SAF budget cut?

cutebug SG

Is SAF having budget cut?

Projects that have delay or on diet:
S211 replacement
C130 upgrade
NGF downsize from 40-20
National service reduce 6-8 months

Seem to me that SAF was having a budget cut, anyone can tell me more staffs that have been delay? A major reason is that Sg economic is not doing that well compare to 1992-1997, but I admit it still doing fine now.

I have a doubt, whether friendly Abdullah will cause SAF to budget cut. I guess it will.

esesce SG

Defence budget was actually increased this year. Does that sound like a budget cut? I’d say more likely SAF is saving up for other purposes. Perhaps buying more hardware.

SibeiSuayKia SG

Definitely..when pple friendly..why keep ur guns in sedi-ah position?

mights well dismiss the whole platoon..

den keep the guns in backyard?

Anyway lets see how their military do purchases..

Is it gonna be another 18 SU-30 or..?

sbst275 SG

S211 has been off as basic grading has been done by STAero's Pipper Warrior, S211 has been donated to Indonesia

C130 upgrading has not been announced yet actually. They are getting the C-130J only

NGF will replace the A-4 and F-5 as planned as they cannot be used for long especially the former which we still have 20 in service and thry can't wait for the F-35 which comes 8 yrs later. 20 F-5 also needs to be replaced as they came in 1979. Another 28 F-5 may be replaced altogether (Remember RSAF has said that they are only going to use 2 type of jet). In fact, the deal has been said that it will go up to 60 as they have been committed to replace bth A-4 and F-5 altogether

eurofighter SG

S211 has been off as basic grading has been done by STAero's Pipper Warrior, S211 has been donated to Indonesia

Thats SF-260 that has been donated to Indonesia. S.211s are still in down under as basic trainers. C/T-4Es are being used as air grading. Piper warriors are used in SYFC nothing to do with RSAF training.

sbst275 SG

The A-4, we still have abt another 40 in storage

sbst275 SG

SYFC is actually RSAF Sqn 151 (A shadow)

We are using A-4 for training AJT. S.211 came in 1984 and I dun think they are other training planes suitable other than T-38, T-2 or Hawk which has a speed of Mach 1.2, 1.4 and 0.9 resp

eurofighter SG

SYFC is actually RSAF Sqn 151 (A shadow)

I suggest you stop hallucinating and spilling crap. I was from there. ok?

We are using A-4 for training AJT. S.211 came in 1984 and I dun think they are other training planes suitable other than T-38, T-2 or Hawk which has a speed of Mach 1.2, 1.4 and 0.9 resp

You have several new trainers comming into the market like the M-346 and MAKO HEAT.

sbst275 SG

Em Em

People has been talking it if you dun know.... You are just not informed. SYFC has links with RSAF.. SYFC is to get pilots to join RSAF primary. SYFC is classified as para-military forces. That's the light aircraft element people is talking abt at Seletar Airport

eurofighter SG

Yeah, it is an unofficial RSAF squadron to recuit youths to join RSAF. But it has never been 151 Sqn

sbst275 SG

M-346 is an Italian trainer if I'm not wrong from Aramacchi.Honesty it is not that "new", it is similar to the 339 model

But then you think we are going to buy a plane not from known partners actually?

sbst275 SG

That was in the 80's

eurofighter SG

That company bought over the company that manufactured the S.211 sO wats this about 'not from known partners'?

sbst275 SG

SIAI yes was brought over, but this Aramachi has few international customers, only Brazil, Malaysia and Italy. This Aramachi makes the MB.326 which is used by those poor African countries and AMX

eurofighter SG

Have you heard of the MB-339? It was such a sucess in the international market.

cutebug SG

From my understanding C130 will not be replace by C130J but will be upgraded. It suppoe to upgrade in 2003 but was further delay till 2008 due to cut cost. It is uncomfortable for Singaporean to know that SAF are cutting cost but it is realistic and u will have to face it.
To replace F5 and A4 for 1 to 1 with NGF is not financial logincal for SAF at the for the next 5-8 years.

sbst275 SG

That 1 I recongise

sbst275 SG

It has been planned actually as C-130H is 27 yrs old already.

The NGF budget has US$1 billion set aside.

This is due to financial crisis but isn't Malaysia best - Almost completely stopped

Viper52 SG

So why do you say Aermacchi is a failure in the export market? Its MB326 and MB339s are both export success stories.

Viper52 SG

Ahhh...showing how much you know again. Rolling Eyes

Being able to make a statement like that, once again shows how much you know.