SINGAPORE — Singapore intends to buy four F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, with the option of purchasing eight more, Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen said in Parliament on Friday (March 1).
The Defence Ministry (Mindef) had said in January that it expected to acquire a small number of F-35s after identifying the jet as the most suitable replacement for its ageing F-16 aircraft, which will become obsolete after 2030. Read more at https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapore-intends-buy-four-f-35s-option-eight-more-ng?cid=h3_referral_inarticlelinks_03092019_todayonline 新加坡確認小量訂單(大約四架吧)評估測試後才會決定是否全面引進替換F-16,而升級後的F-16V預計至少使用到2030年。 南韓也差不多是這樣。 事實上,F-16V作為F-35之前的過渡機型,或填補換裝F-35期間的戰力空隙,是大有可為的! 加上川普現實的商業個性,歐洲的訂單應該很快地湧現。