The F-35 fighter jets in Singapore may play a role in the redevelopment of Paya Lebar Air Base into residential areas and other uses. The B variant of the F-35 has the ability to take off from short runways and land vertically, making it suitable for the redevelopment plans in the 2030s.
Amid the consolidation of land for defence use, Singapore must guard against thinking that suggests defence can be traded off. In discerning who might be the most ardent supporters behind Singapore ’s rapid build-up of F-35 fighter jets, one does not expect property agents to feature.
And yet with the helicopter-like ability of the B variant to take off from runways as short as 244m and to land vertically, the F-35’s role in enabling the redevelopment of Paya Lebar Air Base in the 2030s into residential areas and other uses is coming into sharper focus.Easy access any time via ST app on 1 mobile deviceResend verification e-mai
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