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Singapore to set up permanent fighter detachment in Guam

10th December 2019 - 09:00 GMT | by Chen Chuanren in Singapore

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The governments of Singapore and the US signed an MoU on 7 December that will see the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) set up a permanent detachment at Andersen Air Force Base in Guam.

The agreement covers the deployment of F-16, F-15SG and Gulfstream G550 AEW aircraft there, although it is still not firm what kind of assets will eventually be stationed in Guam.

This will be the RSAF’s third fixed-wing fighter detachment after Peace Carvin II (F-16C/D) at Luke Air Force Base, and Peace Cavin V (F-15SG) at Mountain Home Air Force Base in the US.

Guam will

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Chen Chuanren is Shephard’s Singapore correspondent, primarily covering land and sea systems. He served in …

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