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PAP's MINDEF will buy the (quite uesless) F-35

vtran2684

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http://www.defensenews.com/story/de...lia-f35-fms-bogdan-deeble-singapore/23927983/

VICTORIA, Australia — Singapore is moving closer to ordering the Lockheed Martin F-35 joint strike fighter, according to program head US Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan.

Bogdan also noted increased activity from potential foreign military sales (FMS) customers for the F-35, including Israel, which recently committed to a further 14 aircraft.

"On the FMS sales front we're getting an increase in customer interest in the airplane," he said here at the Australian International Airshow at the Avalon Airport.

"We have a number of other [potential] foreign military sales customers that are asking us to start a greater dialogue with them in terms of the airplane, including Singapore."

Bogdan said that the joint program office (JPO) has been exchanging information with the Republic of Singapore Air Force for a number of years to support their decision making within their timeline.

"Over the past year, the discussions we have had have deepened [and] their request for information has gotten broader, so that would indicate to us that Singapore has begun to take the next step toward making a decision," he said.

The government of Singapore had not indicated which F-35 variant it was interested in and had requested information on all three: the conventional takeoff, the short-takeoff vertical-landing, and the carrier model.

Bogdan hosted a media roundtable on the opening day of Avalon 2015 with Australia's F-35 program head, Air Vice Marshal Chris Deeble. Deeble said the project to acquire 72 conventional F-35s for the Royal Australian Air Force was on track to deliver an initial operating capability by the end of 2020.

However, Deeble identified several areas that were causing him concern, noting that the Australian project office carries out an independent analysis of the technical problems.

"Understanding what capability we will get at the end of the development phase is really important," he said.

"What does worry me is sustainment and training and support to the aircraft. The autonomic logistics global system is still evolving. It is behind, it is late and we have to do more work to accelerate that and understand what that means in a national context."
 

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Singapore is very rich. Very able to purchase hardware she has absolutely no use for. RSAF pilots have a very exciting career though.

Cheers!
 

soIsee

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Why would Singapore get the carrier version? Want to show off an land on a US carrier?

As usual with Sinkie Pappy mentality they can be scammed just like Santa Claus Ho, when they were told that adding another tail hook to the F-35 cost only another 1/10 of the purchase price.

And as usual with Sinkie, their thoughts "since I already spend so much, what's another 1/10"? LoLoLoLoL
 

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Why would Singapore get the carrier version? Want to show off an land on a US carrier?

Steffycunt you idiot, you want to keep your enemies guessing with which version you are planning to buy. Why tell them before hand? its called OPSEC. Most likely, they will buy non of these versions and instead buy the version the IDF will buy, which is the F-35I. But if they do buy the carrier version there are many logical reasons for that. SUch as:

- The RSAF is not a stranger to operating carrier based aircraft, primarily the A-4 Skyhawk. The carrier planes are more rugged and have a stronger undercarriage. Paya Lebar and Tengah airbases used to have arrester hooks at one of the other field and also a barrier assisted emergency stop system. A few A-4s were saved by the barrier.

- Carrier version of the F-35 have foldable wings, making storage in the underground hangers more space efficient. Also, their larger wing hold more fuel and decreases the landing speed needed.

- Carrier versions can be loaned or sold to the US in times of conflict and flown directly to US aircraft carriers and immediately integrated into their air wing for combat operations.
 

vtran2684

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Steffycunt you idiot, you want to keep your enemies guessing with which version you are planning to buy. Why tell them before hand? its called OPSEC. Most likely, they will buy non of these versions and instead buy the version the IDF will buy, which is the F-35I. But if they do buy the carrier version there are many logical reasons for that. SUch as:

- The RSAF is not a stranger to operating carrier based aircraft, primarily the A-4 Skyhawk. The carrier planes are more rugged and have a stronger undercarriage. Paya Lebar and Tengah airbases used to have arrester hooks at one of the other field and also a barrier assisted emergency stop system. A few A-4s were saved by the barrier.

- Carrier version of the F-35 have foldable wings, making storage in the underground hangers more space efficient. Also, their larger wing hold more fuel and decreases the landing speed needed.

- Carrier versions can be loaned or sold to the US in times of conflict and flown directly to US aircraft carriers and immediately integrated into their air wing for combat operations.

Pappy shit....loaned to the US? Show me such an example.
 

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Pappy shit....loaned to the US? Show me such an example.

Steffycunt, u fucktard, Don't be lazy, look for it yourself. Give u a hint. Google Luke AFB and Mountain Home AFB and than ask yourself why singapore owned F-15 and F-16 are flown by US pilots, have USAF markings and maintained by USAF personnel.
 

enterprise2

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Steffycunt you idiot, you want to keep your enemies guessing with which version you are planning to buy. Why tell them before hand? its called OPSEC. Most likely, they will buy non of these versions and instead buy the version the IDF will buy, which is the F-35I. But if they do buy the carrier version there are many logical reasons for that. SUch as:

- The RSAF is not a stranger to operating carrier based aircraft, primarily the A-4 Skyhawk. The carrier planes are more rugged and have a stronger undercarriage. Paya Lebar and Tengah airbases used to have arrester hooks at one of the other field and also a barrier assisted emergency stop system. A few A-4s were saved by the barrier.

- Carrier version of the F-35 have foldable wings, making storage in the underground hangers more space efficient. Also, their larger wing hold more fuel and decreases the landing speed needed.

- Carrier versions can be loaned or sold to the US in times of conflict and flown directly to US aircraft carriers and immediately integrated into their air wing for combat operations.
Impressive! But I thought they would buy the version which could be used in US carriers considering the close ties with US.
 
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