Singapore's $5.17B F-35 Deal, ASEAN Haze Deadlock, and a Pacific Power Grid Vision

Singapore's acquisition of 20 F-35 stealth fighters is officially a US$4.06 billion (S$5.17 billion) commitment, according to a newly public US Department of War report. The first jets arrive at a US airbase by end of 2026, but won't touch down at Tengah Air Base until 2029. Twelve F-35B variants — the vertical-landing models that Minister Ng Eng Hen once called essential for "land-scarce Singapore" — will live permanently in...