F-35 on SAF shopping list. What are you defending?

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March 13, 2013, Wednesday
SINGAPORE: Singapore is in the final stages of evaluating the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as a possible replacement for its F-15 and F-16 planes, the defence minister said in remarks published yesterday. Ng Eng Hen told parliament on Monday that the wealthy city-state was also looking to replace its submarine fleet as part of plans to further improve its military, already the best equipped in Southeast Asia.
“Though the F-35 is still in development, we are nonetheless interested in the platform for our future needs,” Ng said during a debate on the national budget.
A recording of his remarks was posted yesterday on a government website.
“The F-35 will be the vanguard of next-generation fighter aircraft in operation,” he added.
Ng said Singapore’s Boeing F-15 fighters “are nearing the end of their operational life” and its Lockheed Martin F-16s are at their mid-life mark.
“For the longer term, the RSAF (Republic of Singapore Air Force) has identified the F-35 as a suitable aircraft to further modernise our fighter fleet. We are now in the final stages of evaluating the F-35,” he said

 

[steffychun]

Malaysia better buy the Indian stealth fighter. F-35 is shit.

 

[enterprise2]

If we are buying F-35s, then we are defending the good old US of A!!

 

[winnipegjets]

US has scaled back their purchase, price of the plane has shot up, latest review wasn't good ....an sinkapore is buying it. How many are we going to end up with? From 12 to 6 as the price goes up?

http://www.npr.org/2013/01/02/167201865/at-130-million-a-plane-critics-question-the-cost-of-the-f-35

 

[laksaboy]

We are defending the grossly inflated military budgets.

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
- Martin Luther King

 

[winnipegjets]

We are defending the grossly inflated military budgets.

“A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death.”
- Martin Luther King

You can bet that there are people in sinkapore that are making lots of money from military spending.

 

[watchman8]

Why is SAF still wasting resources on manned fighter jets? With the same amount of cash, they can buy ten times as many predator class UAVs.

 

[singveld]

well PAP need to support USA economic, if they fall, our economic fail and worse the only thing that hold back islamic horde is gone. The US army.

 

[steffychun]

You can bet that there are people in sinkapore that are making lots of money from military spending.

Yes let's all go work for ST and Mindef

 

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March 13, 2013, Wednesday
SINGAPORE: Singapore is in the final stages of evaluating the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as a possible replacement for its F-15 and F-16 planes, the defence minister said in remarks published yesterday. Ng Eng Hen told parliament on Monday that the wealthy city-state was also looking to replace its submarine fleet as part of plans to further improve its military, already the best equipped in Southeast Asia.
“Though the F-35 is still in development, we are nonetheless interested in the platform for our future needs,” Ng said during a debate on the national budget.
A recording of his remarks was posted yesterday on a government website.
“The F-35 will be the vanguard of next-generation fighter aircraft in operation,” he added.
Ng said Singapore’s Boeing F-15 fighters “are nearing the end of their operational life” and its Lockheed Martin F-16s are at their mid-life mark.
“For the longer term, the RSAF (Republic of Singapore Air Force) has identified the F-35 as a suitable aircraft to further modernise our fighter fleet. We are now in the final stages of evaluating the F-35,” he said

SAF just buy F15 few year back and they now said that F15 is end of their life operation??????
Stupid idiot should buy Eurofighter not F15

 

[laksaboy]

You can bet that there are people in sinkapore that are making lots of money from military spending.

Oh that is a given. I know plenty of defense contractors book in and out of Mindef to cut their shady deals with the top brass.

Especially those from Uncle Sam and a certain Middle East country who had sent Mexicans to train our first batch of conscripts.

 

[steffychun]

SAF just buy F15 few year back and they now said that F15 is end of their life operation??????
Stupid idiot should buy Eurofighter not F15

They didnt buy the Eurofighter cause Lee Snr hates the Britsh

 

[steffychun]

Why is SAF still wasting resources on manned fighter jets? With the same amount of cash, they can buy ten times as many predator class UAVs.

Osama was killed by men not by machine

 

[laksaboy]

SAF just buy F15 few year back and they now said that F15 is end of their life operation??????
Stupid idiot should buy Eurofighter not F15

Don't be silly. When it comes to geopolitics and military issues, Singapore is the SE Asian bitch of America, the self-important barking guard dog at the mouth of the Straits of Malacca. The Philippines too, but Pinoyland watches over the Pacific (together with Japan and Taiwan).

Therefore, being the bitch of America, Singapore has to purchase America's hand-me-downs. You can't just go ahead and buy something European or Russian... that's treason.

 

[steffychun]

Don't be silly. When it comes to geopolitics and military issues, Singapore is the SE Asian bitch of America, the self-important barking guard dog at the mouth of the Straits of Malacca. The Philippines too, but Pinoyland watches over the Pacific (together with Japan and Taiwan).

Therefore, being the bitch of America, Singapore has to purchase America's hand-me-downs. You can't just go ahead and buy something European or Russian... that's treason.

RSAF did buy the Russian Igla.

 

[winnipegjets]

Especially those from Uncle Sam and a certain Middle East country who had sent Mexicans to train our first batch of conscripts.

The troops of the Mexican drug lords are better suited to train us.

 

[laksaboy]

RSAF did buy the Russian Igla.

How much does a SAM launcher cost compared to a fleet of fighter jets?

 

[Conqueror]

Donation

If we are buying F-35s, then we are defending the good old US of A!!

Papa regime help us to help USA's ailing economy. Then, import FTs to upz our asses later.

 

[steffychun]

How much does a SAM launcher cost compared to a fleet of fighter jets?

The point was why SG didnt buy the American Stinger missile

 

[Conqueror]

How much does a SAM launcher cost compared to a fleet of fighter jets?

Shouldn't pilotless concept be the focal point instead ? SAF is trying to dig deeper into the coffer and put it in "money in pockets" ledger again.

Taiwan's Lafayette deal became a graft cum murder.