Singapore Plans to Buy F-35 Fighter Jets to Replace F-16 Fleet
- Singapore has identified Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as the most suitable replacement for its fleet of F-16 fighter jets and plans to buy a small number for evaluation, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Friday. The Air Force’s F-16s that were in service since 1998 will retire soon after 2030, Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen said in a Facebook post the same day. A final decision on the purchases may take nine to 12 months, he said. Singapore has an annual defense budget of S$14.76 billion ($10.9 billion), the ...
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