SMAPLionHeart SG for a number of F-16 A/B in return? I have a hunch that our F-15T will be training there , any opinions?
Fatum SG or maybe another detachment under Air combat command in the US ? ... more than likely .... training space is probably part of the deal they struck
SMAPLionHeart SG It is out of reach from Malaysia , since the bases are in Northern Thailand , we got strategic depth , should we deploy 2 EC-135 tankers there , we will be able to penetrate most areas southwards from Thailand. With our army detachment at Brunei , we are also able to envelope western parts of it. With our own base at SG , we can attack from 3 sides
ditzy SG I only remember smappy takes a regular dosage of medication daily, I think he forgot to do so today.
gary1910 SG They dun called it as an advanced long-range interdiction fighter and tactical aircraft for nothing.
tvdog SG I don't think Thailand will allow RSAF aircrafts to take off from these bases to attack another country unless that country is also at war with Thailand. But they will be very useful if for some reasons our planes attacking another country needs to land in Thailand instead of flying back to Singapore.
SMAPLionHeart SG Well , Thailand can always state neutrality and feign ignorance , by saying it has no control over the aircrafts etc. If The country below it chooses to engage Thailand's own aircraft , then it will drag thailand into the battle. If not , why are we getting a base so strategically located to us , instead of Taiwan or Japan?
tankee1981 SG Now i think the idea makes sense. Firstly both Singapore and Thailand are close allies as can be seen from the regular military exercises eg Cobra Gold and long-term training facilities eg armour camps in Thailand. Secondly, both of us do not really have cosy relationships with our common neighbour. We still have many unsolved bilateral issues with Malaysia such as CIQ and even territorial disputes such as the Hosburg lighthouse. Thailand also accuses the Northern Malaysia states such as Kelantan of harbouring muslim separatists. This looks like we have some common ground for cooperation here.
insouciant SG Think the likelyhood of that ever happening is lowww.... And the F15Ts will mostly likely be based in the US till we buy the second batch...
kotay SG Dream on SMAP ... allowing combat operations to be staged from or even overfly Thai airspace is tantamount to an act of agression. http://www.lawofwar.org/Neutrality.htm#Rules%20Governing%20Neutrality[/url]
fedor86 SG But I thought the US does that all the time (or at least they plan to do so). Making use of other country’s bases in case of war.
kotay SG IINM most recent use of such have been with the agreement of the parties involved ... which would, in the case of ODS & OIF, have dragged them into the coalition of the willing. I can't think of any incident where a country's sovereignity has been violated for such purpose but I can give you an example where the laws were respected. Re: Bombing of Libya by US in 1986 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher signed off on the use of British bases in the operation, but Spain and France refused to grant American warplanes (F-111) overflight permission; this meant the planes would have to fly 2,800 miles to reach their targets, and be refueled five times in the air.
insouciant SG Yes, but wanna bet that the F15s will be 1st based in the US for a year or two for training? I bet we'll probably bring back the squadron of F16s still there before we bring the F15s over.
