Combat aircraft
United States to Singapore: F-35B Lightning II, 2020
Singapore ordered short-take-off F-35B fighters, the first Southeast Asian operator of the type.
The record
- Weapon systemF-35B Lightning II
- CategoryCombat aircraft
- SupplierUnited States (Washington DC)
- RecipientSingapore (Singapore)
- Units recorded12
- Value$2.8B
- Year2020
- StatusOrdered
- Documentation confidence80/100
- Distance between capitals15,538 km
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