AIRSPACE REVIEW (airspace-review.com) – Meski sejumlah perusahaan besar seperti Lockheed Martin dan Raytheon dari Amerika Serikat (AS) telah membatalkan kehadirannya di Singapore Airshow 2020, pameran kedirgantaraan pada 11-16 Februari di Singapura tetap akan dihadiri oleh sejumlah pesawat milik Paman Sam.
Angkatan Udara AS (USAF) akan mengirimkan sejumlah pesawat termasuk Tim Demonstrasi F-22 Raptor yang untuk pertama kalinya akan meramaikan flying display di ajang Singapore Airshow. Demikian juga dengan F-35B.
USAF berdasarkan rilis yang dikeluarkannya, akan mengirimkan pesawat dan personelnya dalam jumlah yang banyak pada penyelenggaraan pameran kedirgantaraan di Negeri Singa kali ini.
Berikut salinannya:
- A C-17 from the 15th Wing at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.
- F-22s from the 154th Wing at Hickam.
- An E-3 Sentry from the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
- F-16 aerial demonstration team from the 35th Fighter Wing at Misawa Air Base, Japan.
- A B-52 from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
- An MQ-9 Reaper from the 432nd Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada.
- An RQ-4 Global Hawk from the 319th Reconnaissance Wing at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.
- A KC-135 from the 507th Air Refueling Wing at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
- Marine Forces Pacific’s F-35B aerial demonstration team from Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan.
- An MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan.
- An AH-1Z Viper from Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 369, MAG-36, 1st MAW from MCAS Futenma.
- A UH-1Y Venom from HMLA 369, MAG-36, 1st MAW, MCAS Futenma, Japan
- An RQ-21 Blackjack from Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 3, MAG-24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Base Kaneohe, Hawaii.
- A P-8 Poseidon from Patrol Squadron Ten (VP-10), Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida.
- EF-18 Growlers from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA)-195 at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan
- An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW)-125, NAS Norfolk, Virginia
Roni Sontani