Editor's Foreword

426 THE MILITARY BALANCE 2010
helicopters, divisional ground-based air-defence systems
and tactical support elements); Air Combat Comd
(includes Fighter Group and Transport Group); Air
Power Generation Comd (controls air base support units
including Field Defence Sqns).
FORCES BY ROLE
FGA/Recce 3 sqn with F-16C/F-16D Fighting Falcon (some
used for recce with pods). Also F-16D+ with
conformal fuel tanks for long-range strike;
2 sqn with F-5S Tiger II; F-5T Tiger II; 1 recce
sqn with RF-5
Recce/tkr/
tpt
1 sqn with KC-130B Hercules (trk/tpt); KC-
130H Hercules; C-130H Hercules (2 ELINT); 1
sqn with F-50 (5 Maritime Enforcer, 4 tpt)
AEW 1 sqn with E-2C Hawkeye
Tkr 1 sqn with KC-135R Stratotanker
Trg 1 sqn with F-16C/D at Luke AFB, AZ; AH-64D
Apache located at Marana, (AZ), US; CH-47D
Chinook located at Grand Prairie, (TX), US;
F-15 trg taking place at Mountain Home (ID),
US on F-15E and F-15SG; 1 sqn with A-4SU
Super Skyhawk; TA-4SU Super Skyhawk; 1 sqn
with PC-21
Hel 1 sqn with AH-64D Apache; 1 sqn with CH-
47SD Super D Chinook; 2 sqn with AS-332M
Super Puma (incl 5 SAR); AS-532UL Cougar;
Trg: EC-120B Colibri (leased)
UAV 2 sqn with Searcher MkII; 1 sqn with Hermes
450. Staffed by personnel from all three
services
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
AIRCRAFT 104 combat capable
FGA 99: 2 F-15SG (22 more to be delivered by 2012);
60 F-16C Fighting Falcon/F-16D Fighting Falcon (incl
reserves); 28 F-5S Tiger II; 9 F-5T Tiger II
MP 5 F-50 Maritime Enforcer*
AEW 4 E-2C Hawkeye
TKR 9: 4 KC-130B Hercules (trk/tpt); 1 KC-130H Hercules;
4 KC-135R Stratotanker
TPT 9: 5 C-130H Hercules (2 ELINT); 4 F-50
TRG 41: 27 S-211; PC-21; 10 TA-4SU; 4 A-4SU
HELICOPTERS
ATK 12 AH-64D Apache
SPT 40: 18 AS-332M Super Puma (incl 5 SAR); 10 CH-
47SD Super D Chinook; 12 AS-532UL Cougar
TRG 12: EC-120B Colibri (leased); 6+ CH-47D Chinook
UAV some Hermes 450; 40 Searcher MK II
MSL • TACTICAL
ASM: AGM-45 Shrike; Hellfire; AGM-65B/G Maverick;
AGM-84 Harpoon; AM-39 Exocet
AAM AIM-120C AMRAAM in store (US); AIM-7P
Sparrow; AIM-9N Sidewinder/AIM-9P Sidewinder
Air Defence Group
FORCES BY ROLE
4 (field def) sqn
Air Defence Bde
FORCES BY ROLE
Air Some bde (total: 1 AD sqn with Oerlikon, 1 AD
sqn with 18+ MIM-23 HAWK, 1 AD sqn with
Rapier-Blindfire)
Air Force Systems Bde
Air bde (total: 1 AD sqn with radar (mobile), 1 AD
sqn with LORADS)
Divisional Air Def Arty Bde
A�ached to army divs
FORCES BY ROLE
AD Bde (total: 1 AD bn with 36 Mistral, 1 AD bn
with SA-18 Grouse (Igla), 3 AD bn with RBS-
70)
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
AD • SAM 36+
TOWED Mistral; RBS-70
MANPAD SA-18 Grouse (Igla)
Paramilitary 93,800 active
Civil Defence Force 81,800 incl. 1,600 regulars,
3,200 conscripts, 23,000 reservists; 54,000+
volunteers; 1 construction bde (2,500
conscripts)
Singapore Police Force (including Coast
Guard) 8,500; 3,500 conscript; 21,000
reservists (total 33,000)
EQUIPMENT BY TYPE
PATROL AND COASTAL COMBATANTS 101+
PCI 12 Swift
PBF 32
PBC 2 Manta Ray
PB 55: 11 Shark; 44 (various)
Singapore Gurkha Contingent (under police)
1,800
6 coy
DEPLOYMENT
AFGHANISTAN
NATO • ISAF 9
AUSTRALIA
Air force 2 trg schools: 1with 12 AS-332 Super Puma Spt/
AS-532 Cougar utl hel (flying trg) located at Oakey; 1 with
27 S-211 trg ac (flying trg) located at Pearce
BRUNEI
Army 1 trg camp with infantry units on rotation
Air force; 1 hel det with AS-332 Super Puma
FRANCE
Air force 200: 1 trg sqn with 4 A-4SU Super Skyhawk FGA
ac; 10 TA-4SU Super Skyhawk trg ac