Why Singapore still using F15 during the Red Flag Exercise conducted in USA?

[madbasterdx]

https://www.f35.com/f35/news-and-features/for-the-first-time-norwegian-f35s-used-in-red-flag.html
Four Norwegian F-35 aircraft, Norwegian pilots and associated Norwegian technicians participate in one of the world's largest air exercises. "Red-Flag" is a two-week "Advanced Aerial Combat Training Exercise" conducted by the US Air Force.

The Norwegian aircraft, pilots and technicians are part of the 62 Fighter Squadron, which trains Norwegian, Italian and American F-35 pilots on a daily basis. The squadron is stationed at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.

About 2,500 people from different countries participate in the exercise. The United States, Singapore, Sweden, and seven other NATO countries are represented.

One of the Norwegian "B-course students" (B-course is type check on F-35 and tactical qualification) has almost finished a 9-month training course to be certified as an F-35 pilot. He says that being able to participate in the Red Flag has been very good, and that the exercise has provided invaluable experience. No other arena provides this type of training and experience.

The complexity and tactical challenge you face under Red Flag is not exposed to anywhere else in peacetime, says the pilot.

 

[madbasterdx]

 

[madbasterdx]

About 2,500 people from different countries participate in the exercise. The United States, Singapore, Sweden, and seven other NATO countries are represented.

we are the only country in our region being represented? thought Indonesia has f16 too

 

[Soulhacker]

Tiagong US already developing AI drones that can be deployed mid-air and will fly as wingmans for the new generation fighters to assist in attack and defense in very near future (something like having Option of Vic Viper in Gradius\Salamander game) and once completed, tiagong this kind of system can also be used to upgrade\install on existing US planes like F-15 and F-16 and maybe able to apply this concept in few years time. US themselves also keen with this kind of upgrade plan since F15\16 are much more cheaper than their next gen plane.

So F-15 may have many upgradeable options in near future.

 

[madbasterdx]

Tiagong US already developing AI drones that can be deployed mid-air and will fly as wingmans for the new generation fighters to assist in attack and defense in very near future (something like having Option of Vic Viper in Gradius\Salamander game) and once completed, tiagong this kind of system can also be used to upgrade\install on existing US planes like F-15 and F-16 and maybe able to apply this concept in few years time. US themselves also keen with this kind of upgrade plan since F15\16 are much more cheaper than their next gen plane.

So F-15 may have many upgradeable options in near future.

might as well build a flying aircraft carrier like the nick fury one

 

[Goodshot]

FA18 actually is the best bang for buck

 

[LoneTraveller]

Tiagong US already developing AI drones that can be deployed mid-air and will fly as wingmans for the new generation fighters to assist in attack and defense in very near future (something like having Option of Vic Viper in Gradius\Salamander game) and once completed, tiagong this kind of system can also be used to upgrade\install on existing US planes like F-15 and F-16 and maybe able to apply this concept in few years time. US themselves also keen with this kind of upgrade plan since F15\16 are much more cheaper than their next gen plane.

So F-15 may have many upgradeable options in near future.

The loyal wingman program.....

 

[LoneTraveller]

Let the eagle pilots gain experience lor....