Jets roared, planes gleamed and aerobatics dazzled as the Singapore Airshow 2026 delivered high-octane action from Feb 3 to 8 at the Changi Exhibition Centre. All the scale, spectacle and sky-high drama of Asia’s biggest aerospace showcase were captured by The Straits Times’ photojournalists. More than 1,100 companies participated in the 10th edition of the biennial event.
The Indonesian Air Force Jupiter Aerobatic Team’s KT-1B jets executing manoeuvres on Feb 8, the second day of the Singapore Airshow open to the public.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Joy and tears – two boys reacting differently in the cockpit of the F-15SG jet at the airshow’s static display area on Feb 7.
ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
The Indian Air Force Sarang Helicopter Display Team’s Hal Dhruv ALHs engaging in team aerobatics on Feb 8, showing that it is not just fixed-wing aircraft that have all the fun.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
What a spectacle! A visitor was all eyes as an Airbus A350-1000 airliner took to the skies during the aerial display at the Singapore Airshow on Feb 5.
ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
A pair of headphones with cat ears – just what a young spectator needed to better enjoy the high-octane action from the Indonesian Air Force’s Jupiter Aerobatic team on Feb 7.
ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
Visitors reacting to the sights and sounds during the aerobatic displays on Feb 8. The biennial event, which ran from Feb 3 to 8, drew 125,000 trade and public visitors.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Gandalf the Grey at the airshow? The appearance of The Lord Of The Rings’ wizard character on Feb 7 added a touch of fantasy to the event’s static display area.
ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
Military hardware drawing crowds to the static aircraft display area of the airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre on Feb 8, during the weekend reserved for the public.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
An attendee snapping a picture of a COMAC C919, as seen in a reflection in a window, on the second public day of the Singapore Airshow 2026 at Changi Exhibition Centre on Feb 8.
ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
Attendees taking shelter under the wings of a Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport on the second public day of the Singapore Airshow 2026 at Changi Exhibition Centre on Feb 8.
ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
Birds of different feathers flocking together as a bird joined the RSAF aerial display team consisting of F-16C and AH-64D aircraft during the Singapore Airshow 2026 on Feb 5.
ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
People watching the Indonesian Air Force Jupiter Aerobatic Team’s KT-1B jets on the second public day of the Singapore Airshow 2026 at Changi Exhibition Centre on Feb 8.
ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
A spectator waving to J-10 fighter jets from the People’s Liberation Army Air Force Bayi aerobatic team during the aerial display on Feb 7.
ST PHOTO: BRIAN TEO
A photo montage of attendees at various booths on the second public day of the airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre on Feb 8.
ST PHOTOS: SHINTARO TAY
Visitors near the Boeing area in the exhibition hall during the second public day of the Singapore Airshow 2026 on Feb 8.
ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
Attendees in a shuttle bus on the second public day of the Singapore Airshow 2026 at Changi Exhibition Centre on Feb 8.
ST PHOTO: SHINTARO TAY
Produced by: Andy Chen, Brian Teo, Chong Jun Liang, Gin Tay, Irene Ang, Lim Yaohui, Marisa Yeo, Neo Xiaobin and Shintaro Tay
