RSAF taking part in air combat exercise in Nevada
SINGAPORE — Eight F-15SG fighter aircraft and more than 100 personnel from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will be participating in this year’s Exercise Red Flag-Nellis, a major air combat wargame hosted by the United States Air Force.
SINGAPORE — Eight F-15SG fighter aircraft and more than 100 personnel from the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will be participating in this year’s Exercise Red Flag-Nellis, a major air combat wargame hosted by the United States Air Force.
The other international participants involved in the large-scale exercise are from Saudi Arabia and the United States, with observers from Chile, Oman and Romania.
The exercise, described by the Ministry of Defence (Mindef) as a “high intensity air-to-air combat exercise, will involve up to 100 aircraft in total.
Saudi Arabia has sent its EF-2000 Eurofighter Typhoons, while the United States Air Force’s fighter aircrafts F-22 Raptor, F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, and F/A-18C/D Hornet will also be involved. In addition, the Americans are sending the E-3A Sentry airborne early warning aircraft to take part.
As part of Exercise Red Flag - Nellis, the forces will engage in a series of “realistic and challenging air-to-air and air-to-ground training missions”, said Mindef.
The ministry added that its deployment from its Peace Carvin V detachment in Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho for the exercise underscores the “excellent and long-standing” defence relationship between the United States and Singapore. “It also enhances professionalism and interoperability among the participating forces, and provides the RSAF an opportunity to benchmark itself against other leading air forces,” added Mindef.
The RSAF has been participating in Exercise Red Flag-Nellis since 1982. The exercise, which is held at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, started on Monday (Aug 14) and will end on Aug 25.