Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)

By Chen Chuanren
Anduril Industries has secured the Republic of Singapore Air Force as its first international partner for the Lattice for Mission Autonomy software platform.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force and Singapore’s Defense Science and Technology Agency have linked up with Shield AI to co-develop AI for autonomous ops.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
To handle greater challenges in its maritime environment, Singapore looks to field a more capable maritime patrol aircraft to replace its Fokker 50s.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore says it is evaluating new maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) as it seeks to replace its fleet of long-serving Fokker 50 Enforcer MPAs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore's armed forces are setting up new branches to develop expertise and technology in uncrewed aircraft systems warfare.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. State Department has approved Singapore's acquisition of the RTX AIM-120C-8 Amraam under a $133 million Foreign Military Sales contract.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Singapore Defense Ministry says an F-16's "pitch rate gyroscopes gave erroneous inputs to the flight control computer," causing it to crash in early May.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force has suffered its first F-16 write-off since 2004 after a Lockheed Martin F-16 Blk. 52 crashed shortly after takeoff.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Airbus H225Ms and Boeing CH-47F Chinooks have both attained Full Operational Capability (FOC).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The models are the result of a 2018 memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at pooling engineering resources.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore will buy eight Lockheed Martin F-35A, making the RSAF one of only a handful of air arms to operate a mixed fleet of F-35A and F-35B.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Militaries in the region are looking to evolve their attack helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
As the Republic of Singapore Air Force continues modernizing, the spotlight at the Singapore Airshow will naturally fall on the platforms, with several major questions yet to be answered.
Singapore Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will get a new chief on March 22 as Maj. Gen. Kelvin Khong passes the baton to Brig. Gen. Kelvin Fan.
Singapore Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
Longbow operated by the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will undergo a Life Extension Program that will see the fleet operate beyond 2030.
Singapore Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
As the budget was announced, the head of the Republic of Singapore Air Force shared his priorities ahead of Singapore Airshow 2024.
Singapore Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
An Apache and an F-15SG from the Republic of Singapore Air Force are together headlining the aerial display segment at Singapore Airshow 2024.
Singapore Airshow

By Chen Chuanren
Lockheed Martin is positioning its TPY-4 AESA radar for the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s future air surveillance radar requirement.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has attained full operational capability (FOC) for its MBDA Aster 30 SAMP/T surface-to-air missile system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is testing an upgrade to the Airbus MRTT boom flight control software on the F-15SG.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The city-state’s air force and army participated in Exercise Forging Saber with novel artificial intelligence systems to maintain a strategic edge.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The test campaign saw more than 500 dry and wet contacts between the Airbus A330 MRTT and Singapore's receivers, including F-15SGs and Lockheed Martin F-16s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Thales' new center will focus on providing the Singapore Armed Forces with maintenance, support, operational availability and indigenous systems development.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The vertical-takeoff-and-landing UAS is designed to provide the Singapore Armed Forces command post last-mile intelligence of areas of interest.
Budget, Policy & Operations