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Old 11th Jan 2020, 19:19
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Originally Posted by peter we
The Singaporean F-15's are permanently based in America, aren't they? Having them based in Singapore would be pointless because they would immediately lose their runway in a real war. Hence the choice of the B because there would be a realistic chance of operating in wartime.
The vast majority of RSAF F-15 and F-16s are based at airbases in Singapore. Only part of their F-15/F-16 fleet are US based.



F-15s Paya Lebar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paya_Lebar_Air_Base

F-16s Tengah

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengah_Air_Base
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