The Singapore Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday placed an order for 12 additional F-15SG fighter aircraft from Boeing [BA], raising the total number of these multirole jets that it is procuring to 24. This order is a follow-on tasking to the original batch of 12 F-15SGs that Singapore ordered in December 2005 for the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) to replace its retired A-4 Skyhawk fighter jets (Defense Daily, April 21, 2006). Delivery of those initial 12 is…
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