Msia will do well avoid this 4-4.5 gen jet (and avoid being a sucker) and save up for the F35 or later 5th gen jets (and buy it in 2030s)

The Koreas managed to get some inputs on rcs reduction for the air frame from the US which is not as good as the F35/22s and negated by external stores/weapon carriage. The avionics e.g  radar (from israel) are inferior to current 4.5 gen jets like the Typhoons, Rafales, F15Sg/QA/EX etc.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Internatio...own-fighter-jet

Read more: https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2022/10/...ment-36-lca-mof

Basically SG could not continue to relies on the US solely anymore.
SG enter into an agreement with the US as a deterrence to it two nearest neighbour. But as geopolitics conditions change and the 2 bigger neighbors is more crucial to US interest and the fact that 2/3 of SG is ethnically Chinese which could put them at a very difficult situation.

If I'm a betting man, I say the IAI is the likely winner of the MPA tenders.

New RSAF MPA incoming! To replace the Fokker 50 MPAs.

We can afford if we dont do stupid local assemblies like the LCS mess

Just buy from supplier and have them built and sent to malaysia

Cronies are more happy with being a postman rather than a producers and the ship bought from overseas would be as expensive as one build locally.

Our weakness is the relatively under performing economy and civilian government tendency to "steal" money from the budget to fund more populist priorities. Historically I think it has always been that way.
If we had a GDP 3x what it is today, i think we can easily buy any toys our soldiers need.

A bit weird to buy the F35 to replace the F15 as well.

I doubt RSAF will keep the F15Sgs or the post mid-life updated F15Sgs for so long as it will be outpaced by technology.

What is happening is that each of the royal Singapore armed forces 4 services i.e. army, RSAF, RSN and Digital/Cyber warfare and Intelligence has a list of projects in an order of priority.

RSN for example is focused on the Multi Role Combat Vessels which will  likely be the most sophisticated and powerful surface combatant in South East Asia when introduced in 2025 to 2030, mid life update of the Formidable frigates and new light frigates/OPVs amidst integrating the new Invincible class submarines.

RSAF is likely focused on completing the upgrades of the F16C/Ds  to F16Vs + phased purchase of F35A/Bs in batches + completion of deliveries of the Chinooks and Cougar helicopters + new MPAs (with the navy) before it focuses on other planned developments.

An example of a development which took years of focus and is largely completed is the Island Defence System which saw the I hawk missiles replaced by Aster 30 Blk 1 missile systems, Rapier missiles replaced by Spyder SR missile systems, new Bolide MK2 missiles, new CRAM systems (likely Iron Dome if you care to connect the sub systems and Sgs requirements) and integration of all these systems into a one-stop performing system.

Even with a 2023 USD $13.4 billion budget, Singapore could not do everything at once. SAFs projects take years to complete.

gotta love the speculation, guesswork and crystal ball gazing going on around here by "experts"........

I doubt RSAF.....

Rsaf f-15sg will likely remain.....

I suspect late 2020s.....

What one can expect.....

likely by 2025-26........
But the best opinion so far is-

In theory and in forums, everything always possible.

You can't beat the logic! 

If accept, confirm Argentina super bodoh

Forgot Falklands already kah? French told UK all about Argentine's Exoxet codes, specs  and stock numbers. Anyone buying French military equipment are super bodoh

Malaysia?  Scorpene, Godwind ,Exoxet, EC 725, etc. Learn from history

French equipment are great for countries looking for an independent defense & foreign policy.

The same is still true today.

In general we shouldn't bought anything french but for others it might be a great idea