RSAF fighter aircraft scrambled in response to 'potential air threat'
The Ministry of Defence said fighter aircraft were scrambled in response to a potential air threat on Saturday morning (Feb 13).
SINGAPORE — Fighter aircraft were scrambled in response to a "potential air threat" on Saturday (Feb 13) morning, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) said in a Facebook post.
"Some of you might have heard us flying this morning. Our fighter aircraft were scrambled in response to a potential air threat," the RSAF wrote.
In an update in the evening, the RSAF said that it had scrambled the F-15SG fighter aircraft at about 11.20am on Saturday in response to a suspicious aircraft.
"Our airmen and women responded immediately and the aircraft took off within minutes," it added. "After investigating and ensuring that our security is not compromised, our aircraft subsequently stood down."
The RSAF added that it responds to and investigates more than 350 suspicious air threats on any given year to protect Singapore’s skies.
