RSAF TRAINS WITH MOST ADVANCED F-15 FIGHTER JET

By Zakaria Abdul Wahab

SINGAPORE, May 8 (Bernama) -- The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)
detachment at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, United States, received the
first batch of four F-15SG multi-role fighter aircraft Thursday.

This marks the beginning of RSAF F-15 training at the airbase, the Singapore
Defence Ministry said here.

Prior to this, the RSAF pilots had been undergoing F-15 training with their
United States Air Force counterparts in Seymour Johnson Air Force base in North
Carolina.

The ministry said the delivery of the RSAF's F-15SG aircraft was another
significant milestone in the country's air force transformation into the third
generation air force.

Equipped with state-of-the-art avionics and a sophisticated integrated
sensor suite, the F-15SG is the most advanced variant of the F-15 aircraft built
to date.

With its ability to carry a large payload of weapons and fuel to give it
increased firepower and combat endurance, the F-15SG would provide the Singapore
Armed Forces with enhanced air defence and air superiority capabilities, the
ministry added.

-- BERNAMA