Singapore Seeks Weapons, Training for New F-15s

F-15E Strike Eagle(click to view full) Singapore’s decision to buy the F-15SG Strike Eagle as a replacement for its A-4SU Super Skyhawks has already sparked one weapons purchase to outfit the new aircraft. The August 2005 DSCA request mostly involved air-air weapons, plus ancillary equipment and a handful of JDAM and JSOW precision weapons. Now the DSCA reports that Singapore has submitted a request for another handful of precision strike weapons, and a lot of training assistance “to support its F-15 aircraft”. The proposed sale is worth up to $200 million, and the principal contractors will be F-15 primes Boeing Integrated Defense Solutions of St. Louis, MO and General Electric Aircraft Engines Division of Cincinnati, OH. Components of the request include: * 28 GBU-10 Paveway II laser-guided 2,000 pound (Mk84) bombs * 56 GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided 500 pound (Mk82) bombs * 126,000 20mm Practice Round Cartridges for the F-15SG’s 20mm vulcan cannon * 14,000 BDU-33 Bomb Practice trainers * 1,500 MK-84 Bomb Practice trainers * 1,500 MK-82 Bomb Practice trainers The request also has a strong training services component. Singapore already trains in the USA, and even bases a number of key aircraft there; its CH-47 Chinook squadron was […]