JSF programme
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UK signs Joint Strike Fighter programme MoU
http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdi/jdi061214_1_n.shtml
THE UK has become the third country to sign the production sustainment and follow-on development (PSFD) Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Lockheed MartinÂ’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
After signing the MoU on 12 December, the UK Minister for Defence Procurement Lord Drayson said he was "satisfied that we will have operational sovereignty over the aircraft", with adequate access to the required technology.
The UK plans to use the F-35 to meet its Joint Combat Aircraft requirement and is expected to purchase up to 150 short take-off and vertical landing variants of the aircraft.
I understand that we have joined the JSF programme but what stage are we at now? And do we have this operational sovereignty over the F-35 which we will most probably buy in the future?
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Spore involvement in JSF is minimal ie at the lowest participation level unlike UK which is possibly at the higest level.
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We're involved in the development of the electro Optical targeting system...Or it may seems to be that...Check the Lockheed martin Website... Singapore Placed Orders for that Targeting System...
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Singapore ( together with Israel) joined the programme as Security Cooperative Participants. Dun really noe what this means, but it probably means if we order the aircraft, we'll get it before these countries do:
Level 1 partners ( contributed the most) -
1)UK (US$ 2 billion)
Level 2 partners( contribute a little less) -
1)Italy ( US$ 1 billion)
2) Netherlands(US$ 800 million)
Level 3 partners ( contribute least) -
1) canada ( US$ 400 million)
2)Turkey ( US$ 175 million)
3) Austrailia ( US$ 144 million)
4) norway ( US$ 122 million)
5)Denmark ( US$ 110 million)
I guess that means we're 10th or 11th to get the planes. if all goes well the 9 partner nations ( level 1,2 and 3) shld buy a total of about 2500 planes. Full rate production is planned to be about 143 airframes per year. if we are to get the planes and it really goes by the order mentioned above wouldnt we have to wait at least 20 years before we get the planes? lol, or did i make a mistake somewhere...
edit: btw anyone noes whether we contributed any funds to the programme? i dun think so right.. -
I doubt we will get JSF that quickly....Have not even train up a single batch of F-15 pilots yet. I guess at least another 5 years cause must have enough backup F-15 pilots first...
More importantly...how do they will they grade pilots to be trained in what plane a4/f5/f16/f15? Anybody knows? -
Of course it does not work like this haha!Originally posted by mrblitzer21:Singapore ( together with Israel) joined the programme as Security Cooperative Participants. Dun really noe what this means, but it probably means if we order the aircraft, we'll get it before these countries do:
Level 1 partners ( contributed the most) -
1)UK (US$ 2 billion)
Level 2 partners( contribute a little less) -
1)Italy ( US$ 1 billion)
2) Netherlands(US$ 800 million)
Level 3 partners ( contribute least) -
1) canada ( US$ 400 million)
2)Turkey ( US$ 175 million)
3) Austrailia ( US$ 144 million)
4) norway ( US$ 122 million)
5)Denmark ( US$ 110 million)
I guess that means we're 10th or 11th to get the planes. if all goes well the 9 partner nations ( level 1,2 and 3) shld buy a total of about 2500 planes. Full rate production is planned to be about 143 airframes per year. if we are to get the planes and it really goes by the order mentioned above wouldnt we have to wait at least 20 years before we get the planes? lol, or did i make a mistake somewhere...
edit: btw anyone noes whether we contributed any funds to the programme? i dun think so right..
Parallel production lines will be set up for export customers. If the RSAF does order the F-35, it should receive them from 2014-2017 onwards. No air force will be so patient as to wait 20 years for a new batch of warplanes. -
yeah i think so too lol...Originally posted by ^Delta^:Of course it does not work like this haha!
Parallel production lines will be set up for export customers. If the RSAF does order the F-35, it should receive them from 2014-2017 onwards. No air force will be so patient as to wait 20 years for a new batch of warplanes.