The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has started a multilateral exercise, codenamed Ex. Bersama Shield 2016 or also known as Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), in the South China Sea and airspace over Malaysia Penisular. Ex. Bersama Shield is an annual multilateral major exercise combining land, air and maritime between Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and […]
Commando Sling 16-2 has finally concluded in Singapore on 15 April 2016 after the exercise began on 29 March 2016. Commando Sling exercise which started since 1990 to provide combined air combat training for U.S Air Force (USAF) and Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) fighter units – usually F-16. During the 14 day exercise, the FA-18D […]
2 April 2016: Exercise Commando Sling 16-2 began on 29 March 2016 in Singapore. Our new member Eric Kuan spotted 4 U.S Marine Corp F/A-18D Hornets(00, 03, 04, 08) landed in Paya Lebar Airbase on 28 March 2016. They are from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA 242), aka Bats, which is based in Iwakuni, Japan. A week prior, several USAF […]
Unknowingly, I photographed a flying formation for Outgoing Chief of Air Force “Final Flight” ceremony. On 11 March 2016, I was out hoping to photograph RSAF planes – particularly, F-15SG. Went out at 10am and till 12pm, all that’s in the sky was C130 and AH64D Apache doing flypast along Punggol coastal heading towards Sembawang Airbase. Knowing a […]
Finally after 5 years, The Republic of Singapore Air Force will have an RSAF Open House 2016 on 21 – 22 May! MAphotoSG team are thrilled after this announcement! As in 2011’s and previous years, telephoto lenses that are 500mm and beyond were prohibited. We are guessing this will still be the same for 2016. (Update: no […]
