{"id":420467,"date":"2026-01-21T08:45:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/420467\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T08:45:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:45:13","slug":"us-approves-2-3bn-sale-of-torpedoes-air-defences-aircraft-to-singapore-weapons-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/420467\/","title":{"rendered":"US approves $2.3bn sale of torpedoes, air defences, aircraft to Singapore | Weapons News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__subhead\">Singapore\u2019s Ministry of Defence plans to replace its fleet of Fokker 50 Maritime Patrol Aircraft with Boeing-made P-8A reconnaissance planes.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"avatar\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/author\/erin_hale_190617042903538\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Al-Jazeera-Erin-1-1754975994.jpg\"   aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Published On 21 Jan 202621 Jan 2026<\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p>share2<\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<p>The United States has approved a $2.3bn weapons sale to Singapore that includes P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft, lightweight torpedoes, and air defence systems.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department notified the US Congress of the sale on Wednesday, according to a statement on the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) website.<\/p>\n<p>Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list<\/p>\n<p>The proposed sale will allow Singapore to \u201cmeet current and future threats by providing a credible maritime force capable of deterring adversaries and participating in US allied operations\u201d, the DSCA said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis proposed sale will enhance the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a strategic partner that is an important force for political stability and economic progress in Asia,\u201d the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Chong, a political scientist, told Al Jazeera that the patrol aircraft are used to protect Singapore\u2019s \u201cextended sea lanes of communication and its very busy waterways\u201d in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition of four Boeing P-8A aircraft is part of Singapore\u2019s long-term plan to replace its ageing fleet of Fokker 50 Maritime Patrol Aircraft, according to its Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n<p>Singapore Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing announced plans to buy the US aircraft in September, following a meeting with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon.<\/p>\n<p>The US has $8.38bn in active government-to-government sales with Singapore, which range from munitions to F-35 fighter jets, according to the State Department.<\/p>\n<p>Singapore is due to receive the first aircraft from its outstanding order of 20 F-35s later this year, according to its Defence Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>The US and Singapore cooperate on a range of security issues, and their militaries regularly host joint training exercises.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4256255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-03-25T043149Z_1654601856_RC24KDAYKBY2_RTRMADP_3_AUSTRALIA-DEFENCE-1768969721.jpg\" alt=\"A P-8A Poseidon performs in the air during the Australian International Airshow in Avalon, Australia March 25, 2025. REUTERS\/Hollie Adams\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>A P-8A Poseidon performs in the air during the Australian International Airshow in Avalon, Australia, in March 2025 [File: Hollie Adams\/Reuters]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Singapore\u2019s Ministry of Defence plans to replace its fleet of Fokker 50 Maritime Patrol Aircraft with Boeing-made P-8A&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":420468,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,1204,4379,3,3997,21,19,22,20,25,1209,24,3439],"class_list":["post-420467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-asia-pacific","tag-military","tag-news","tag-singapore","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-us-canada","tag-usa","tag-weapons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}