| 1961 | Singapore Armed Forces established as a ground force | |
| 1965 | Singapore gains independence | |
| January 1968 | Britain announces a planned withdrawal of forces from Singapore | |
| September 1968 | Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC) first established | |
| 1968 | Pilot training commences with leased civil aircraft | |
| May 1969 | First SADC aircraft – a Cessna 172K – arrives | |
| 1969 | First helicopter arrives – Alouette III | |
| 1970 | First jet aircraft – BAC Strikemaster | |
| 1970 | First combat aircraft – Hawker Hunter arrives | |
| October 1971 | Britain withdraws its forces from Singapore | |
| 1 April 1975 | SADC renamed Republic of Singapore Air Force |