SINGAPORE’S BOEING F-15SG

Singapore’s Boeing F-15SG fighter aircraft have achieved full operational capability (FOC) three and a half years after the first deliveries. 

"The RSAF's F-15SGs have been rigorously tested and proven superior in air defence and strike capabilities, and integrated with other air platforms within the RSAF, which together are able to respond to a spectrum of threats to defend and dominate our skies,” defence minister Ng Eng Hen said during a ceremony to mark the occasion. 

“A strong [air force] provides confidence that Singapore is well capable of defending its sovereignty and protecting our precious homeland."

An evolution of the US Air Force's F-15E Strike Eagle, the F-15SG is the most capable type in Singapore’s air force. It includes the Raytheon APG-63(V)3 active electronically scanned array radar, the Lockheed Martin Sniper targeting pod, infrared search and track sensor and an Israeli-supplied electronic warfare system. 

Singapore has 24 F-15SGs. Several units are based at the US Air Force’s Mountain Home air base in Idaho, where Singaporean pilots and technicians have received training on the new type. 

Singapore To Buy AN/TPQ-53 Counterfire Acquisition Radar Systems

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress today of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Singapore of 6 AN/TPQ-53 (V) Counterfire Target Acquisition Radar Systems and associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $179 million.