FPDA member countries start 15-day Exercise Flying Fish
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By Ca-Mie De Souza
Armed Forces from Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have started a 15-day joint exercise.
Code-named Exercise Flying Fish, it is held every three years among members of the Five Power Defence Arrangements to enhance mutual cooperation.
This year, it is hosted by Malaysia.
Mindef said the integrated maritime, air and land exercise will be conducted in the South China Sea and in the airspace of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore -
hhmm...no wonder this few daes can see lots of activites ard plab....
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Now that New Zealand's air power has been emasculated by their military-hating feminist PM, maybe planners should hold future exercises in kiwiland. I think that country really needs it more than us poor singaporeans and our dear northern neighbour.
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What kinda activities? Aussie Bugs? British Tornadoes? Or just RSAF aircraft?Originally posted by duotiga83:hhmm...no wonder this few daes can see lots of activites ard plab.... -
is it mi or my eyes something wrong? fri i saw F-5 landing with F-15C i think....Originally posted by Viper52:What kinda activities? Aussie Bugs? British Tornadoes? Or just RSAF aircraft? -
Maybe eagles are part of the routine USAF deployment....Btw, Cope Tiger 2003 just ended last may. Here's a link to some pics from that ex. Got a nice pic of lineup of superskyhawks.Originally posted by duotiga83:is it mi or my eyes something wrong? fri i saw F-5 landing with F-15C i think....
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Twin tails? Could be Aussie Bugs, they seem to love stopping by SG. Doubt its Eagles, they're not involved in FPDA and I think its unlikely they'll schedule a Sling together with Flying Fish.Originally posted by duotiga83:is it mi or my eyes something wrong? fri i saw F-5 landing with F-15C i think....
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mayb u r rite....guess is the aussie bugs.....Originally posted by Viper52:Twin tails? Could be Aussie Bugs, they seem to love stopping by SG. Doubt its Eagles, they're not involved in FPDA and I think its unlikely they'll schedule a Sling together with Flying Fish.
I know theres a detachment of Brit Harriers up at Kuantan for the Ex tho' -
Was at PLA earlier for runway cycling. Just a solitary F-5S on display and saw no evidence of any Eagles of BugsOriginally posted by duotiga83:mayb u r rite....guess is the aussie bugs.....
Managed to snap quite a few pics of the A-4S and AS350 Ecureuil inside AETIs hangar tho' -
oh. runway cycling was today?Originally posted by Viper52:Was at PLA earlier for runway cycling. Just a solitary F-5S on display and saw no evidence of any Eagles of Bugs
Managed to snap quite a few pics of the A-4S and AS350 Ecureuil inside AETIs hangar tho'
sigh.. last time i went for it was in 1997.. how time flies...
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Saw mostly chinooks flying around Woodlands side...Originally posted by duotiga83:hhmm...no wonder this few daes can see lots of activites ard plab.... -
come now...a man must learn to share his pleasures. remember to post them dude!Originally posted by Viper52:Was at PLA earlier for runway cycling. Just a solitary F-5S on display and saw no evidence of any Eagles of Bugs
Managed to snap quite a few pics of the A-4S and AS350 Ecureuil inside AETIs hangar tho' -
Here you go! And in case anyone is wondering, the AETI hangar pics were all taken with the permission of the base RPs presentOriginally posted by IAF:come now...a man must learn to share his pleasures. remember to post them dude!
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Nice pics...thanks for sharing them!
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Simply beautiful! The Ecureuils are still in service?
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Nope, the Ecureuil and Skyhawk are ground instructional airframes at AETI. The Ecureuil was retired in the mid-90s IIRC.Originally posted by eurofighter:Simply beautiful! The Ecureuils are still in service?
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That's what i thought...skyhawk's too shinyOriginally posted by Viper52:Nope, the Ecureuil and Skyhawk are ground instructional airframes at AETI. The Ecureuil was retired in the mid-90s IIRC.
I believe some Fennecs might still be in service, cavsg you have any news on this? -
looks like is refurbishOriginally posted by IAF:That's what i thought...skyhawk's too shiny
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sorry... just wanna share my view on this EX... as i've been involved in Star fish and Flying fish Ex for quite a few time....Originally posted by IAF:Now that New Zealand's air power has been emasculated by their military-hating feminist PM, maybe planners should hold future exercises in kiwiland. I think that country really needs it more than us poor singaporeans and our dear northern neighbour.
actually, this EX mainly forcus on 'how we gonna re-act if Indo try to attack Malaysia and Singapore.' alot of the Ex will forcus on these area...
as for NZ and Aust... we would have KAKADU EX, which involved alot more countries which we assume that while they were being attack... -
You are right. Thanks for clarificationOriginally posted by NDU:sorry... just wanna share my view on this EX... as i've been involved in Star fish and Flying fish Ex for quite a few time....
actually, this EX mainly forcus on 'how we gonna re-act if Indo try to attack Malaysia and Singapore.' alot of the Ex will forcus on these area...
as for NZ and Aust... we would have KAKADU EX, which involved alot more countries which we assume that while they were being attack... -
welcome IAF... but i mention this before and some of them dont agree with meOriginally posted by IAF:You are right. Thanks for clarification as they said indo will never be able to whack us but... what i post just now was what i was told before the EX
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Its is not even an SU. It has the twin UHF blades just behind the cockpit (ie. it was an ex-USN A-4B (aka A-4S-1 in RSAF designation) rather than the current ex-USN A-4C that SU is based on). It hasn't got the radar warning receiver under the nose, no new HUD, no air-to-air refuelling probe and no side protruding inlet on the air intake for cooling F404 among other things.Originally posted by duotiga83:looks like is refurbish damn look so brand new.......
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Sorry Joe Black, I meant to reply to your message but I edited it instead. I've edited back to look like your original post. Profuse apologies! Not trying to censor anyone here!!Originally posted by Joe Black:Its is not even an SU. It has the twin UHF blades just behind the cockpit (ie. it was an ex-USN A-4B (aka A-4S-1 in RSAF designation) rather than the current ex-USN A-4C that SU is based on). It hasn't got the radar warning receiver under the nose, no new HUD, no air-to-air refuelling probe and no side protruding inlet on the air intake for cooling F404 among other things.
I bet this is a pre-upgrade A4 that has been condemn to static display and ground training purposes.
Anyway, the ex A-4Bs are not redesignated A4S-1s, they were called A-4S, which is what the one in my picture above is. You're right that its been condemned to being a ground instructional airframes, but she and the museum examples are the lucky ones, I've seen those dumped in the scrapyard in Jurong
The A4S-1s were all ex A-4Cs and were the ones later re-engined and upgraded to A-4SUs.
See the article in the URL below
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No problemOriginally posted by Viper52:Sorry Joe Black, I meant to reply to your message but I edited it instead. I've edited back to look like your original post. Profuse apologies! Not trying to censor anyone here!!
You are right, the designation for the A-4B were A-4S and not A-4S-1. I typed without thinking about it too much.
It is good to see that the Skyhawks are still doing well in the most recent Cope Thunder exercise in Thailand. I read some reports from the USAF where pilots were saying that the RSAF skyhawks were tricky opponents. The camoflage scheme and the low flying kept out skyhawks pretty hard to spot. They are also up with the americans in air combat. I wonder how the rest did though. I hope the 8 Vipers give the Yanks a run for their money. Hopefully claiming a few "fox-2"s.