Air Warfare

PHOTOS: Sights from the 2026 Singapore Airshow

A collection of photos from the first few days on the ground at the Singapore Airshow.

By Mike Yeo on February 06, 2026 9:37 am
A Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopter dips its nose after releasing flares at the daily flying display. (Mike Yeo/Breaking Defense)

SINGAPORE — The biannual Singapore Airshow is taking place at Singapore’s Changi Exhibition Centre between Feb. 3 and Feb. 8. This year’s show has seen more than 1,000 defense and aviation businesses and organizations from over 50 countries descend onto the show site.

You can check out some of the photos from show below. Click here to read our coverage from the show so far, and check back for more as the show continues.

Artwork of the US Air Force’s 319th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron seen on the ventral fin of a General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft on the static display. The Reaper flew from Kadena Air Base on the Japanese island of Okinawa where it was based to attend the show. (Mike Yeo/Breaking Defense)
US Air Force personnel interact with a visitor to the Singapore Airshow. (Mike Yeo/Breaking Defense)
An Elbit Hermes 900 medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aircraft belonging to the RSAF was also on the static display. Singapore announced it had selected the type to replace its older and smaller Hermes 450s in November 2025. (Mike Yeo/Breaking Defense)
The Chinese military and its defense companies were also present in Singapore, with this mockup of a Shenyang J-35A stealth fighter at the stand belonging to the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC)/ China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation. (Mike Yeo/Breaking Defense)  
A view of some of the aircraft at the static display of the Singapore Airshow. (Mike Yeo/Breaking Defense)
 
A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Lockheed-Martin F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter performs an afterburner turn during its flying display at the show. Host Singapore has ordered 20 F-35s, with the first jet expected to be delivered later this year. (Mike Yeo/Breaking Defense)