Pinoys get fighter jets RSAF look out!!!

[Leckmichamarsch]

Philippinos are not war mongers.

is it so.............. why then did Edz Ello wants to kick sgian out n takeover our cuntry n cunts in it???

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

Can Pinoy maids fly?

can f................... but not fly

 

[Froggy]

When one read such news one wonders how fucked up the Philippines is: pathetic, hopeless, low class.

 

[singveld]

eh, that is a trainer plane. they want to use it as their main fighter jets?
i can say it will smell like kimchi

 

[Leckmichamarsch]

eh, that is a trainer plane. they want to use it as their main fighter jets?
i can say it will smell like kimchi

cc

can win only in dogfight with Puapa New Guinea or Tkimbucto........

 

[eErotica69]

Makes you wonder why Spore spends so much $$$ on our military when our neighbours pose little military threat to Spore.

Little threat if the are all Chinese.

But is not the case.

 

[johnny333]

Little threat if the are all Chinese.

But is not the case.

History has shown that Spore is not defendable e.g. our airports, harbour, reservoirs,.... are vulnerable
We need good relations with our neighbours to survive in this region because we depend on trade with them. We currently have more than enough enough military hardware to deter any potential problems from our neighbours.

If a superpower like china wants to create problems in Spore, all the military hardware Spore is not going to help.

So why waste all that $$$$ buying useless weapons

Some say it is o buy protection from the US. I have my doubts about that because Spore is strategically important & you don't need to bribe the US because they are going to get involved in this area if they see a threat from China because of self interest.

 

[Agoraphobic]

Not useless. Need an impressive wow!! factor for NDP show. So far, its worked very well. Crowds are thrilled and spirits lifted very high by the show. Keep it up! Money well spent!

Cheers!

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So why waste all that $$$$ buying useless weapons

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[singveld]

cc

can win only in dogfight with Puapa New Guinea or Tkimbucto........

only if opposition still use propeller plane.

 

[singveld]

from the back, look exactly like F-16

 

[singveld]

Pinoy call it Ferrari


Philippines gets fighter jets from Korea
By Ding Cervantes and Cecille Suerte Felipe (The Philippine Star) | Updated November 29, 2015 - 12:00am

SUPERSONIC AGE: Two Philippine Air Force FA-50PH fighter jets taxi on the runway upon landing at Clark Air Base in Pampanga yesterday. The first two of the 12 brand new fighter jets from South Korea arrived as part of the country’s modernization program. Inset shows Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Armed Forces chief Gen. Hernando Iriberri during the welcome ceremony. KRIZ JOHN ROSALES
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines yesterday took delivery of two Korean-made fighter jets – the country’s first supersonic combat aircraft in a decade – as it strengthens its underfunded military amid an escalating territorial feud with China.

Amid applause from Philippine defense officials, the FA-50 jets touched down at Clark Freeport, a former US Air Force base in Pampanga, where fire trucks sprayed water as a traditional welcome salute for the still-unarmed aircraft. Bad weather delayed the delivery of the jet last Friday.

The Philippines bought 12 FA-50s, which are primarily trainer jets that the military converted to also serve as multi-role combat aircraft, from Korea Aerospace Industries at a cost of P18.9 billion ($402 million). The other jets would be delivered in batches until 2017.

Weapons that include bombs and rockets for the FA-50s will be purchased later.

“We’re glad we’re finally back to the supersonic age,“ Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said.


Defense public affairs chief Arsenio Andolog said the jets would be stationed at the Subic freeport facing the West Philippine Sea where China has ramped up its presence by deploying more vessels and building artificial islands.

A military modernization program that included plans for the purchase of at least a squadron of fighter jets and naval frigates didn’t happen for several years largely because of a lack of funds.

Over the years, the military has deteriorated to become one of Asia’s weakest.

Under President Aquino, however, territorial spats with China over islands in the South China Sea escalated and resulted in the Chinese seizure of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in 2012, prompting the military to scramble to acquire new navy ships and air force planes with the help of its long-time defense treaty ally, the United States.

Lt. Col. Rolando Condrad Peña III, one of three Filipino air force pilots who received training in South Korea to fly the FA-50s, said that the jets could carry enough munitions payload and could be used in air-to-air and air-to-ground combat.

“Now that we have a supersonic aircraft our reaction time will be faster,” Pena told reporters.

“The arrival of the aircraft is very significant because it adds up to the capability,” Peña said.

“We have to contend with the subsonic aircraft, now that we have a supersonic aircraft our reaction time will be faster and we are more capable with this type of aircraft,” he added.

Pena likened the newly delivered aircraft to a “Ferrari.”

He said it’s a “fly by wire aircraft” comparable to an F16 “but a little bit weak on some parameters.”

He also recalled the rigorous training he underwent to fly the plane.

“The training was tough because we have to learn the system of the aircraft. It is a fly by wire aircraft so it’s really different from what use to fly,” said Pena.

“It is not a push pull cable so there was an adjustment on the head up display, the avionics a little bit complicated but once you get used to it, flying is very much manageable,” he added.

“It is capable air to air, for air to air mission, air to ground, it can, it has maximum payload capacity of 10 thousand pounds so its very much capable but of course there are limitations but lets not talk about the limitations,” he said.

“I think we bought the best lead in fighter trainer,” he added.

“The FA-50, which is based on the T-50 supersonic advanced trainer platform, is offered as an affordable and efficient supersonic advanced light attack platform,” airforce-technology.com said.

“The combat aircraft is intended to meet the light fighter requirements of air forces around the world. The advanced radar provides the FA-50 with detection capability which is similar to that of the KF-16 fighter,” it said. -AP

 

[3_M]

buy planes without ammunition and bombs??ahahahahaha even the north korean are smarter than peenois....ahahahah even their wwii warship and vietnam war migs are more effective and dangerous than peenoy air force lololooloolloololol

It doesn't in anyway make a difference if their latest toys are equip with bombs.

. During my time we were having joint exercise with them. Their OV-10 dropped 2 bombs which were intended to land within the 100m circles drawn on the slope of a barren mountain. But instead the bombs landed on the other side of the mountain.

 

[wMulew]

12 unarmed korean built jet trainers - and these Pinoys want to confront the PRC air force?

Can lah, confirm win. They win by making PLAAF laugh to death

 

[steffychun]

Good time to test out our expensive military toys against them