149 Squadron, Republic of Singapore Air Force

Republic of Singapore Air Force fighter unit August 2026 RSAF 149 Squadron 149Sqn shoulder patch.jpg 200 Fighter-bomber F-15SG Strike Eagle Paya Lebar Air Base "Steadfast" 1 June 1985-present Shikra Ng Chee Khern The 149 Squadron "Shikra" of the Republic of Singapore Air Force is a fighter-bomber squadron based at Paya Lebar Air Base. The squadron goes by the motto "Steadfast" with the Shikra adopted as its mascot. History Based at Paya Lebar Air Base, 149 Squadron was inaugurated on 1 June 1985 as one of the RSAF's fighter squadrons operating in the interceptor role. The squadron initially operated the supersonic F-5E/F Tiger II fighter aircraft, before converting to the improved F-5S/T Tiger-IIs fighter aircraft in the early 1990s, these were retrofitted with new state-of-the-art avionics giving the aircraft capability of carrying out both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. On 5 April 2010, the squadron was re-inaugurated by Defence Minister Teo Chee Hean in an RSAF ceremony at Paya Lebar Air Base, with the arrival of five F-15SG strike fighters flown back the week before from Mountain Home Air Force Base in the United States.Inauguration of the RSAF's First Local F-15SG Squadron MINDEF 5 April 2010 http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2010/apr/05apr10_nr.html https://archive.today/20120805120439/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2010/apr/05apr10_nr.html dead 5 August 2012 8 June 2011 Information The tail is adorned with a beige checkered tailband. The squadron's logo is centered with the serial number on the base of the tail. Achievements The squadron found itself actively involved in several major multilateral exercises such as Exercise Bersama Shield and Bersama Lima under the ambit of the Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA), and Exercise Cope Tiger with the US and Thailand air forces in 2007. The squadron has also won the Best Fighter Squadron award in the Singapore Armed Forces Best Unit Competition eight times, in 1986, 1988, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2011, 2013 and 2018.https://www.mindef.gov.sg/web/portal/rsaf/news-and-publications/news/detail/2018/june/SAF-Honours-its-Best-Units SAF Honours its Best Units 29 June 2018 mindef.gov.sg Ministry of Defence, Singapore 29 June 2018 29 June 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180629102320/https://www.mindef.gov.sg/web/portal/rsaf/news-and-publications/news/detail/2018/june/SAF-Honours-its-Best-Units dead https://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2011/jun/29jun11_nr.html Honouring the Finest in the SAF 29 June 2011 mindef.gov.sg Ministry of Defence, Singapore 7 December 2017 8 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171208003324/https://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/press_room/official_releases/nr/2011/jun/29jun11_nr.html dead Aircraft operated 15× F-5S & 1× F-5T Tiger-IIs (1985–2010) 24× F-15SG Strike Eagles (2010–present) Photo gallery References External links RSAF web page on 149 Sqn & Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) Category:Squadrons of the Republic of Singapore Air Force Category:Paya Lebar