"818" previously served with the Royal Jordanian AF as "937" (US FY # 75-0621). Between 1979 and 1989, Singapore purchased 35 new single seat F-5E and 9 new dual-seat F-5F Tiger II in five batches. In addition, seven F-5E's were obtained 2nd hand from Jordan in 1994, bringing the total number of F-5's operated by the RSAF to 51. SQN 149 "Shikra" based at Paya Lebar stopped flying the F-5's in early 2010, just to start transitioning to the newly delivered McDonnell Douglas / Boeing F-15SG Strike Eagle on April 5, 2010.

FSM serial 05-0015 showing an arsenal of modern air to air and air to ground weapons at LIMA 2017.

On the first operational day of exercise Pitch Black 2022, this F-15SG had to use the barrier during landing at Darwin after its mission.

Under a Foreign Military Sales FMS program named "Peace Carvin V", Singapore ordered 12 F-15 Strike Eagle in 2005 and then again 12 in 2007. As from June 2010, most of those 24 airframes were delivered to 149 Squadron "Steadfast" based at Paya Lebar. However, at least three F-15SG's remained in the US and were assigned to the 366FW / 428FS based at Mountain Home AFB in Idaho, tasked with training the Republic of Singapore AF Strike Eagle crews. 8302 carried US FY 05-0002 and shows off it's big air brake during Cope Tiger 2012, the first international exercise the F-15SG's were sent to.

Originally delivered to the RSAF as F-5F and carrying US FY # 77-0360, it was modified by Singapore Technology Aerospace STA to the version F-5T. Operated by the 2nd F-5 unit Squadron 149 at Tengah AB at the time the picture was taken. Unfortunately, the Singaporeans stopped flying the F-5's in 2015.