Media Reply to Queries on Discontinuation of Plans for RSAF Fighter Training Detachment at Andersen Air Force Base

Singapore and the US have excellent and long-standing bilateral defence cooperation. We thank the US Department of Defence (DoD) for their continued support of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)’s training detachments in the US, which are integral to the RSAF’s honing of its operational capabilities.

Following a review of the RSAF’s training needs, the Singapore Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the US DoD had mutually agreed to discontinue discussions on a RSAF fighter training detachment in Guam. The RSAF will continue with periodic short-term training and exercises in Guam, such as an upcoming fighter training detachment in Oct-Nov 25.

We are also working with the US on a new fighter training detachment at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith, Arkansas, which will host the RSAF’s future F-35 fighter training.