2004/03 - The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme

The Ministry of Defence accepted an offer to take part in the JSF programme, a US-led multinational project to develop an advanced, cost-effective multi-role stealth strike fighter that can perform air defence and ground attack missions with increased precision, enhanced combat survivability, and lower cost of maintenance. The RSAF’s involvement provided an early opportunity to assess the JSF’s ability to meet the RSAF’s long-term operational requirements for a multi-role fi­ghter.