Singapore Airshow 2022: RSAF begins to receive upgraded F-16s
An F-16C from 143 Squadron of the RSAF, pictured during its aerial display at the Singapore Airshow 2022. (Photo: Roy Choo)
Deliveries of locally upgraded F-16s to the Republic of Singapore Air Force began in mid-2021.
The chief of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has confirmed that deliveries have begun of upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft.
In response to written questions from the media on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow, Maj Gen Kelvin Khong stated that the first modernised F-16s arrived in June 2021. He added that subsequent deliveries will be rolled out progressively.
Thus far, observers have noted three upgraded aircraft operating in Singapore, all of them the F-16D+ (Advanced Block 52) configuration model flown by 145 Squadron. They generally resemble the pre-upgrade F-16 apart from missing the blade antenna under
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