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The F-35 program death spiral that Manonthestreet confidently predicted continues, the Singapore decision is now official with initial purchase request for four F-35s with option for 8 more.
Interesting = sounds like they might be buying the Bee.
Singapore plans to buy four F-35 jets with option for eight more | Reuters
Ng added it was an “opportune time” for Singapore to put in the request because the price of F-35s - which ranges from $90 million to $115 million - has been steadily falling amid high demand from the United States and ten other countries, including Britain, Italy, Australia, Japan and South Korea. A Lockheed executive told Reuters a year earlier that talks with Singapore had centered on the F-35B version short take-off and landing variant that is “a nice fit for a smaller land-constrained environment”. Lockheed did not respond to a request for comment on Friday. Singapore’s fleet of around 60 F-16 jets, which first entered service in 1998, will be retired soon after 2030.
Interesting = sounds like they might be buying the Bee.
Singapore plans to buy four F-35 jets with option for eight more | Reuters
Ng added it was an “opportune time” for Singapore to put in the request because the price of F-35s - which ranges from $90 million to $115 million - has been steadily falling amid high demand from the United States and ten other countries, including Britain, Italy, Australia, Japan and South Korea. A Lockheed executive told Reuters a year earlier that talks with Singapore had centered on the F-35B version short take-off and landing variant that is “a nice fit for a smaller land-constrained environment”. Lockheed did not respond to a request for comment on Friday. Singapore’s fleet of around 60 F-16 jets, which first entered service in 1998, will be retired soon after 2030.