【error fetching pac url from dhcp: 2】Singapore plans to buy four F-35 jets with option for 8 more
* Defence ministry to issue letter of request for F-35 purchase
* Minister Ng: opportune time for request as F-35 prices are down
* Singapore's ageing F-16 fleet will be retired soon after 2030 (Adds more defence minister comments,error fetching pac url from dhcp: 2 context)
By Aradhana Aravindan and John Geddie
SINGAPORE, March 1 (Reuters) - Singapore plans to buy an initial four F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin Corp , with an option to purchase eight more, as it looks to replace its ageing F-16 fleet, the city-state's defence minister said on Friday.
Ng Eng Hen said in parliament that the ministry of defence will issue a letter of request (LOR) to the United States for the purchase, which must be approved by the U.S. Congress.
With Southeast Asia's largest defence budget, the wealthy city-state is a key prize for global arms companies as it looks to invest in new technology and upgrade its equipment.
"Our LOR will request an initial acquisition of four F-35s, with the option of a subsequent eight if we decide to proceed," Ng said. "Singapore has the endorsement of both the U.S. Administration and the Department of Defense for our proposed purchase of F-35s, but the Congress must still approve it."
Ng added it was an "opportune time" for Singapore to put in the request because the price of F-35s - which ranges from $90 million to $115 million - has been steadily falling amid high demand from the United States and ten other countries, including Britain, Italy, Australia, Japan and South Korea.
A Lockheed executive told Reuters a year earlier that talks with Singapore had centered on the F-35B version short take-off and landing variant that is "a nice fit for a smaller land-constrained environment".
Lockheed did not respond to a request for comment on Friday.
Singapore's fleet of around 60 F-16 jets, which first entered service in 1998, will be retired soon after 2030. (Reporting by Aradhana Aravindan and John Geddie, additional reporting by Jamie Freed; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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