Republic of Singapore Air Force

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF, Chinese: 新加坡空军部队; Malay: Angkatan Udara Republik Singapura; Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர் ஆகாயப்படை) is the air arm of the Singapore Armed Forces. It was first established in 1968 as the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC). In 1975, it was renamed as the Republic of Singapore Air Force.

Aircraft Inventory

Combat Aircraft

• Boeing F-15SG Strike Eagle x 40 (Multirole Strike Fighter)
• Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Blk.52+ Fighting Falcon x 60 (Multirole Fighter)
• Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II x 0 (Stealth Strike Fighter) - 12 on order

ELINT Aircraft

• Fokker 50 Mk.0502 x 6 (Maritime Patrol Aircraft)
• Gulfstream G550 CAEW x 4 (AEW&C Aircraft)

Transport Aircraft

• Airbus A330 MRTT x 4 (Aerial Tanker) - 2 more on order
• Fokker 50UTL x 4 (Transport Aircraft)
• Lockheed C-130H Hercules x 6 (Tactical Transport)
• Lockheed KC-130H Hercules x 6 (Aerial Tanker)

Helicopters

• Boeing CH-47D/SD/F Chinook x 16 (Heavy Lift Transport Helicopter) - 10 x CH-47Fs on order
• Boeing AH-64SG Apache x 18 (Attack Helicopter)
• Eurocopter AS332M Super Puma x 32 (Transport/Utility Helicopter)
• Airbus H225M Caracal x 0 (Transport/Utility Helicopter) - 16 on order
• Sikorsky S-70B Seahawk x 8 (Maritime Helicopter)

Trainer Aircraft

• Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master x 12 (Primary Trainer)
• Eurocopter EC120 Colibri x 6 (Helicopter Helicopter)
• Pilatus PC-21 x 20 (Basic Trainer)

Drones

• Elbit Hermes 450 x 10 (Reconnaissance UAV)
• IAI Heron x 8 (Reconnaissance UAV)
• IAI Searcher Mk.II x 20 (Reconnaissance UAV)