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Exercise Pitch Black 2018: National Serviceman F-15SG Pilot

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) participated in Exercise Pitch Black, a large-scale multilateral air combat exercise hosted by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in Darwin, Australia. Held from 27 July to 17 August, this year’s edition of the biennial exercise involved up to 140 aircraft and 4,000 personnel from 16 participating nations pitting their air combat skills against simulated threats in a challenging and realistic training environment, under day and night conditions.

What was it like for CPT (NS) Robin Chew to participate in the exercise? Find out more from the NSman pilot of the F-15SG fighter jet.

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wow,f15 went to australia to stimulate participate in the air strike against one nation? am i wrong? what kind of weapons to be used in the strike?

Singapore Might Be Small, But Its Military Is Ready for a Fight

How does it stack up against its neighbors, from the small to the big? Does Western tech really provide the level of advantage it needs to defend itself?

Despite its small geographical size, Singapore fields one of the most advanced and well-equipped militaries in South East Asia. It spends more on its military than any of its neighbors. Being a tiny city-state, one of the strongest arms of the Singaporean military is the Republic of Singapore Air Force. But how does it stack up against its neighbors, from the small to the big? Does Western tech really provide the level of advantage it needs to defend itself?

The backbone of the RSAF is a fleet of F-15 and F-16 fighters. The RSAF fields forty F-15SG Eagles, forty F-16Ds, and twenty F-16Cs. These are augmented by around thirty F-5S Tiger II and some A-4 Skyhawks in storage. Singapore also fields an AWACS capability with five Israeli modified Gulfstream 550 jets.

Out of all those aircraft, Singapore’s strongest fighter is definitely the F-15SG , itself a variant of the F-15E. The most important advantage the F-15SG has is the APG-63(V)3 AESA radar , which one of the best aircraft mounted radars on any fighter in the region.



AESAs also have the capability to perform electronic warfare (EW) tasks: they can actively degrade the lock of an active radar guided missile while scanning at the same time due to their electronic nature. The RSAF F-16s are also rumored to be undergoing similar upgrades to receive AESAs of their own.

The F-15SG also has an IRST system, which gives it the capability to detect and lock onto aircraft with infrared missiles without even switching on the radar. The IRST bulb is positioned on a pod pylon under the left engine of the F-15SG and is directly integrated into the plane.

To make the actual kill, the F-15SG wields the advanced AIM-9X Block II air-to-air missile. This is integrated with the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System helmet, which allows the seeker to track where the pilot is looking, allowing for the missile to lock onto targets off boresight.

While the Soviet Air Force pioneered this capability with the R-73 and Su-27/MiG-29 aircraft (including those fielded by its neighbors), the JHMCS and AIM-9X Block II take it to even further levels, with a wider seeker lock angle than what can be achieved with the Russian system.

For longer range targets, Singapore has access to advanced long-range active radar homing air-to-air missiles: the AIM-120C-7. It also has stocks of the medium-range AIM-120C-5. These can be fired from both the F-15 and F-16s Singapore has, although it’s likely the F-15 will be able to achieve a lock earlier on with its AESA radar.



While it’s clear Singapore’s Air Force packs a significant air-to-air punch, its mission is not to just protect Singapore itself but its interests in the immediate region. As a result, they have significant stocks of the AGM-154 JSOW, a long ranged American glide bomb that can fly up to 130km away. While these could be used to deliver an alpha strike against an opponent, Singapore is expected to use them more in an anti-shipping role.

One of Singapore’s greatest fighter threats might come from Indonesia, which bought the advanced Su-35S earlier this year. However, they are fewer in number than Singapore’s F-15SG fleet. Indonesia also fields many more different types of aircraft: the Indonesian Air Force has F-16s, original Su-27s, two different variants of the Su-30, and F-5E Tiger II s as well. Obviously, this results in greater maintenance and sustainment issues for Indonesia.

Another strong air force that could face Singapore is China’s PLAN aviation. China also has J-15 carrier fighters. These largely are Chinese-developed variants of the first-generation Su-27S Flankers China first received in the 1990s. While on paper they have the same capabilities as the F-15SG (ARH missiles, IRST, advanced radar), China’s Flankers are still considered to be underpowered due to their engines.

Malaysia also is a strong contender, fielding a weird mix of Western and Eastern planes like Indonesia. Unlike Indonesia, most of their Flankers are of older variants, and a good portion of their fighter fleet is relatively obsolete MiG-29s. They also do field the AIM-9X Block II like Singapore.

Overall, unlike their neighbors, Singapore has gone “all in” with Western tech. The common origins of their aircraft probably make resupply and maintenance easier. This trend looks to continue now that Singapore is looking into the F-35 as a replacement for their F-5Es. They also have the significant advantage of having AWACS aircraft, unlike their two closest neighbors.



Charlie Gao studied political and computer science at Grinnell College and is a frequent commentator on defense and national-security issues.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/sing...ady-fight-29097

MKI and MKM pilot exchanging seats

Dumb article with no conclusion

Anyway

Aren't the Tiger IIs in storage dy?

This post has been edited by KLboy92: Aug 23 2018, 01:23 AM

Read more: http://maxdefense.blogspot.com/2018/08/fir...ne-air.html?m=1

another Elbit made in the house. before this its the Singapore. Israel made have make it presence in SEA strongly now. maybe next we gonna see thailand operate hermes next.

Thailand already operate Israeli ATMOS 2000 SPH.

Royal Thai Army ATMOS 2000 & Caesar 155mm SPH:



http://thaidefense-news.blogspot.com/2016/06/5-2.html?m=1


Indonesian Air Force 51st Air Squadron also operating Israeli made Aerostar UAV. Credit to ARC.





This post has been edited by azriel: Aug 23 2018, 10:53 AM

known that..i said hermes bro. sorry to say but hermes kinda game changer in the UAV territory on SEA. a reliable platform with weapon ability.

OIC...I thought you were talking about Israeli presence in SE Asia.

Anyway based from Turkish Anadolu Agency news, Israel to compete together with China, France and Turkey in the upcoming Indonesian MALE UAV tender.



Read more: https://www.aa.com.tr/id/headline-hari/indu...onesia-/1231492


This post has been edited by azriel: Aug 23 2018, 06:27 PM

I don't think Hermes 450 carries weapons

really??i thought hermes 450 have an option for weapon pylon. must be confuse with other UAV

what your take on that???who will be the favorite

This post has been edited by zacky chan: Aug 24 2018, 12:57 AM

some say it might carry Spike ATGM, but nobody has confirmation yet

With IDF it's a good bet that it may even be a more classified weapon

I think the Turkish TAI Anka.

Indonesian Air Force pilots trying out the Dassault Rafale B during the Rafales recent visit to Indonesia. The Indonesian Air Force is looking for new fighter jets for 3 new fighter squadrons. Credit to Angkasa Review.





http://www.angkasareview.com/2018/08/24/sa...fale-bagian-ii/

This post has been edited by azriel: Aug 25 2018, 07:42 AM