Key Facts
| Current Title: |
| Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| English Title: |
| Republic of Singapore Air Force |
| Abbreviation: |
| RSAF |
| First Established: |
| 1968 |
| ICAO Code: |
| SAF |
| Country: |
| Singapore |
| Status: |
| Active |
History
Narrative Summary
Key Dates
Current Status
To be added.
Future Plans
Singapore is a Security Cooperative Participant in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme, with principal interest the F-35B variant. No F-35 orders have yet been announced by the RSAF.
Markings
National Insignia
Aircraft Serial Numbers
Up until about 2005 all RSAF were allocated a three-digit serial number, but the PC-21s, EC120s and F-15SGs have recieved four-digit serials and the CH-47s five-digit serials.
Aircraft
Aircraft Designations
None – Manufacturers designations used.
Current Aircraft Inventory
Table of Current Service Aircraft
All-Time Aircraft Used List
All-Time Table of Aircraft Used
Instructional Airframes
Retired aircraft used for technical training
Aircraft NOT Used
False reports of aircraft on order or in service
Organisation
Main Headquarters
HQ RSAF, 303 Gombak Drive, Mindef Building #03-01, Singapore.
Organisational Structure
Until 2007 the RSAF command structure comprised six functional departments: Air Manpower, Air Intelligence, Air Operations, Air Logistics, Air Plans and Air Training. From 2007 a new structure has been progressively introduced. The new structure is based on five major commands, each with a number of divisions:
Air Combat Command (ACC)
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Fighter Group (FG)
Transport Group (TG)
Air Defence and Operations Command (ADOC)
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Air Defence Group (ADG)
Air Operations Control G>roup (AOCG)
Air Surveillance Control Group (ASCG)
Air Power Generation Command (APGC)
4 Air Bases with ground-based squadrons
Participation Command (PC)
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Divisional Air Defence Group (DAG)
Heli Group (HG)
Tactical Air Support Group (TASG)
Air Force Training Command
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Flying Training Institute (FTI)
Air Warfare Training Institute (AWTI)
Training Development Group (TDG)
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Command (UC)
– 3 squadrons plus UAV Training School (UTS)
The transition was completed in August 2008.
Basically, ACC oversees the combat squadrons, ADOC oversees radar surveillance, APGC runs the air bases and ground support units, PC is responsible for the tactical helicopter squadrons and battlefield air defence units, AFTC runs the flying schools, and UC operates UAVs.
In addition to the above, there are a number of units based overseas, in France, Australia and the USA which concentrate on aircrew initial and conversion training. This is primarily due to the small size of Sinapore island and the limited amount of airspace available for training missions.
Current Order of Battle
Table of Current Order of Battle
Historical Orders of Battle
List of Historical Orders of Battle
All-Time Flying Units List
Air Bases
Current Air Bases
The main air bases currently used are Tengah, Sembawang, Paya Lebar and Changi.
All-Time Air Bases Used List
Apart from the main bases, there are also a number of airfields overseas which are used by the RSAF. The RSAF also operates helicopters from warships of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
Military Air Bases Listing
Aircraft-Carrying Ships Listing
More Information
Books
Singapore Military Aviation Bibliography – to be added.
Magazines
To be added
Websites
Official Homepage of the Republic of Singapore air Force
wikipedia: Republic of Singapore Air Force
Facebook: Republic of Singapore Air Force
Scramble: Republic of Singapore Air Force
Flightglobal: Singapore Special Report