Força Aérea da República de Singapura
The Republic of Singapore Air Force began on 1 September 1968, as the Singapore Air Defence Command, with two hired Cessnas and a British deadline to take over the island’s air defence; within two decades it had Hunters, re-engined Skyhawks, F-5s and F-16s, and today, with F-15SGs, F-16s and the first F-35s on order or in training, it describes itself as one of the most advanced and capable air forces in the region — one that, for lack of airspace at home, trains much of its aircrew in the United States, France and Australia.
The Republic of Singapore Air Force story: two hired Cessnas, rebuilt Skyhawks and an air force trained on other countries’ ranges
1968–1975: an air force from scratch
Singapore’s air force exists because Britain left. In 1968 London announced that it would pull its forces out of the region by March 1971 (later September 1971), and Singapore, independent only since 1965, had to raise an air force from nothing to take over air defence from the Royal Air Force. The Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC) was formed on 1 September 1968; the RSAF’s own history says it began with two Cessnas and a handful of pioneering staff, and Wikipedia adds that they were hired from the Singapore Flying Club. Alouette III helicopters formed 120 Squadron in November 1968; eight Cessna 172Ks, the first aircraft bought outright, arrived in May 1969 for 37 pioneer pilots chosen from over 500 applicants; and in October 1969 16 BAC Strikemasters reached Tengah to form 130 Squadron. By the time the British left, Tengah, Seletar, Sembawang and Changi had been handed over with a radar station and Bloodhound II missiles. On 1 April 1975 the SADC became the Republic of Singapore Air Force.
1970–1990: Hunters, Skyhawks and the Black Knights
The first fighters were second-hand. Singapore ordered Hawker Hunters in 1968 and received 46 refurbished aircraft between 1971 and 1973 — 12 FGA.74, 26 FR.74A/B and eight T.75 two-seaters — for two squadrons. From 1973 came Douglas A-4 Skyhawks, about 150 ex-US Navy A-4B and A-4C airframes in all, according to Wikipedia. What Singapore did with them was the interesting part: local industry rebuilt them, and from the mid-1980s re-engined them with the General Electric F404 as the A-4SU Super Skyhawk, which first flew on 19 September 1986. Northrop F-5Es followed from 1979. The service’s display team, formed in 1973 on Hunters and named the Black Knights in 1974, flew all three types before moving to the F-16; sources disagree on when the Hunters gave way (Wikipedia’s Black Knights article puts F-5Es in the team in the 1980s, its Hunter article says Hunters until 1989).
Training abroad: Arizona, Western Australia and Cazaux
Singapore is a small island, and the RSAF has never had the airspace at home to train all its crews. It solved the problem by going abroad and staying there. F-16 training began in the United States in January 1993, first with borrowed USAF aircraft; the F-16 unit is at Luke AFB in Arizona and the F-15SG unit, the joint 428th Fighter Squadron, at Mountain Home in Idaho. The Flying Training Institute has operated from RAAF Base Pearce in Western Australia since 1993, flying the S.211 and, from 2008, 19 PC-21s; a 2017 agreement extended its stay by 25 years. Since 1998 150 Squadron has been at Cazaux in France, first with A-4SUs and from 2012 with M-346s. Apache crews train in Arizona. It is an expensive way to run an air force, and it makes the RSAF dependent on its hosts, but it has given a city-state the training ranges of a continent.
1990–2015: F-16, F-15SG and the end of the Skyhawk
The F-16 arrived under the Peace Carvin programme: four F-16A and four F-16B Block 15s first, then Block 52 and Block 52+ aircraft, including 20 two-seat F-16D+ from 2003; seven of the early Block 15s were given to Thailand in 2004. On 6 September 2005 Singapore chose the Boeing F-15SG over the Dassault Rafale, ordering 12 that December and building up to 40 by 2018. Four E-2C Hawkeyes (1987) gave way to G550 airborne early warning aircraft on 13 April 2012. The A-4SU left frontline service on 31 March 2005 and its training role in France passed to the M-346, the Italian trainer’s first export order. The Hunter had gone in 1992 and the F-5S, the last of the F-5s, left with the disbanding of 144 Squadron in September 2015. The RSAF never flew in combat in this period; its operations were tanker, transport and drone deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and against Islamic State, and disaster relief from Aceh to Texas.
2016–2026: new helicopters, tankers, drones and the F-35
Since 2016 almost every non-fighter fleet has been replaced. MINDEF signed for H225M and CH-47F helicopters on 7 November 2016 to replace Super Pumas flown since 1983 and Chinooks flown since 1994, and six Airbus A330 MRTTs replaced four KC-135s, reaching full operational capability on 20 April 2021. The F-35 decision took years: Singapore joined the programme as a security cooperation participant in 2003, chose the F-35 in 2019 and was cleared to buy four F-35Bs with an option on eight in January 2020; the option was taken up in February 2023, and on 28 February 2024 the government added eight F-35As, for 20 in all. MINDEF says the F-16 will be phased out from the mid-2030s, leaving a fighter force of F-35As, F-35Bs and F-15SGs. In September 2025 Singapore chose four Boeing P-8As to replace the Fokker 50 in the maritime patrol role, and from late 2025 Hermes 900 drones began replacing the Hermes 450.
What is still open: Paya Lebar, the F-16 exit and the numbers
Three things remain open. The first is basing: Paya Lebar, a civil airport until 1981 and now home to the F-15SGs and C-130s, is to be vacated around 2030 so that the land can become a new town, pushing its units to Changi and Tengah, which Wikipedia says will house the F-35s by the 2030s. The second is timing: MINDEF said the first four F-35Bs were expected by 2026, the F-35As by 2030; on 30 September 2026 the RSAF’s own aircraft page did not yet list the F-35, and an official arrival date in Singapore was not found. The third is transparency. MINDEF does not publish fleet numbers, so the counts on this page come from Wikipedia’s tables, which cite the IISS and FlightGlobal, and are given with that caveat. What is not in doubt is the pattern: a small country that has bought the best aircraft it can obtain, replaced them on schedule, and trained its crews on other people’s ranges.
The Republic of Singapore Air Force in numbers
Serviço
- Nome nativo
- Tentera Udara Republik SingapuraMalay name as given by Wikipedia; the Chinese (新加坡空军) and Tamil forms are also Wikipedia’s. MINDEF’s own spelling in the three languages could not be confirmed on an official page
- Fundada
- 1 September 1968As the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC); renamed Republic of Singapore Air Force on 1 April 1975
- Parte de
- Singapore Armed ForcesOne of three services under the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), with the Army and Navy
- Chief of Air Force
- MG Kelvin FanTook command on 22 March 2024 from MG Kelvin Khong; promoted major-general 1 July 2024
- Ministro da Defesa
- Chan Chun SingSince 23 May 2025, succeeding Ng Eng Hen
- Commands
- SeisUAV Command, Air Combat Command, Participation Command, Air Force Training Command, Air Defence and Operations Command, Air Power Generation Command
Força
- Pessoal
- About 6,000 activePlus about 7,500 reservists; Wikipedia’s 2023 figure, attributed to the IISS. MINDEF does not publish one
- Aeronaves de combate
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- F-15SG — 40
- F-16C/D/D+ — about 60 (59 in Wikipedia’s table)
- F-35B — 4 listed by Wikipedia, 20 F-35A/B ordered
Counts from Wikipedia’s inventory table, not from MINDEF. The F-35 count reflects aircraft delivered for training in the United States, not aircraft in Singapore
- Aeronaves de apoio
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- G550 airborne early warning — 4
- A330 MRTT — 6
- C-130H and KC-130B/H — about 10
- Fokker 50 — 5
G550 with 111 Squadron; A330 MRTT with 112 Squadron at Changi (East)
- Helicópteros
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- AH-64D Apache — about 19 (20 bought)
- CH-47SD/F Chinook — number not confirmed
- H225M — 13, 3 more on order
- S-70B Seahawk — 8
The H225M and CH-47F replace the Super Puma and CH-47SD; replacement counts were not published by MINDEF. S-70B Seahawks are flown by the RSAF for naval anti-submarine and anti-surface work
- Treinadores
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- PC-21 — 19
- M-346 — 12
- EC120 — 5
Both are based abroad: the PC-21 at Pearce, Australia, and the M-346 at Cazaux, France
- Aeronaves não tripuladas
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- Hermes 900 (replacing the Hermes 450 from late 2025)
- Hermes 450
- Heron 1
- Orbiter 4
Numbers not published
Infraestrutura
- bases aéreas
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- Tengah
- Paya Lebar (to close around 2030)
- Changi (East and West)
- Sembawang
Plus a training detachment at the civil airport of Seletar. Changi Air Base (East) opened on 29 November 2004
- Overseas training detachments
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- Luke AFB, Arizona — F-16
- Mountain Home AFB, Idaho — F-15SG (428th Fighter Squadron)
- Ebbing ANGB, Arkansas — F-35 (planned from 2023)
- RAAF Base Pearce — PC-21 (130 Squadron)
- Cazaux, France — M-346 (150 Squadron)
The United States hosts the fighter, F-35 and Apache training; Australia the basic flying school; France the advanced jet trainer
- Equipe de exibição
- RSAF Black KnightsFormed 1973 at Tengah; flies F-16s drawn from front-line squadrons on an ad hoc basis
- Future basing
- Paya Lebar to be vacated around 2030Its units move to Changi and Tengah; Tengah is to house the F-35A and F-35B by the 2030s
How the Republic of Singapore Air Force is organised
Six commands under the Chief of Air Force, with the four air bases on the island under the Air Power Generation Command. F-16s fly from Tengah, F-15SGs and C-130s from Paya Lebar, tankers and patrol aircraft from Changi and the helicopters from Sembawang; basic and advanced jet training take place in Australia and France. MINDEF does not publish fleet numbers or base strengths, so unit placings follow Wikipedia and are marked as such.
Six commands
The RSAF, one of three services of the Singapore Armed Forces under MINDEF, is organised in the UAV, Air Combat, Participation, Air Force Training, Air Defence and Operations, and Air Power Generation Commands. MG Kelvin Fan has been Chief of Air Force since 22 March 2024.
Base Aérea de Tengah
The F-16 base: 140, 143 and 145 Squadrons per Wikipedia, though another Wikipedia article puts 145 at Changi, with 111 Squadron’s G550 early-warning aircraft and 116 Squadron’s Hermes drones. Tengah is being enlarged to take the F-35 and the units leaving Paya Lebar.
Base Aérea de Paya Lebar
Singapore’s international airport from 1955 to 1981, now home of the F-15SGs of 142 and 149 Squadrons and the C-130s of 122 Squadron, per Wikipedia. The base is to be vacated from around 2030, its units moving to Tengah and Changi.
Base Aérea de Changi
The six A330 MRTTs of 112 Squadron at Changi (East), at full operational capability since 20 April 2021, and the Fokker 50s of 121 Squadron at Changi (West), whose patrol role passes to four P-8As chosen in September 2025.
Base Aérea de Sembawang
AH-64D Apaches of 120 Squadron, the SADC’s first flying unit, the navy’s S-70B Seahawks flown by 123, Super Pumas and H225Ms of 125 and Chinooks of 126 and 127, per Wikipedia — about 100 helicopters by its count.
Flying Training Institute and 150 Squadron
Basic training on 19 PC-21s with 130 Squadron at RAAF Base Pearce in Western Australia since 1993, under an agreement extended by 25 years in 2017, and advanced jet training on 12 M-346s with 150 Squadron at Cazaux in France, there since 1998. F-16 and F-15SG crews train in the United States.
What the Republic of Singapore Air Force flies today
Cada tipo de cobrança, com link para sua página no Livro das Feras, quando houver. Os números indicam as aeronaves registradas, não as aeronaves disponíveis em um determinado dia.
| Tipo | Papel | Em serviço | Desde | Unidades | Notas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boeing F-15SG Strike EagleEm serviço | Multirole strike fighter | 40 | 2009 | — | 40 per Wikipedia (12 ordered December 2005, options and further buys of eight in 2010 and eight in 2014). Some are based with the 428th Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. | |
| Lockheed Martin F-16C/D/D+ Block 52/52+ Fighting FalconEm serviço | Caça multifuncional | — | — | About 60: Wikipedia’s inventory table gives 59. Wikipedia’s Tengah article allocates 44 to three squadrons there; the remainder train in the United States. MINDEF does not publish a figure. | ||
| Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IIEm serviço | Stealth STOVL multirole fighter | 4 | — | Four listed in service by Wikipedia in 2026, all in the United States for training. 12 F-35B ordered: four in 2020 plus an option on eight taken up on 24 February 2023. | ||
| Gulfstream G550 CAEW (IAI EL/W-2085)Em serviço | alerta aéreo antecipado | 4 | 2012 | — | Quatro, segundo a Wikipédia. | |
| Airbus A330 MRTTEm serviço | Tanker transport | 6 | 2018 | — | Six ordered in February 2014. | |
| Lockheed C-130H and KC-130B/H HerculesEm serviço | Transporte tático e navio-tanque | — | — | About 10: Wikipedia’s inventory lists five C-130H and five KC-130B/H; its Paya Lebar article gives 10 C-130s with 122 Squadron. | ||
| Fokker 50 UTA and MPAEm serviço | Maritime patrol and utility transport | 5 | — | Five per Wikipedia. | ||
| Boeing AH-64D Apache LongbowEm serviço | Helicóptero de ataque | 19 | 1999 | — | 19 per Wikipedia’s table; 20 bought in two batches between 1999 and 2001. | |
| Boeing CH-47SD and CH-47F ChinookEm serviço | helicóptero de carga pesada | — | 1994 | — | Not confirmed: Wikipedia counted 18 CH-47D/SD in 2011; the number of CH-47Fs bought was not published in MINDEF’s 2016 release. | |
| Airbus Helicopters H225MEm serviço | Helicóptero de carga média | 13 | — | 13 in service and three on order per Wikipedia’s EC725 article; MINDEF did not publish the number. | ||
| Sikorsky S-70B SeahawkEm serviço | helicóptero naval | 8 | — | Eight per Wikipedia. | ||
| Alenia Aermacchi M-346 MasterEm serviço | Treinador a jato avançado | 12 | 2012 | — | 12, the type’s first export order. | |
| Pilatus PC-21Em serviço | Instrutor básico | 19 | 2008 | — | 19, provided under a November 2006 contract with Lockheed Martin. | |
| Eurocopter EC120 ColibriEm serviço | Helicóptero de treinamento | 5 | — | Five per Wikipedia. | ||
| Elbit Hermes 900Em serviço | Unmanned ISR aircraft | — | 2025 | — | Undisclosed number. | |
| Elbit Hermes 450Em serviço | Unmanned ISR aircraft | — | — | Não publicado. | ||
| IAI Heron 1Em serviço | Unmanned ISR aircraft | — | — | Não publicado. | ||
| Elbit Orbiter 4Em serviço | Close-range unmanned aircraft | — | — | Não publicado. |
Sob encomenda
| Tipo | Encomendado | Primeira entrega | Notas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning IISob encomenda | 8 | 12 F-35B ordered in all: four approved in January 2020, the option on eight exercised on 24 February 2023.
MaisMINDEF expected the first four by 2026 (Wikipedia lists four delivered for training in the United States) and the other eight by 2028. Qty here counts the eight not yet reported delivered. |
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| Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IISob encomenda | 8 | 2030 | Announced by Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen in Parliament on 28 February 2024, due by 2030, bringing the F-35 total to 20.
MaisMINDEF’s fact sheet says the F-35A, F-35B and F-15SG will form the future fighter fleet as the F-16 goes from the mid-2030s. |
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| Boeing P-8A PoseidonSob encomenda | 4 | Decision confirmed in September 2025 after Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing met US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, to replace the Fokker 50 maritime patrol aircraft.
MaisDelivery dates not published. |
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| Airbus Helicopters H225MSob encomenda | 3 | Three still on order per Wikipedia’s EC725 operators list; not confirmed by MINDEF. | ||
| Elbit Hermes 900Sob encomenda | — | 2025 | Undisclosed number, delivered progressively from late 2025 to replace the Hermes 450. |
Every type the Republic of Singapore Air Force has retired
17 types, from the Aerospatiale Alouette III to the Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II, F-5S/T and RF-5S. Os números máximos representam as aeronaves incorporadas à frota ao longo de toda a sua vida útil, e não a força total da frota em uma data específica.
| Tipo | Papel | Pico | Servido | Substituído por | Notas | |
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| Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II, F-5S/T and RF-5S | Caça e reconhecimento | — | 1979–2015 | F-16, F-15SG | At least 35: 18 F-5E and 3 F-5F by February 1979, six F-5E in 1985, three F-5F and five F-5E in 1987–1989 (Wikipedia). Some sources count more; not verified. | |
| Grumman E-2C Hawkeye | alerta aéreo antecipado | 4 | 1987–2012 | G550 AEW | Quatro. | |
| SIAI-Marchetti S.211 | Treinador a jato | 32 | — | PC-21 | 32 including 24 assembled by Singapore Aircraft Industries and two ex-Haitian attrition replacements; seven written off. | |
| Douglas A-4S/TA-4S Skyhawk and ST Aerospace A-4SU Super Skyhawk | Attack and advanced trainer | — | 1974–2005 | F-16, M-346 (training) | About 150 airframes acquired (ex-US Navy A-4B and A-4C, many for parts): over 50 from 1973 and 70 ordered in 1980, per Wikipedia. | |
| General Dynamics F-16A/B Block 15 OCU | Lutador | 8 | — | F-16C/D | Four F-16A and four F-16B under Peace Carvin I; one lost in a mid-air collision. | |
| Hawker Hunter FGA.74, FR.74 and T.75 | Ataque terrestre e de caça | 46 | 1971–1992 | F-5E, A-4SU | 46 refurbished aircraft: 12 FGA.74, 26 FR.74A/B and 8 T.75/A (one more T.75A lost before delivery). | |
| BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk.84 | Jato de treinamento e ataque leve | 16 | 1969– | — | 16 arrived in October 1969. | |
| Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker | Tanker | 4 | — | A330 MRTT | Quatro. | |
| Aerospatiale AS332M Super Puma | Helicóptero de carga média | — | 1983– | H225M | Não confirmado. | |
| Aerospatiale Alouette III | helicóptero utilitário | — | 1968– | — | Não confirmado. | |
| Cessna 172K | Instrutor básico | 8 | 1969– | — | Eight bought in May 1969, after two were hired in 1968. | |
| Lockheed T-33A | Treinador a jato | — | — | — | Não confirmado. | |
| SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 | Instrutor básico | — | — | — | Não confirmado. | |
| Short SC.7 Skyvan | Transporte leve | — | — | — | Não confirmado. | |
| Bell UH-1H/B and Bell 212 | helicóptero utilitário | — | — | — | Não confirmado. | |
| Aerospatiale AS350 Ecureuil and AS550 Fennec | Helicóptero leve | — | — | — | Não confirmado. | |
| Tadiran Mastiff, IAI Scout and IAI Searcher | Unmanned reconnaissance | — | — | Hermes 450, Heron 1 | Não confirmado. |
Where the Republic of Singapore Air Force flies from
Os pinos pretos representam bases ativas, os pinos ocos representam aeródromos que foram desativados. Four air bases on the island do the flying — Tengah, Paya Lebar, Changi and Sembawang — and Wikipedia records a helicopter training detachment at the civil airport of Seletar; Paya Lebar is to be vacated from around 2030. Four overseas training detachments are listed too and lie outside this map: F-16s at Luke in Arizona, F-15SGs with the 428th Fighter Squadron at Mountain Home in Idaho, PC-21s at RAAF Base Pearce in Western Australia and M-346s at Cazaux in France.
Cingapura
4 of the 9 bases above sit outside Singapore, so the world map has to pull back until the home airfields cannot be told apart. The same pins again, without the overseas bases.
| Base | OACI | Status | Pista | Unidades e aeronaves |
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| ChangiChangi, East Region | WSAC | Ativo | — |
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| Paya LebarPaya Lebar, North-East and East Regions | WSAP | Ativo | 02/203.780 m |
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| SembawangSembawang, North Region | WSAG | Ativo | 04/221,907 m05/231,036 m |
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| TengahBacia Hidrográfica Ocidental, Região Oeste | WSAT | Ativo | — |
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Who is stationed where in the Republic of Singapore Air Force
Unidades voadoras por base, unidades atuais primeiro. RSAF squadrons carry three-digit numbers — from 120 Squadron, formed with Alouette IIIs in November 1968, to 150 Squadron in France — and the British units that flew from Tengah, Seletar and Sembawang until 1971 are listed too, marked as not Singaporean. Where a squadron’s base rests on Wikipedia alone, or the sources disagree, the entry says so.
- Esquadrão 140Esquadrão de caça · ativo
- F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
- Esquadrão 143Esquadrão de caça · ativo
- F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
- Esquadrão 145Esquadrão de caça · ativo
- F-16D+ Block 52+ Fighting Falcon
- Esquadrão 111Esquadrão de alerta aéreo antecipado · ativo
- Gulfstream G550 CAEW
- Esquadrão 116Esquadrão de UAVs · ativo
- Elbit Hermes 450
- Esquadrão 130 (em Tengah)1969–
- BAC Strikemaster
- Esquadrões da Força Aérea Real (22 no total)1939–1971
- Bristol Blenheim, Hawker Hunter, Gloster Javelin, English Electric Lightning, English Electric Canberra
- 142 SquadronEsquadrão de caça · ativo
- Boeing F-15SG Strike Eagle
- 149 SquadronEsquadrão de caça · ativo
- Boeing F-15SG Strike Eagle, Northrop F-5E/F Tiger II (earlier)
- 122 SquadronEsquadrão de transporte · ativo
- Lockheed C-130H Hercules
- 497th Combat Training Squadron (now Flight), US Air ForceExercise support unit · allied
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- 141 Squadron—
- F-5S/T Tiger II, RF-5S
- 144 Squadron—
- F-5S/T Tiger II
- 112 SquadronTanker-transport squadron · active
- Airbus A330 MRTT
- 121 SquadronUtility transport and maritime patrol squadron · active
- Fokker 50 UTA
- 145 Squadron (disputed location)Esquadrão de caça · ativo
- F-16D+ Block 52+
- Esquadrão 120Esquadrão de helicópteros de ataque · ativo
- Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow
- 123 SquadronNaval helicopter squadron · active
- Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk
- 125 SquadronMedium-lift helicopter squadron · active
- Aerospatiale AS332M Super Puma, Airbus H225M
- 126 and 127 SquadronsHeavy-lift helicopter squadrons · active
- Boeing CH-47D/SD Chinook
- 124 Squadron—
- Eurocopter EC120 Colibri
- Royal Naval Air Station Sembawang (HMS Simbang)1945–1971
- —
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Republic of Singapore Air Force milestones, 1914 to today
1 September: the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC) is formed, starting with two Cessnas. November: the first Alouette III helicopters form 120 Squadron.
May: eight Cessna 172Ks, the first aircraft bought, arrive for 37 pioneer pilots chosen from over 500 applicants. October: 16 Strikemasters reach Tengah and form 130 Squadron.
June: 24 Oerlikon 35mm guns are acquired, the start of 160 Squadron. November: the first locally trained fighter pilots graduate (Wikipedia).
The British withdrawal: Tengah, Seletar, Sembawang and Changi are handed over, Changi on 9 December. Hunter deliveries begin, 46 in all by 1973.
The Black Knights display team forms at Tengah on Hunters; A-4 Skyhawks are bought, about 150 airframes over the next decade.
1 April: the SADC is renamed the Republic of Singapore Air Force.
By February, 18 F-5E and three F-5F Tiger IIs have been delivered.
19 September: first flight of the F404-engined A-4SU Super Skyhawk.
January: F-16 pilot training begins in the United States. The Flying Training Institute starts operating from RAAF Base Pearce in Western Australia.
150 Squadron is established at Cazaux in France; the first of 18 A-4SUs arrive in 1999.
31 March: the A-4SU leaves front-line service after 31 years. 6 September: the F-15SG is chosen over the Rafale.
13 July: the PC-21 begins basic flying training at Pearce, replacing the S.211.
13 April: the G550 takes over airborne early warning from the E-2C. 15 November: M-346s begin flying at Cazaux (Wikipedia).
September: 144 Squadron disbands and the F-5S is retired.
7 November: MINDEF signs contracts for H225M and CH-47F helicopters.
20 April: the six A330 MRTTs reach full operational capability with 112 Squadron.
28 February: eight F-35As announced, for 20 F-35s in all. 22 March: Brigadier-General Kelvin Fan becomes Chief of Air Force.
September: four P-8A Poseidons chosen. November: Hermes 900 drones start to replace the Hermes 450.
Todas as operações realizadas pela Força Aérea da República de Singapura
Missões e perdas onde constam nos registros, e um espaço em branco honesto onde não constam.
- Contribuição para a Guerra do Iraque 2003–2008 Sent aircraft to the Persian Gulf on rotations of two to three months; no ground combat troops
- Afeganistão (ISAF) 2007–2013 Part of Singapore’s stabilisation and reconstruction contribution; the RSAF sent a 52-strong UAV task group in 2010
- Combate à pirataria no Golfo de Aden 2009– Air force helicopters and patrol aircraft supported the multinational counter-piracy mission
- Coalizão contra o Estado Islâmico 2014– Air-to-air refuelling with a KC-135R tanker and intelligence analysts for the US-led coalition
- Ajuda humanitária após tsunami no Oceano Índico 2004–2005 Disaster relief with helicopters and transport aircraft
Republic of Singapore Air Force news from Afterburner
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Cada tipo com uma página no Livro das Feras, primeiro em serviço e depois pelo ano em que deixou a frota.
Todos os fatos foram verificados.
- RSAF: História da RSAF (eventos significativos, de 1968 até o presente)A SADC nasceu em setembro de 1968 com dois Cessnas; em novembro de 1968, os primeiros Alouette IIIs formaram o Esquadrão 120; em maio de 1969, oito Cessna 172K e 37 pilotos pioneiros (selecionados entre mais de 500 candidatos); em outubro de 1969, 16 Strikemasters em Tengah formaram o Esquadrão 130; em junho de 1970, 24 canhões Oerlikon de 35 mm (Esquadrão 160). Apenas a primeira página da lista paginada pôde ser lida.
- RSAF: History1968 British withdrawal announcement (by March 1971); SADC established 1 September 1968; air force raised from scratch.
- RSAF: AircraftOfficial list of current types, read 30 September 2026: F-15SG, F-16C/D/D+, H225M (replacing AS332M), CH-47F (replacing CH-47D), AH-64D, S-70B, M-346, PC-21, G550-AEW (replaced E-2C), A330 MRTT, C-130, Fokker 50 UTA/MPA, Hermes 900, Hermes 450, Heron 1, Orbiter 4. The F-35 is not listed.
- RSAF: Organisational StructureChief of Air Force Major-General Kelvin Fan; Air Force Command Chief ME6 Ng See Lye; nine HQ RSAF departments; six commands.
- RSAF: RSAF ForcesThe six commands: UAV Command, Air Combat Command, Participation Command, Air Force Training Command, Air Defence and Operations Command, Air Power Generation Command.
- RSAF: Air Combat CommandFour groups: Fighter Group, Transport Group, Integrated System Development Group, Operations Development Group.
- RSAF: Nosso Valor na PazOperações de busca e salvamento, assistência humanitária e resposta a desastres (HADR) e apoio à paz: MH370 (10 aeronaves), USS John S. McCain (2017), Harvey (quatro CH-47D, 34 tripulantes), Nepal 2015 (11 voos de C-130, 71 singapurianos evacuados), incêndios na Indonésia em 2015, ajuda em Rakhine com KC-135R (outubro de 2018), KC-135R contra o Estado Islâmico a partir de 2014, grupo de trabalho com 52 drones no Afeganistão em 2010, combate à pirataria no Golfo de Aden a partir de 2009.
- MINDEF: Ficha Técnica: Aeronave de Caça F-35A (28 de fevereiro de 2024)O F-35A faz parte da futura frota de caças composta por F-35As, F-35Bs e F-15SGs; os F-16 serão desativados a partir de meados da década de 2030.
- MINDEF: MINDEF Signs Contracts to Acquire New Medium- and Heavy-Lift Helicopters (7 November 2016)H225M from Airbus Helicopters and CH-47F from Boeing to replace the Super Puma (in service since 1983) and the Chinook (since 1994); quantities not stated.
- MINDEF: Novo Chefe da Força Aérea assume o comando (22 de março de 2024)O Brigadeiro-General Kelvin Fan Sui Siong substituiu o Major-General Kelvin Khong Boon Leong (chefe desde março de 2019) na Base Aérea de Tengah; durante o mandato de Khong, foram adquiridas as aeronaves A330 MRTT e F-35, além de missões humanitárias em Gaza, Afeganistão e Austrália.
- Lockheed Martin F35.com: SingaporeSecurity Cooperation Participant since 2003; F-35 selected 2019; US approval of F-35B sale 2020.
- MINDEF: Acidente do RSAF F-16 na Base Aérea de Tengah (8 de maio de 2024)12h35, problema na decolagem, piloto ejetou, consciente e capaz de andar, aeronave caiu dentro da base.
- MINDEF: Atualização 3 sobre o acidente com o F-16 (18 de maio de 2024)Os giroscópios de taxa de inclinação forneceram informações errôneas ao computador de controle de voo; falha simultânea dos quatro, a primeira em 35 anos de operações do F-16 na Força Aérea da República de Singapura; todos os giroscópios serão verificados.
- MINDEF: O primeiro-ministro Lee Hsien Loong preside o desfile do Jubileu de Ouro da Força Aérea da República de Singapura (1 de setembro de 2018)Na Base Aérea de Tengah; cerca de 1.400 convidados, 20 aeronaves em exposição estática e 20 no sobrevoo; mural com 50.000 fotografias; citação do Primeiro Ministro.
- RSAF: Comando de Geração de Poder AéreoO comando responsável pelas bases aéreas e seus esquadrões de apoio; as bases individuais não são descritas.
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