American Air Show 2016 at Imperial War Museum Duxford Forget about Brexit – to any military or commercial aviation enthusiast, a trip to the United Kingdom has to be considered one of the countries that one must visit. From RIAT to Heathrow to RAF Bases, there always something to look out for. During my recent […]
Ever wondered how are the various squadrons in the RSAF organised? In this article, we present an overview of the commands and their component units. On 5 January 2007, then-Minister for Defence, Teo Chee Hean, announced the restructuring of the RSAF into five operational commands as part of its transformation into a flexible, integrated, full-spectrum […]
8 “Shikra” of 149 Sqn from the Singapore Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) F-15SG deployed to Australia for Exercise Pitch Black 2016. Both Raymond and Eric were out on their regular spotting day on 11 July 2016. It started out with a heavy downpour on that Monday morning, and shortly after the rain has cleared, they were […]
F-35A Lightning II – 5th Generation Multirole Fighter The 5th generation F-35 Lightning II integrates advanced stealth technology into a highly agile, supersonic aircraft that provides the pilot with unprecedented situational awareness and unmatched lethality and survivability. As new threats emerge, it is more important than ever for U.S. and allied fighter fleets to fly […]
The winners of the annual SAF Best Unit competitions which was introduced since 1969 will be announced every year before Singapore Armed Forces Day (SAF Day), which falls on 1st July. MAphotoSG would like salute to 2016 winning squadrons by compiling our best photos for each respective squardon. Best Fighter Squardon – 140 Squadron “Stand Firm in Defence” 140 […]
MAphotoSG is pleased to announce tie-ups with Mark Zerafa from Malta and Dave Chng from Texas, USA. Mark is an aviation spotter and enthusiast, and is part of the Malta Spotters group, who travel mainly around Europe covering airshows and aviation-related sites. Mark is also the editor of the online Spotters magazine. Dave resides in Dallas […]
Travelling to Europe during summer for holidays? Why not include a weekend visiting one of the airshows happening across the region? That was what we did this year. We spent 2 weeks in the Netherlands and a great weekend joining thousands at Leeuwarden Airbase in Northern Netherlands for Luchtmachtdagen 2016. The Royal Netherlands Air Force […]
(also known as “Why must RSAF aircraft fly over my house?”) Editor: This article is based on information and graphics which were presented to the public during the RSAF Open House 2016. We would like to thank the RSAF, especially Malcom Koh from AFIC, for allowing us the usage of the key information presented in […]
