Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen told reporters after his visit to Luke Air Force Base that the country is in “no hurry” to make a decision to buy the F-35.
U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Devante Williams
He was given a briefing on the F-35A during his stop at the air base in Arizona.
“Two years ago when we were here, these hangars were not filled (with the F-35s).… within a year and a half, they’ve clocked in more than 3000 sorties, 5000 hours – that’s a lot of flying hours. And that gives us confidence that the programme is progressing on track,” he said. “So the more mature the programme is, the more steady the production lines for (the F-35s), the more boxes are ticked when we evaluate it but you know we are in no hurry to decide,” said Dr Ng.