Singapore not ready to buy F-35 till 2030

Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen told reporters in Hawaii that the island will not consider buying Lockheed Martin’s F-35 until the 2030 time frame.

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“It’s a good plane, but our needs aren’t so urgent at this point and time,” said Ng.

Instead, Ng believes the current fleet of F-15s and F-16s will meet the country’s needs “well into the next one or two decades.”