Singapore the first country in SEA to acquire the F-35, also possibly the first SEA country to commission Stealth aircraft into service

The United States (US) has approved Singapore’s purchase of four F-35B Lightning II Stealth aircraft, with the option of buying eight more. This makes Singapore not only the first buyer of the F-35 in South East Asia (SEA) but also possibly the first country in SEA to commission Stealth Fighter aircraft into service.

Delivery though is scheduled to be around 2030. Indonesia is working with South Korea for the KF-X Stealth Fighter Program and could still beat Singapore into commissioning a Stealth aircraft into service, but as of now there are some uncertainty in the program and no actual flyable aircraft is available yet.

If all goes well the first KF-X prototype will be completed in 2021 and it will start entering service starting in 2026.

SOURCES:
* Singapore gets the green light to buy F-35s
* South Korea’s future Fighter Program at risk, even as development moves along

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