100 F-35 for Singapore

http://uk.reuters.com/article/UK_SMALLCAPSRPT/idUKN0744095420080707

“The Israelis have said they’d take up to 100 aircraft,” he [Air Force Maj. Gen. Charles Davis, the Pentagon’s program chief] said in an interview. “The Singaporeans have said basically the same thing.” Embassy spokesmen of the two countries had no immediate comment.

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Davis predicted Japan formally would request F-35 pricing and availability information by the end of this year as part of its next fighter selection process.

“There’s no doubt it’ll be a strong competitor” in Japan, he said

Malaysia Not Threatened By S’pore’s Purchase Of Jetfighters – Air Force Chief

http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=345057

Malaysia does not feel threatened by its neighbour’s plan to purchase new and modern fighter jets, Air Force Chief General Tan Sri Azizan Ariffin said.

“I’m not surprise with the report. This is a competition to acquire modern and sophisticated assets,” he said.

He was asked to comment on newsreports that Singapore was planning to buy up to 100 units of the world’s most advanced fighter jet, the supersonic F-35, which uses stealth technology to avoid radar detection.

Speaking to reporters after the air force’s service excellence award presentation here, he said Malaysia was not lagging behind in terms of military assets.

“We have the Sukhoi fighter jets and other sophisticated assets,” he said.