IAF SG By S Ramesh (Channel NewsAsia) The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has successfully tested how quickly it can recall some of its overseas assets like the F-16 Fighting Falcons from training detachments in the US. Mindef said four Fighting Falcons jets from its Peace Carvin III detachment in the US were redeployed home in the exercise. The aircraft left Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, transiting at bases in Hawaii and Guam before arriving in Singapore on Saturday. Two aircraft tankers (the KC-135R) also provided air-to-air refuelling support for the 17,000-kilometre journey. During each leg of the journey, the F-16s were refuelled between six and eight times by the tankers. The exercise was the RSAF's third in the long-range redeployment drills.
IAF SG i can imagine a set of chains at the defence minister's desk terminating at all the foreign based units that he can yank anytime ok.. corny joke
SingaporeMacross SG Wha, then we next time can have international squadron ah, got trouble, all fly home!!!! Or go direct to hostile country
dke SG that must be massive man imagine the number of permissions they need to get just for the airspace thing heh anyone knows how long did the whole journey take?
thomasct SG Jets' 6-day flight from Arizona IN AN exercise to see how fast the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) can recall its overseas-based assets, on Saturday four of its F-16 fighters flew 17,000km from Arizona in the United States to Singapore in six daysSix days to RTU from Arizona. Six days include R & R or whatever at Hawaii and Guam or the six day nos is just " smoke " to confuse people. SIA & friends take less than 24 hours from US to Sg.
bcoy SG Are the aircraft going to fly back to the US? Or are the aircraft based here now? At some point of time, most will return home right?
Shotgun SG We tested how quickly we can recall our gundams from Japan also. Took exactly 35mins and 23 secs. Didn’t need to request permission to enter airspace, cos nobody saw it. Those who thought they saw something, didn’t know what it was.
