AFP Modernization in Full Swing

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Its now official...

Gov't buying modern fighter jets for training, disaster response

MANILA, Jan. 30 (PNA) -- The Philippines is buying 12 fighter jets from South Korea primarily for training, interdiction, disaster response, Malacanang said Wednesday.

The Dept. of Defense announced Wednesday the Philippines is purchasing combat aircraft from South Korea as part of its modernization program.

“We are buying. I confirmed it with Secretary Voltaire Gazmin. They are primarily for training, interdiction, disaster response. These planes have camera capabilities to monitor and also take pictures of disaster areas. So it will be used in a number of ways,” Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda told a press conference in Malacanang.

The new planes will be deployed whenever they are necessary, he added.

“If there is a disaster, it will be deployed to monitor and see the extent of damage, for instance, in a disaster area. It will be deployed whenever there’s a need for the plane to be deployed,” he explained.

The military hardware upgrade is already a priority even before the country’s latest incident with China, Lacierda said, noting the dispute wasn’t an issue when the government decided to upgrade its military hardware.

The government is modernizing the country’s military air assets after the air force decommissioned its fighter jets, Lacierda said.

“We don’t have any existing jets right now that are in use, therefore, it is necessary for us to upgrade based on our commitment to upgrade our military hardware and this is part of the ongoing process of modernizing our military,” he said.

The Armed Forces Modernization Act has been a priority for the administration, he said, noting that the plan to buy new fighter aircraft is part of the modernization program. (PNA)
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Philippines to buy 12 S. Korean fighter jets amid maritime row with China


the DND is targeting the contract to be signed before end of February, lets keep our fingers crossed guys until then. God speed PAF!

[crisxahia]

a fanboi post

hopefully this development will eventually lead us to this... happy watching


Saab Gripen Axalp - YouTube

[SioDenz]

Tag Pila sad ang isa ani bro?

Good News if matuman na, para makadungog sad tag Jet Fighter mag agi agi sa atung kahanginan

[digitalsuperman]

whoa! very nice.

[crisxahia]

Tag Pila sad ang isa ani bro?

Good News if matuman na, para makadungog sad tag Jet Fighter mag agi agi sa atung kahanginan

which one bro the F/A-50 or the Gripen.. i'm not exactly sure how much ang Gripen. When it comes to pricing I don't want to post inaccurate info, I'll just leave it to the more "knowledgeable" posters here to provide you the price

But from an article I've read recently, its the most viable MRF for our PAF since the cost to operate it is much lesser compared to other MRF out there such as the F-16, Rafale, Typhoon etc.

Here's the link to the article.. it's kinda long but it's informative.

Gripen operational cost lowest of all western fighters: Jane

[noy.juan]

were getting the korean bird... which means we are moving towards F16... which the F/A-50 design and specs are based from F16... its is easier and cheaper that way... since the transfer of technology is easy... its like getting Cobra helicopter for AH than apache since cobra is based from UH-1... always consider the Cost of Operation sa aircraft and the Transfer of Technology...

if we are getting a Grippen then it will be too expensive in the long run coz we will have to retrain the personel AGAIN... if F16... it will be just an update since F/A-50 is based from it... the KF-16 the korean licensed F16

[elvandesantos]

Its now official...

Gov't buying modern fighter jets for training, disaster response

MANILA, Jan. 30 (PNA) -- The Philippines is buying 12 fighter jets from South Korea primarily for training, interdiction, disaster response, Malacanang said Wednesday.

buying modern "fighter jets" for training? trainers for training, fighter jets for fighting... in that way less abuse for jets in which turns to savings from maintenance and more flight ours for those birds.

[jeremiahjay]

Nindot mani gihapon...butangan nilag sticker..."when I grow up I wanna be an F-16"...hehehe

This is a very good start.. at least di makalitan ba..

[crisxahia]

buying modern "fighter jets" for training? trainers for training, fighter jets for fighting... in that way less abuse for jets in which turns to savings from maintenance and more flight ours for those birds.

the F/A-50 is basically tagged as a "light attack aircraft" as well as a LIFT. the reason why PAF upgraded from T/A-50 to F/A-50 is because of the features below;

* Radar Warning Receiver
* Countermeasures Dispenser System
* Tactical LINK-16
* Night vision
* Can drop Joint Direct Attack Munition / Sensor Fuzed Weapon
* Data recording system

and besides our PAF knows what they want, this will bridged the gapped our pilots have from 2nd gen to 4th gen jets.
an interview with Air Force spokesman Col Miguel Ernesto Okol posted by "theinsider" in timawa has shown us that PAF clearly view this as a step to train our pilots for real MRF soon. However, as of the moment no timeline yet of what MRF and when. it may go beyond Pnoy's term for all we know. Here's a link to that interview in timawa.net

Retitled: Surface Attack Aircraft (SAA) / Lead-In Fighter Trainer (LIFT) project