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View all search resultsSingapore to buy four Boeing P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft
The order is the first phase in a refresh of the Singapore Armed Forces maritime security capabilities. The aircraft will replace existing Fokker 50 planes, which have been in service since 1993, the statement said.
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Visitors stand next to a static display of the US Navy aircraft the Poseidon P-8 (left) and the USAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III (right) on the tarmac during the Singapore Airshow in Singapore on February 11, 2020. (AFP/Roslan Rahman)
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ingapore plans to acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, a statement from the country's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
The order is the first phase in a refresh of the Singapore Armed Forces maritime security capabilities. The aircraft will replace existing Fokker 50 planes, which have been in service since 1993, the statement said.
It did not disclose the value of the deal. Boeing confirmed that Singapore had selected the P-8A for its forces.
Singapore's Minister for Defence Chan Chun Sing added that production of 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets that Singapore has on order has begun and they are on track for delivery from the end of 2026.
Chan met US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on Wednesday.
Hegseth welcomed him to the "newly minted Department of War".
US President Donald Trump has ordered the name change, but that will require action by Congress.
