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US Pentagon: Singapore Government is buying US$130 million worth of F16 upgrades from us

admin / 8 hours ago May 8, 2015


The Singapore Government has requested to purchase $130 million worth of F16 upgrades from the United States Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA).
According to the DSCA’s press release:
The upgrades will address reliability, supportability, and combat effectiveness concerns associated with its aging F-16 fleet. This proposed sale contains additional requirements not previously identified in congressional notification 13-67. Items included in the proposed sale are 50 Joint Helmet-Mounted Cueing System, 90 AN/APX-126 Advanced Identification Friend or Foe Interrogator/Transponders, 150 LAU-129 Missile Launchers, 8 KMU-572/B 500lbs Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Tail Kits, 9 KMU-556/B 2000lbs JDAM Tail Kits, 2 FMU-152 Munition Fuze Units, 10 MK-82 500lbs Inert Bombs, 3 MK-84 2000lbs Inert Bombs, 12 LN-260 Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation Systems (GPS/INS), 20 GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs (SDB), 92 Link-16 Multifunctional Information Distribution System/ Low Volume Terminals (MIDS/LVT), 2 SDB Guided Test Vehicles, Computer Control Group and Tail Assembly for GBU-49, DSU-38/40 Proximity Sensor for JDAM, GBU-39 Tactical training Round, ADU-890/E and 891 Adaptor Group for Common Munitions Built-In-Test/Reprogramming Equipment, Encryption/Decryption devise, MIDS/LVT Ground Support Station, spare and repair parts, repair and return, support equipment, publications and technical documentation, personnel training and training equipment, tool and test equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical and logistics support services, and other related elements of program and logistics support. The estimated cost is $130 million.
Photo of F-16 from Fredmiranda Forum

In January 2014, the US Pentagon announced that the Singapore Government was ready to spend $2.43 billion to modernize its F-16 fighter jets. According to Wikipedia, it is believed that the Singapore Air Force bought as many as 70 F-16s from the United States in November 2014.
Do you think the Singapore Government is spending excessively on these weapons given the economical and peaceful development of South East Asia in recent years?

May 8, 2015 in Latest News. Tags: Air Force, F-16, MINDEF


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