[Scythian]

US, Singapore air forces to team up at vital Pacific base in Guam"


SINGAPORE — The U.S. Andersen Air Force Base in Guam is set to open its doors to half of Singapore’s F-15 fleet, as the city state seeks to ramp up its combat readiness.

The move to concentrate air warfare capabilities at the remote American installation, located at the rim of the Philippine Sea, is part of a modernization plan proposed by the U.S. air service"
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/02/...%20service

[Scythian]

Today,  Singapore RSAF has a total of 60 old fighter jets.

"Singapore signed an initial $1.6 billion deal with Boeing in 2005 for the procurement of 12 F-15SG fighter aircraft, after which it ordered an additional 12 aircraft, resulting in a fleet of at least 24 fighters.

“The F-15SGs remain an important part of our fighter fleet – they have been serving us well since 2009 and they are expected to continue to meet our operational needs,” Maj. Gen. Kelvin Khong, chief of the Republic of Singapore Air Force, or RSAF, said in a statement ahead of the Singapore Airshow organized here from Feb. 20-25."

[Scythian]

"Is Su-27 better than F-16?

According to Mr. Khataliev, the Su-27 outperforms the F-16 in terms of thrust-to-weight ratio. The expert also emphasizes that the Russian aircraft has much better strike capabilities than its American competitor.4 Mar 2023"
https://www.google.com/search?q=US+F16+f...sian+SU+27&oq=US+F16+fighter+jets+compared+to+Russian+SU+27&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAjIHCAIQIRiPAtIBCTM0NDIxajBqNKgCALACAA&client=ms-android-oppo-rvo3&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#:~:text=Is%20Su%2D27,4%20Mar%202023

[grotesqueness]

Su 27 can be detected easily by any radar from a distance away because of it large size

F16 very hard to detect, small size
F16 hide better harder to detect