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This version of the F16 is also the most advanced in the RSAF,
able to perform multiple roles...
With bigger tanks, it flies further.......
to be assigned missions in which we penetrate deep into the enemy's
air defences and take out targets ....
But it is the use of a pilot and a weapons system officer (WSO)
that makes the 145 Squadron unique in the RSAF....
"The dual crew concept which the RSAF first experimented with six
years ago has transformed the way our fighter jets are employed.
This has enhanced the RSAF's contribution to the increasingly
complex way,....
Wednesday May 24, 8:17 PM ,2006
RSAF's most advanced fighter squadron now fully operational
SINGAPORE : Singapore's newest and most advanced fighter jet
squadron is now fully operational.
The 145 Squadron took only 10 months to achieve its operational
status after receiving its 20th and final jet in June last
year.
It is also a significant milestone in the RSAF's development as a
third generation air force.
The operational capabilities of the 145 Squadron and its F16 D
Block 52 Plus fighters are so advanced that two flight crews are
needed to fly complex and demanding missions.
This version of the F16 is also the most advanced in the RSAF, able
to perform multiple roles.
With bigger tanks, it flies further. And using advanced targeting
systems, its precision strike ability is second to none.
"The combination of these capabilities has enhanced the aircraft to
be assigned missions in which we penetrate deep into the enemy's
air defences and take out targets that are critical to the SAF,"
said Lt Col Lim Tuang Liang, Commanding Officer of the 145
Squadron.
Housed within the airframe are also improved radars, allowing
better tracking and detection of enemy targets.
But it is the use of a pilot and a weapons system officer (WSO)
that makes the 145 Squadron unique in the RSAF.
"The dual crew concept which the RSAF first experimented with six
years ago has transformed the way our fighter jets are employed.
This has enhanced the RSAF's contribution to the increasingly
complex way, in which the third generation SAF will have to operate
in a tightly integrated manner in a networked environment which
brings together the air, land and maritime dimensions," said
Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean.
"When we go in a strike mission, I'll be the guy operating the
target pod to deliver the precision strike weapons, so that is my
main role. During an air-to-air fight, I serve as an extra set of
eyes where I'll keep a lookout for bandits, aggressors and tell the
pilot exactly where to manoeuvre," said Captain Suresh Haridas,
Weapons System Officer of the 145 Squadron.
For the first time in RSAF's history, all the F16Ds were flown home
to Singapore from Texas by its own aircrew.
The 16,000 km journey back to Changi Airbase East took more than 21
hours and 7 mid-air refuellings.
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Factsheet - 145 Squadron Full Operational
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3.home
of F16D Block 52+
Changi Air Base (East)
Size: About 200 hectares.
Runway: a 3,050m long and 60m wide runway (wide enough to
accommodate a Boeing 747 plane), a 2,900m long- and 23m-wide
taxiway parallel to the runway.
Home to: 145 Squadron, operating F-16 D Block 52+ Fighting Falcons,
a Flying Support Squadron, an Air Logistics Squadron and an
Airfield Maintenance Squadron.
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Bottom:Changi East RSAF Runway: a 3,050m long and 60m wide runway
(wide enough to accommodate a Boeing 747 plane), a 2,900m long- and
23m-wide taxiway parallel to the runway.
which made it possible to achieve FOC status within 10 months of
the delivery of the last of the 20 aircraft in June last
year...
Since it started operations in Changi, the Squadron has chalked up
more than 4,400 flying hours in 16 months.
