Originally Posted by
Asturias56
Makes sense - they have to have to go for a Qualitative rather than a quantitative advantage, they can't man a vast fleet and they have both the money and the technical skills to operate and maintain advanced aircraft
They seem to try for both! Certainly when compared to their nearest neighbours, Singapore has 40 F-15s and 60 F-16s compared to Malaysia's 18 Su-30s and 8 F/A-18s or Indonesia's 16 Flankers and 25 F-16s.