Apache at Sembawang Air Base
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Finally caught the apache flying after hearing its rotor sound. Sorry for the not so clear image because optical not enough. -
woah.
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Well done bro K70! (sorry, ito show my appreciation, I prefer to use your abbreviation rather than your actual 'kelong' name! if you don;t mind)
Given the distance, I assumed, this may explain the less-sharp image, But nevertheless, good effort! -
a scoop.. well done
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got these yesterday over mandai as well.
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Wow!!!
16 Hellfires configuration!!!!! -
wah half of computers are still using dial up.
pl ues Word,PAINT.www.photobucket.com,to make them smaller.
It take a year to view the photo. -
Yeah, please resize the pictures! -
edited photo of opening thread.
no image in second photo. -
Erm, where apache are kept at?? SBAB or PLAB ??
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Hello thread title so big still need to ask meh?Originally posted by gd4u:Erm, where apache are kept at?? SBAB or PLAB ?? -
Originally posted by Twincat:Hello thread title so big still need to ask meh?
changi exhibition centre -
waaahhhhh apache so nice.
good luck to the CNEF and EI guys. -
I am wondering if it is legal to take photos of military equipment and posting them on the web when these pics are not being released through the appropriate authorities such as Mindef. To my understanding those pics released by Mindef have undergone some screening to prevent showing something which we did not declare yet. Don't get me wrong though i love these pics! Just want to keep MSD off militarynuts ass yah!
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lol your worry is unfounded.it has already been widely publicised/announced that the apache will be returning to singapore and there you are! the almighty apache. 3 cheers for our airforce.
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I understand that it is widely known that the Apache is already back in Singapore and will be performing at the Asian Aerospace 2006. Maybe i didn't explain myself clearly before. I was actually refering to the fact that the amateur pics may contain certain things which Mindef do not wish others to know. For example the Apaches in our possession may have certain special modification done to it or is armed with a weapon which is not declared publicly yet. It is widely known that what Mindef declared is usually only a small part of the whole truth. So i was wondering if the above pics need to be censored or something. Its just a personal observation here. Pls comment.
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I understand ur concern but if MINDEF dun wish others to know of any special configuration, they might as well modified them liao and dun fly at all, keep them under the cover of hangars. This type of photo usually cannot show details of the aircraft. And also they are actually more worried about photos of apaches taken inside Sembawang AB together with the hangars and stores because it means security had been breached.Originally posted by tankee1981:I understand that it is widely known that the Apache is already back in Singapore and will be performing at the Asian Aerospace 2006. Maybe i didn't explain myself clearly before. I was actually refering to the fact that the amateur pics may contain certain things which Mindef do not wish others to know. For example the Apaches in our possession may have certain special modification done to it or is armed with a weapon which is not declared publicly yet. It is widely known that what Mindef declared is usually only a small part of the whole truth. So i was wondering if the above pics need to be censored or something. Its just a personal observation here. Pls comment.
People can also take more detailed photo when they visit the coming AA2006, whereby the apaches will be showcased right at the entrance. -
Sry lor, there was another post said they landed at PLAB wat, so i not sure where wat. Gd to be at SBAB, i got chance to see it ...Originally posted by Twincat:Hello thread title so big still need to ask meh? -
New aircrafts that are delivered to SG will always land at PLAB which is sort of like a ''public airbase''. Most, if not all are flown in by foriegn pilots. They are then flown by local pilots to their designated bases, for security reasons. Please correct me if I am wrong.
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First and foremost, this reply is not a personal attack.Originally posted by tankee1981:I am wondering if it is legal to take photos of military equipment and posting them on the web when these pics are not being released through the appropriate authorities such as Mindef. To my understanding those pics released by Mindef have undergone some screening to prevent showing something which we did not declare yet. Don't get me wrong though i love these pics! Just want to keep MSD off militarynuts ass yah!
I feel this type of fearfull and overly cautious outlook is not good on a personal level and on a national level. If you have to check with big brother before you do anything, alamak, how to be a progressive, creative society? Sure, things like the police giving a pre-emptive warning to those RGS girls selling elephant T-shirts spooks people (totally uncalled for btw). But we should not be cowed if we are not doing something overtly wrong, like launching a tirade against other races/religions in public.
As one of the other members said, the posted photos were not taken by someone sneaking into the base. Whatever can be seen in public is fair game. Even the still highly classified American stealth planes go on public flying and static displays and are well photographed professionally and amatuerly.
The photos, by the way, are a good effort. I use Woodlands Ave 12 sometimes and can see Chinooks and Super Pumas overhead occasionally. Hope I'll see Apaches from now on. -
http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/publications/cyberpioneer/news/2006/February/09feb06_news.html
Three Apache Longbow attack helicopters (AH-64D) of the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) have returned to Singapore after a four-year deployment in the United States.
The three helicopters, regarded as the most advanced attack helicopters in the world, touched down at Sembawang Air Base on 26 Jan.
Chief of Air Force Major-General (MG) Lim Kim Choon and other senior air force officers were present at the homecoming ceremony to mark the helicopters' return.
After the Apaches had landed, MG Lim performed a symbolic christening on one of the Apaches by peeling off a decal on the aircraft, revealing the words "First RSAF Apache Home".
Amidst the celebrations, one man was already making plans for the Apaches - Squadron Commanding Officer Lieutenant-Colonel (LTC) Sew Chun Liang.
"The immediate task is to get the Apache pilots accustomed to the local training areas," said LTC Sew. "For the past few years, we have been operating the aircraft in the US."
"Now that the aircraft are back, we will have to make sure that we operate them safely and effectively in our own training areas."
The Apache will make an appearance at the Asian Aerospace 2006 exhibition, which will be held in Singapore from 21 to 26 Feb.
The public will get an opportunity to get up close to the helicopter. -
they are back?? so fast 2 yrs passed liao?
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Thanks to 'someone's purchase and the targetted delivery of their PT-91s (this year), some of the RSAF US-based Apaches were 'interrupted' from their US training and told to return home 2 years early!Originally posted by X-men:they are back?? so fast 2 yrs passed liao?
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Erm, what Sqn number the apache have ???
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120