12 FA/50 Aircraft for Philippine AF

[ManilaBoy45]

Philippines to Buy 12 FA/50 S.Korean Fighters for $422M

Philippines to buy 12 S.Korean fighters for $422m|Asia-Pacific|chinadaily.com.cn

FA-50 sales to Philippines make headway, deal possible as early as March: source
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2014-02/21/content_17298625.htm
MANILA - The Philippines is to acquire a squadron of FA-50 fighters from South Korea in a deal worth $422 million (18.9 billion pesos), a senior Philippine defence official said on Friday, boosting its capability as tension simmers in the South China Sea.Fernando Manalo, undersecretary of defence for finance, munitions, installations and materiel, said the government had reached an agreement with Korean Aerospace Industries Ltd.for 12 of the aircraft and would sign a contract before March 15."This is a very important project together with the frigate of the navy because of our objective of building a minimum credible defence," Manalo told reporters.The Philippines has embarked on a five-year, 75 billion-pesos ($1.68 billion) modernisation programme to improve its capability to defend its maritime borders.Manalo said a team from South Korea came to the Philippines to negotiate the aircraft deal, agreeing to reduce by $500,000 the cost of spare parts and accepting a 15 percent downpayment from the government.South Korea agreed to deliver the first two aircraft 18 months after the contract signing next month.The Philippines has had no fighter capability since it mothballed all of its F-5A/Bs in the early 2000s.

 

[ManilaBoy45]

PHI Set to Sign P23.7-Billion ($525 Million) Worth of Aircraft Deals Next Week

PH set to sign P23.7-billion worth of aircraft deals | Inquirer Global Nation

By Frances Mangosing
INQUIRER.net
6:25 pm | Friday, March 21st, 2014

Manila–The Philippines will sign P23.7-billion worth of aircraft deals next week amid the military’s efforts to attain a minimum credible defense. The deals to be signed include the 12 lead-in trainer jets from South Korea (P18.9B) and eight combat utility helicopters (P4.9B) from Canada. The signing will be held on March 28 at the Department of National Defense Headquarters at Camp Aguinaldo. “Well, we tasked the protocol of the Office of Secretary of National Defense or the Department of National Defense to coordinate with the contracting party for those that will be invited in the signing,” Defense Undersecretary Fernando Manalo told reporters Friday.

“Definitely mandatory will be the [Defense] Secretary because he will be the approving authority for the contract, the chief of staff, the major service commanders and probably the commanding general of the Air Force, and the president of KAI (Korean Airspace Industries), the president of Kotra (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) and probably the ambassador of South Korea to the Philippines,” he added. Kotra is the agency of the Republic of South Korea in charge of the commercial transaction in behalf of the government. The signing will also be held amid a heightened territorial conflict with China over the resource-rich West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). The acquisition of fighter jets is one of the two big-ticket items in the P85-billion AFP Modernization Program. The other is the purchase of two brand new frigates worth P18 billion.

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[Skull and Bones]

Okay, you guys got to stop using the term 'PAF' for your airforce.

J/K

 

[SHAMK9]

Gahhh!!! I thought it was Pakistan airforce, damnn you @ManilaBoy45

 

[Luftwaffe]

Are there plans of Philippines AF/Navy AEW&Cs and ELINT/SIGINT platforms.

 

[Nike]

Are there plans of Philippines AF/Navy AEW&Cs and ELINT/SIGINT platforms.

You should know their Armed Forces is in such dire conditions, they are barely funded their Armed Forces with adequate fund to flying their handful UH-1 Huey and 1 or 2 Hercules in their inventory and some world war II vintage in their Navy. A long neglect of their politicians has made their AF in a bottom list of armed forces around ASEAN maybe Brunei Airforce and Navy alone can handle their armed forces in open sea

to procure an AEW &C Elint/Sigint aircraft maybe such a dream in near future for them

 

[Luftwaffe]

You should know their Armed Forces is in such dire conditions, they are barely funded their Armed Forces with adequate fund to flying their handful UH-1 Huey and 1 or 2 Hercules in their inventory and some world war II vintage in their Navy. A long neglect of their politicians has made their AF in a bottom list of armed forces around ASEAN maybe Brunei Airforce and Navy alone can handle their armed forces in open sea

to procure an AEW &C Elint/Sigint aircraft maybe such a dream in near future for them

Well I understand and I read a little bit of history about politicians in Philippines beings very corrupt and take all directions from US..I still don't understand why F-5s got retired the brazilians are upgrading them for the next 15 years. Anyway FA-50 is an excellent aircraft in its category.

 

[viper46]

it should b PHAF... not PAF stop using this term

 

[Nike]

Well I understand and I read a little bit of history about politicians in Philippines beings very corrupt and take all directions from US..I still don't understand why F-5s got retired the brazilians are upgrading them for the next 15 years. Anyway FA-50 is an excellent aircraft in its category.

well i don't think their F-5 is still a decent fighters at the time they are being retired back in 90's. A long neglect, including short of fund for their maintenance and spare parts will bring their F-5 fleets get worsen more faster than their peer in other Air Force. And CMIIW, their F-5 is an old variants bought in Vietnam War era.

Yeah, FA-50 is an excellent fighter trainer, i think the South Korean know how to made their stuff very well

it should b PHAF... not PAF stop using this term

yes i am quite agree with you, P is for Pakistan, Ph is for Philippine

 

[ManilaBoy45]

S. Korea Exports 12 FA-50 Fighter Aircraft to the Philippines

S. Korea exports 12 FA-50 fighters to Philippines

2014/03/28 12:00 By Kim Eun-jung

SEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea signed a US$420 million contract Friday to export 12 FA-50 fighter jets built by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to the Philippines under a government-to-government deal, the state arms procurement agency said.The FA-50 is a light attack variant of the T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainer that was co-developed by KAI and U.S. defense firm Lockheed Martin. It is the most advanced variant of the T-50 family operated by the South Korean Air Force. Philippine defense chief Voltaire Gazmin, South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) commissioner Lee Yong-geol and KAI CEO Ha Sung-yong attended the signing ceremony held at the Philippine's defense ministry.

KAI will deliver the jets in the next 38 months under the government-to-government program guaranteed by the state-run Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), in the first such deal with the Manila government.The contract comes after South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Philippine President Benigno Aquino III in October signed a memorandum of understanding on expanding defense cooperation between the two nations.The Philippine contract is expected to boost the South Korean aircraft maker's overseas bid for T-50 family jets, following deals with Iraq in December and Indonesia in 2011.

 

[ali_raza]

fuuuuuk man i thought pakistan air force

 

[ManilaBoy45]

FA-50 Buy Puts Manila Back in the Fighter Jet Business

FA-50 buy puts Manila back in the jet business - 3/28/2014 - Flight Global

By: Greg Waldron
Singapore Source: Flightglobal.com

The Philippines has signed a contract for 12 Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 fighter aircraft.The deal is worth $420 million, with all aircraft to be delivered within 38 months after the contract goes into effect, says KAI in a statementThe long-awaited deal was signed between the governments of the Philippines and South Korea, KAI adds.The announcement marks an important step for Manila, which has no operational fighter aircraft after it retired its Northrop F-5s in 2004. During the 2000s its focus was primarily on counterinsurgency missions in the southern Philippines, but Chinas increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea has prompted Manila to rethink its conventional capabilities.The FA-50 is a logical choice for Manila because the aircraft, based on the T-50 advanced jet trainer, can serve in both training and light combat roles.Powered by a single General Electric F404 engine with afterburner, the FA-50 is entering service with the South Korean air force, and in late December Iraq signed a $1.1 billion contract for 24 aircraft. In 2011, Jakarta signed a $400 million deal for 16 T-50s, which is designated the T-50i in Indonesian service.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

Can you type Philly next time?

 

[ManilaBoy45]

Can you type Philly next time?

Not Really , PAF is the Abbreviation of the Philippines Air Force since 1947...

 

[Reviewer21]

LOL I thought it was Pakistan