Christmas is coming early for the
Philippine Air Force (PAF) this year.
The six Embraer A-29B Super Tucano
ordered by the Department of national Defense (DND) for the Philippine Air
Force (PAF) are expected to arrive by November 2019.
The highly anticipated new “birds”
is the fruit of PAF’s Close Air Support Aircraft Acquisition Project under Horizon
1 phase of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Act.
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| Embraer A-29B Super Tucano |
This was first reported in MaxDefense
page in Facebook.
The brand new Embraer A-29B Super
Tucano, close-air support aircraft are expected to replace the 15th Strike
Wing's Aermacchi SF-260TP armed trainers and the ageing OV-10 Broncos.
In 2017 the Philippines, awarded
the contract to Brazil’s Embraer to supply 6 CAS aircraft for PAF.
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According to MaxDefense “Depending
on the version of the Horizon 2-3 wish list submitted by the Philippine Air
Force, the common plan is to get a total of 24 Close Air Support Aircraft to
replace both the OV-10 Bronco and the SF-260TP used by the 16th and 17th Attack
Squadrons of the 15th Strike Wing.
This means 18 aircraft more are needed by the PAF, and based on the submitted Horizon 2 proposal by the AFP and DND to Malacanang early this year, all 18 aircraft will be for acquisition within Horizon 2.
This means 18 aircraft more are needed by the PAF, and based on the submitted Horizon 2 proposal by the AFP and DND to Malacanang early this year, all 18 aircraft will be for acquisition within Horizon 2.
In the end, its up to the blessings
of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte to make sure this plan happens, considering that Close
Air Support to ground troops has shown its importance during the ongoing Marawi
City occupation by Maute and Abu Sayyaf terrorists. The president, based on his
previous speeches, has given his approval to acquire more propeller-powered
attack aircraft, which he believes are cheaper and easier to maintain and
operate than jet aircraft.”
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