THE Republic of Singapore Air Force has revealed for the first
time that its Fokker 50 Enforcer maritime patrol aircraft can be
armed with Harpoon anti-ship missiles.
These weapons are air-launched versions of the United States-made
Harpoon missiles, which were acquired in the mid-1980s to arm some
warships deployed by the Republic of Singapore Navy.
The Air Force has previously only said that its five Enforcers,
acquired from the Netherlands in 1994, are used for maritime air
surveillance.
But the planes' Harpoon missiles allow the twin-engined,
propeller-driven aircraft to target ships at long range, said crews
from the RSAF's 121 Squadron, which operates the Enforcers.
For full report, see Wednesday's edition of The Straits
Times.
