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The upgrade was performed by Singapore Technologies Aerospace (STAero) and the upgraded aircraft were designated (R)F-5S and F-5T respectively, operating from Paya Lebar Air Base. These upgraded F-5S/T, equipped with the Galileo Avionica's FIAR Grifo-F X-band Radar [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] are thought to be capable of firing the AIM-120 AMRAAM ...
The F-35 was the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, which was the merger of various combat aircraft programs from the 1980s and 1990s. One progenitor program was the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Advanced Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (ASTOVL) which ran from 1983 to 1994; ASTOVL aimed to develop a Harrier jump jet replacement for the U.S. Marine Corps ...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole fighters that first entered service with the United States in 2015. The aircraft has been ordered by program partner nations, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, and Australia, and also through the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program, including Japan, South Korea, and Israel.
Two pilots demonstrated the differences between the fighter jets, referencing dogfight footage and using quickly made paper airplanes.
The airshow, closed today due to heavy rain, boasts some of the most impressive innovations from the aerospace industry.
In December 2018, the Japanese government approved the plan to procure an additional 105 F-35 aircraft, reportedly 63 of these are to be F-35A aircraft, and 42 F-35B aircraft. The plan increases Japan's total F-35 aircraft ordered to 147. [341] [342] Initially, to save money, these additional aircraft were planned to not be assembled in Japan ...
In subsequent posts on Sunday, Musk said the F-35 has a “s--t design,” claimed drones are more efficient than manned jets at delivering munitions, and downplayed the effectiveness of stealth ...
Currently, 142 Squadron is based at Paya Lebar Air Base as the second squadron operating F-15SG Strike Eagles, alongside the current 149 Squadron which is also based there. In 2022, 142 Squadron hosted and trained with No. 75 Squadron RAAF's F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters and gained more insights into future F-35 operations. [3]