Manila to buy South Korean fighter jets

[mj.pocholo]

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tawn pud sa pinas oi...

[dbalagosa]

paita pud sa title ani nga news nila oi. Manila man jud. Dili pwede nga Philippine Government lang?? gikalimtan man pud ang uban isla sa pilipinas.

[lestat1116]

gamit ba ni? if against rebels dba masnindot kung helicopters. attack helicopters. like AH-1G, HAL-LCH, AH-1Z, TAI/AW T-129 or apache

[crisxahia]

MODs please merged.. same topic discussed under AFP modernization in full swing.

to answer your question lestat.. YES it is VERY useful.. your thinking is that of our common politicos who think these are useless. YES, we still have the insurgency of the rebels, however we also have threats from outside. These birds are not entirely for internal conflict but for TD (territorial defense) as well.

To add: the helicopters you mention are way off the allocated budget set aside for "attack helicopters"; PAF are aiming for the "battle taxi" configuration. in other words.. an attack helicopter configured to carry soldiers as well. to be exact PAF are looking at these helicopters to fill-in the role of an attack helicopter.

AS 550 Fennec Light Military Helicopter


Sokol Attack Helicopter


to note: after the initial step in acquiring failed for the Fennecs.. there is no update for the public right now. Just stay tuned I suppose..

[grss1982]

@crisxahia: Wala ma consider ang Mi-24?

Technically semi-battle-taxi man iya configuration. Russian lang hinuon. Allergic ba ang AFP basta mga non-Western made na armas?

[almayben]

may ni wa tay apil sa ilang gubat hehehe

[Eddie.Garcia]

what can you expect.. phil media has always been a joke when it comes to military terms.. one example is a recent report regarding the P-3 Orion in the Tubbataha operation.

"MANILA, Philippines - A US drone is assisting in preparations for the safe removal of the USS Guardian from Tubbataha Reef in Palawan.


The four-engine turboprop P-3 Orion is designed for anti-submarine operations and for use as a maritime surveillance plane."

This is not GMA news reporting... ang GMA kay precise kaayu sa pag report in fact naka sakay ang reporter sa cockpit sa P3 orion...

[elvandesantos]

@crisxahia: Wala ma consider ang Mi-24?

Technically semi-battle-taxi man iya configuration. Russian lang hinuon. Allergic ba ang AFP basta mga non-Western made na armas?

we have 8 brand new Sokol Helicopters that is Polish.

[mio]

Wow, mura mag pang lumba ang T-50.

[raphz]

its a good step to have new jet fighters... at least naa lang pang depensa and other usage sa jet fighters when it comes to territorial issues. we need to have few of these now else when do we start to have? modernization sa previous admin ky ang mga balay ra sa mga generals! hastang paeta!