BLUF
Singapore and the United States cancelled plans for a permanent basing of RSAF F-15s in Guam due to Singapore’s desire to avoid entanglement in US-China strategic competition and the US’s limited capacity on Guam.Learning Outcomes
- Understand Singapore’s historical and operational reasons for overseas fighter jet deployments.
- Evaluate the geopolitical considerations influencing Singapore’s decision to avoid permanent basing in Guam amid intensifying US-China competition.
- Assess the strategic priorities of the US in the Indo-Pacific, and how redeployment and infrastructure constraints in Guam affected the basing agreement.
