Aircraft
Singapore Discusses a Future Fighter
The Minister of Defence said that the F-35 would be evaluated with other types.
An F-16C Block 52 from 140 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). (Photo: Chen Chuanren)
An F-16C Block 52 from 140 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). (Photo: Chen Chuanren)

The Singapore Ministry of Defence will soon be ready to announce a decision on a replacement for the country’s fleet of 60 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D/D+ Fighting Falcons. In recent years, it has said that it was in no hurry to decide on the F-35. Singapore has been a security cooperative participant in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter program since 2003.