Im quoting from this site:
http://www.singapore-window.org/sw03/030125mm.htm
Five manufacturers from the United States, France, Russia and
Europe have submitted their aircraft for the NGF project which will
replace the A-4SU Skyhawks and eventually the F-5S Tigers currently
in service with the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF).
Defence industry sources told The Malay Mail that the three
aircraft Boeing's F-15E Strike Eagle, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
and the Eurofighter Typhoon are the leading contenders for the
NGF project. The contract is expected to be signed by the end of
the year.
F/A-18E/F? What a surprise..I thought Rafale should have been in
the list of top three.
Since the Super Hornet is on the Malaysian shopping list, the
Strike Eagle (to be known as F-15S in Singapore service) and
Typhoon are said to be most probable choice for Singapore.
The Malay Mail learnt that if Singapore chooses the Typhoon, the
Storm Shadow will be included in the package as part of a
government-to-government deal.
It is also believed that Singapore's Typhoons will be armed with
the Meteor beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile, which is
being developed for the Royal Air Force (RAF).
If Singapore chooses the Strike Eagles which most pundits
believe they will it is expected that it will be cleared to
purchase long range air-to-surface missiles, the AGM-84E SLAM and
AGM-142 Raptor.
Wah, got SLAM and Raptor
The Strike Eagle has a much better chance being selected
for the NGF due to the "special" relationship between Singapore and
the US. If it does proceed to select the Boeing aircraft,
it could strike a deal with the US to lease Strike Eagles in
service with the US Air Force for training until its own aircraft
are delivered.
The Singapore NGF is expected to be in service by 2007, almost
at the same time when Malaysia's Super Hornets and Sukhoi
Su-30MKMs are expected to be delivered.
