More Planes for Philippine Air Force President Aquino III already unveiled its plan to acquire more aircraft in order to strengthen the operational scope for the Philippine Air Force. As the president preside the change of command in Air Force at Lipa City, Aquino stated those additional eight utility combat helicopters, 2 long range aircraft for patrols, 6 support aircrafts and few radar systems. “The governments intend to acquire full motion simulator for training our future pilots who will man our new aircrafts” Aquino said on a speech. “We should prepare our pilots for more advance trainings for us to increase our flight experience, also the delivery of FA50 from South Korea next year” he added. Philippine government already signed the contract for the 12 lead fighter trainer acquisitions with a total worth of Php18.9 billion. With 3 C-130 transport plane, 8 combat helicopters and some 18 trainer aircrafts this will surely mark a new status for the Philippine defense.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 16:14:14 +0000
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