On the Internet, the dispute between Israel and the Arab world has always been a topic of discussion among netizens, and it is indeed a miracle that Israel, with its small land area, lack of resources and a population of less than 9.5 million, can continue to grow and develop under the siege of Arab countries (of course, Israel's achievements are inseparable from the strong support of the United States). Coincidentally, there is also a "city state" similar to Israel in Southeast Asia: Singapore, which is also facing problems such as shortage of resources, surrounded by strong enemies, and sparse population, has also achieved remarkable economic, cultural, military and other achievements, so it is praised by netizens as "Israel in Southeast Asia".
Singapore Air Force's F-15SG heavy fighter
As a small country, it is even more important to think of danger in times of peace, while focusing on the development of an export-oriented economy, Singapore attaches great importance to the construction of military strength, especially as a rapid response, offensive and defensive air force has been highly supported by the Singapore government. At present, Singapore is worthy of the model of "small country big air force", the mainstream third-generation aircraft F-15, F-16 and other coefficient equipment of the MAINSTREAM third-generation aircraft in the United States, with considerable scale and excellent performance, is already the strongest air force in Southeast Asia in terms of strength. In terms of defense planning, the Singapore Air Force must not only grasp air superiority, go deep into the territory of enemy countries to attack military targets, but also help the Army offset some of the enemy countries' land superiority.
Singapore Air Force F-16
The construction policy of the Singapore Air Force is to pay attention to the development of the system, focus on the development of offensive forces and air early warning and reconnaissance forces, this is because Singapore's land area is only 728.6 square kilometers, the strategic depth is not large, and the domestic various building facilities are dense, so it is necessary to resist the threat abroad to ensure minimum safety and losses.
In order to achieve this goal, the Singapore Air Force introduced 40 F-15SG heavy fighters and 60 F-16C/D light fighters to the standards of the air forces of the world's great powers, in addition to 35 F-5E Tiger fighters, the second-generation fighter, which were enough to suppress the neighboring Malaysian, Indonesian and Vietnamese air forces. It should be pointed out that in order to enter the era of stealth fighters as soon as possible, Singapore has reached a contract with the United States to purchase 12 F-35 stealth fighters and retains further procurement rights. At the same time, in order to maximize the role of the fighter, the Singapore Air Force also installed 6 A-330 MRT tankers, 4 KC-135A tankers, 5 F-50 patrol and vigilance aircraft, 4 E-2Cs and Gulfstream G550 early warning aircraft for support.
Singapore Air Force F-16
In terms of tactical transport aircraft and helicopters, the Singapore Air Force is also deeply rooted and well-equipped. The 11 C-130 medium transport aircraft are Singapore's main long-range air transport platforms, responsible for material and equipment transportation, personnel delivery, patrol and reconnaissance and other tasks; More than 100 helicopters of various types, including 19 AH-64D Apache helicopter gunships, 16 CH-47D/SD Chinook transport helicopters, 32 H-215 utility helicopters, and 8 S-70B Black Hawk anti-submarine helicopters, constitute the main body of low-altitude combat of the Singapore Air Force. With all of these sophisticated air equipment, Singapore believes it has the ability to keep the enemy's land offensive firmly out of the country's gates while ensuring the seizure of air supremacy in the theater.
Singapore Air Force A-330 MRT tanker
Seeing this, some people will definitely say: Singapore is such a place, a few more missiles can blow up all of Singapore's airfields, and see how Singapore's fighter jets still take off. In this regard, Xiao Sheng can only say that the Singapore Air Force that you can think of must also think of it. On the one hand, the Singapore Air Force has deployed anti-aircraft positions near the airport, and the hangars have also been reinforced with explosion-proof designs; On the other hand, the Singapore Air Force is well aware of the principle that "eggs cannot be placed in the same basket", so the Singapore Air Force has nearly one-third of its strength deployed in the United States, Australia, India and other countries. As soon as the domestic war broke out, these Overseas Singaporean military aircraft would immediately return to their home countries to help, so Malaysia was very jealous of this.
Exhibition of the Singapore Air Force
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