Republic of Singapore Air Force Equipment | Modernization |
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| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | |||||
| Personnel (In Thousands) | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | ||||
| Active | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Reserve | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | ||||
| Aircraft | Source | Inventory | ||||||||||||
| Fighter | 121 | 94 | 112 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 69 | 54 | 89? | 74? | ||||
| 5th Generation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50? | 50? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-35 | Lightning II | US | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 50? | 50? | ||
| 4th Generation | 4 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 24 | ||||
| F-15SG | Strike Eagle (Peace Carvin) | US | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||
| F-16C / CJ Block 52 | Falcon (Peace Carvin) | US | -- | -- | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 15 | -- | ||
| F-16A Block 15OCU1 | Falcon (Peace Carvin) | US | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 3rd Generation | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 15 | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| F-5S | Tiger II | US / SIN | -- | -- | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 15 | -- | -- | -- | ||
| F-5E | Tiger II | US | 31 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2nd Generation | 86 | 62 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||
| A-4SU | Super Skyhawk | US / SIN | + | 62 | 51 | 6 | 4 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| A-4S/S-1 | Skyhawk | US / SIN | 62 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Hunter F.74S | UK / SIN | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Recon / EW | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| RF-5S | Tiger Eye | US / SIN | -- | -- | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| RF-5E | Tiger Eye | US / SIN | -- | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Hunter FR.75S | UK / SIN | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Airborne Early Warning (AEW) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| G550 AEW | US / ISR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| E-2C | Hawkeye | US | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Maritime Patrol | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Fokker 50 / F-50 | NL | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Skyvan 3M | UK | 3 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| TANKER | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| A330 MRTT | EU | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| KC-135R | Stratotanker (Peace Guardian) | US | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | ||
| KC-130H | Hercules | US | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| KC-130B | Hercules | JOR / US | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Transport | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||
| Medium | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| C-130H / H-302 | Hercules | US | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| Light | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Fokker 50 / F-502 | NL | -- | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Skyvan 3M | UK | 3 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| TRAINING | 86 | 79 | 102 | 81 | 97 | 82 | 72 | 72 | 60 | 50 | ||||
| Jet - Advanced | 30 | 26 | 49 | 54 | 51 | 63 | 52 | 52 | 41 | 31 | ||||
| AJT | M-346) | IT | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
| F-16D / DJ Block 52 | Falcon (Peace Carvin) | US | -- | -- | 12 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 10 | ||
| F-16B Block 15OCU1 | Falcon (Peace Carvin) | US | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| F-5T | Tiger II | US / SIN | -- | -- | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||
| F-5F | Tiger II | US | 9 | 9 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| TA-4SU | Super Skyhawk | US / SIN | + | 13 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| TA-4S/S-1 | Skyhawk | US / SIN | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Hunter T.75S | US / SIN | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Jet - Intermediate | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||||
| S-211 | ITA / SIN | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Piston | 26 | 26 | 26 | .. | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | ||||
| PC-21 | SWI | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||
| SF-260MS / WS | ITA | 26 | 26 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
Helicopter |
GTOW | 55 | 80 | 94 | 112 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | |||
| Attack | .. | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||
| AH-64D | Apache (Peace Vanguard) | US | -- | -- | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||
| AS-550A2 / C2 | Fennec | FRA / SIN | -- | 20 | 20 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Transport - Heavy | 20-ton | .. | .. | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||
| CH-47SD | Chinook | US | -- | -- | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| CH-47D | Chinook | US | -- | -- | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Transport - Intermediate | 10-ton | 22 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |||
| AS-532UL | Cougar | FRA | -- | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | ||
| AS-332M | Super Puma | FRA | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||
| Transport - Medium | 5-ton | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| S-70A / A(N) | Black Hawk / Naval Hawk | US | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Bell 205 / AB-205 | Iroquois | Various | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Light / Utility | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
| UH-1B | Iroquois | US | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| EC-120 | Colibri | FRA | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||
| AS-350E | Fennec | FRA | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| UAV | -- | + | 100 | 100 | 100 | 105 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | |||
| Heron | ISR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Hermes 450 | ISR | -- | -- | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| Searcher II | ISR | -- | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | |||
| Scout | ISR | + | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |||
Air Defense |
.. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||
| SAM | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||
| SPYDER-SR | ISR | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| MIM-23B I-HAWK | US | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Rapier 2 / 2000 | UK | -- | -- | 12 | 12 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Rapier | UK | 12 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Bloodhound Mk II | UK | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Artillery, Anti-Aircraft | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||||
| 35mm | Oerlikon GDF-002 | SWI | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | ||
Notes
1 - An additional 7 F-16A and 2 F-16B were leased between 1993 and 1996. These aircraft were based in the United States for training purposes only and are not included in these totals.
2 - Some number of these aircraft may have been or may be configured as ELINT platforms.
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