RSAF...pretty well oiled machine.
Due to the politics of the region maintain a highly defensive posture.
They conduct a lot of their training in other countries due to airspace restrictions. Australia for Helo and Basic jet training and a few other odds and ends and Europe/States for the fast jet ops. Paya Lebar and Tengah are their main bases, good rundown on it here:
Paya Lebar
and here:
Tengah
And as for the Typhoon decision, they Singaporians are also credited throughout the Defence industry as having a very meticulous selection process which unfortunately?? on this occassion excluded the Typhoon.
