd
- RSAF: Our Value in PeaceSearch and rescue, HADR and peace support operations: MH370 (10 aircraft), USS John S. McCain (2017), Harvey (four CH-47D, 34 airmen), Nepal 2015 (11 C-130 flights, 71 Singaporeans evacuated), Indonesian fires 2015, Rakhine aid by KC-135R (Oct 2018), counter-ISIS KC-135R from 2014, 52-strong UAV task group in Afghanistan in 2010, Gulf of Aden counter-piracy from 2009.
- MINDEF: New Chief of Air Force Takes Command (22 March 2024)BG Kelvin Fan Sui Siong took over from MG Kelvin Khong Boon Leong (chief since March 2019) at Tengah Air Base; Khong’s tenure saw the A330 MRTT and F-35 acquired and humanitarian missions to Gaza, Afghanistan and Australia.
Cijfers geverifieerd op 30-09-2026. Back to the Republic of Singapore Air Force.