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</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>It will take delivery of new generation F-15 fighter jets from April </TR><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Jermyn Chow
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THE Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will take delivery of its first 12 F-15 fighter jets from next April.
<TABLE width=200 align=left valign="top"><TBODY><TR><TD class=padr8><!-- Vodcast --><!-- Background Story --><STYLE type=text/css> #related .quote {background-color:#E7F7FF; padding:8px;margin:0px 0px 5px 0px;} #related .quote .headline {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10px;font-weight:bold; border-bottom:3px double #007BFF; color:#036; text-transform:uppercase; padding-bottom:5px;} #related .quote .text {font-size:11px;color:#036;padding:5px 0px;} </STYLE>Be dazzled at open house
MAGNIFICENT flying machines will go on show - within touching distance on the ground and up in the air - at the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Open House this weekend.
The event at the Paya Lebar Air Base will put on show 26 types of aircraft and weapons systems, including the F-16 aircraft, AH-64D Apache attack helicopter and Hermes 450 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
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RSAF's strike force
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>But the new-generation multi-role fighter jets will be delivered to the Mountain Home airbase in Idaho, United States, where RSAF pilots and ground crew will be trained.
So the earliest Singaporeans can see these twin-seat fighters here will only be in 2010, said the Air Force chief, Major-General Ng Chee Khern.
For now, the jets are streaking across the skies in a slew of Air Force advertisements rolled out earlier this month.
Singapore ordered 24 F-15SGs, the latest variant of the all-weather aircraft, from Boeing. The jet has chalked up an impressive combat record of 101 victories and zero losses around the world.
The RSAF, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this week, also marked another milestone as it had completed the most extensive revamp to its command structure since it was formed in 1968.
It has regrouped its aircraft, radars and air-defence systems into five commands to deliver quicker and more devastating firepower. Under the old set-up, they were divided according to location rather than function.
Maj-Gen Ng said: 'The re-organisation was needed to exploit and absorb new technologies that are available.'
But for all the high-tech aircraft that the third-generation RSAF acquires to marshal faster and more precise firepower, piloted aircraft can only stay in the air for no longer than six hours in a typical combat mission.
'The humans can't hack it,' he quipped.
Enter the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), which can overcome the air force's 'Achilles' heel', said Maj-Gen Ng, and ensure that there is constant and persistent air power round the clock.
Some UAVs can now fly up to 36 hours while locally-developed Hermes 450 UAV can fly for about 18 hours.
Responding to media reports that Singapore has expressed interest in buying up to 100 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, Maj-Gen Ng said the RSAF is keeping tabs on the development of the supersonic aircraft.
The F-35 JSF is touted as the world's most advanced fighter jet, designed to attack moving targets in any environment.
It uses stealth technology to prevent detection by radar or infrared sensors.
'We will make a decision when the time comes...within the next two to four years,' he said. [email protected]
<TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR>More air power for RSAF
</TR><!-- headline one : end --><TR>It will take delivery of new generation F-15 fighter jets from April </TR><!-- Author --><TR><TD class="padlrt8 georgia11 darkgrey bold" colSpan=2>By Jermyn Chow
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<!-- START OF : div id="storytext"--><!-- more than 4 paragraphs -->
THE Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will take delivery of its first 12 F-15 fighter jets from next April.
<TABLE width=200 align=left valign="top"><TBODY><TR><TD class=padr8><!-- Vodcast --><!-- Background Story --><STYLE type=text/css> #related .quote {background-color:#E7F7FF; padding:8px;margin:0px 0px 5px 0px;} #related .quote .headline {font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size:10px;font-weight:bold; border-bottom:3px double #007BFF; color:#036; text-transform:uppercase; padding-bottom:5px;} #related .quote .text {font-size:11px;color:#036;padding:5px 0px;} </STYLE>Be dazzled at open house
MAGNIFICENT flying machines will go on show - within touching distance on the ground and up in the air - at the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Open House this weekend.
The event at the Paya Lebar Air Base will put on show 26 types of aircraft and weapons systems, including the F-16 aircraft, AH-64D Apache attack helicopter and Hermes 450 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
RELATED LINKS
<!-- Audio --><!-- Video --><!-- PDF -->
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>But the new-generation multi-role fighter jets will be delivered to the Mountain Home airbase in Idaho, United States, where RSAF pilots and ground crew will be trained.
So the earliest Singaporeans can see these twin-seat fighters here will only be in 2010, said the Air Force chief, Major-General Ng Chee Khern.
For now, the jets are streaking across the skies in a slew of Air Force advertisements rolled out earlier this month.
Singapore ordered 24 F-15SGs, the latest variant of the all-weather aircraft, from Boeing. The jet has chalked up an impressive combat record of 101 victories and zero losses around the world.
The RSAF, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this week, also marked another milestone as it had completed the most extensive revamp to its command structure since it was formed in 1968.
It has regrouped its aircraft, radars and air-defence systems into five commands to deliver quicker and more devastating firepower. Under the old set-up, they were divided according to location rather than function.
Maj-Gen Ng said: 'The re-organisation was needed to exploit and absorb new technologies that are available.'
But for all the high-tech aircraft that the third-generation RSAF acquires to marshal faster and more precise firepower, piloted aircraft can only stay in the air for no longer than six hours in a typical combat mission.
'The humans can't hack it,' he quipped.
Enter the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), which can overcome the air force's 'Achilles' heel', said Maj-Gen Ng, and ensure that there is constant and persistent air power round the clock.
Some UAVs can now fly up to 36 hours while locally-developed Hermes 450 UAV can fly for about 18 hours.
Responding to media reports that Singapore has expressed interest in buying up to 100 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft, Maj-Gen Ng said the RSAF is keeping tabs on the development of the supersonic aircraft.
The F-35 JSF is touted as the world's most advanced fighter jet, designed to attack moving targets in any environment.
It uses stealth technology to prevent detection by radar or infrared sensors.
'We will make a decision when the time comes...within the next two to four years,' he said. [email protected]
