Reality
check for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) modernization, regarding the
acquisition of its own multi-role fighter jet fighters in its inventory.
Department
of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the Philippines is unlikely
to acquire Lockheed Martin F-16 jet fighters for its multi-role fighter (MFR)
program for now due to budgetary constraints.
“Sa
ngayon, malabo pa dahil yun pera natin, yun perang nakalaan ay kung bibili tayo
ng F-16 jets, ay dalawa lang ang mabibili natin. Samantala kung
bibilhin tayo ng Gripen, yung Swedish-made fighter
aircraft, ay anim (For now, it is very unlikely that we will be able
to acquire F-16s as our budget for (the MRF project) will only allow us to get
two (if we will proceed). And if we will decide to acquire the Gripen, the
Swedish-made fighter aircraft, (Saab JAS-39), we can get six),” Lorenzana said
in an online press briefing.
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| (F-16 Viper, Photo credit to owner) |
Fighter
aircraft manufacturers do not normally advertise the prices of their jet
fighters but it is known that F-16Vs, the specific jet fighter version the
Philippines is looking to acquire, costs between USD12 million (around PHP598
million) to USD35 million (around PHP1.7 billion) each and depending on its
configuration.
Lorenzana made this comment when asked whether the F-16 fighter aircraft is the top pick for the country’s MRF program after pictures of him trying its simulator during his visit to the United States last week appeared on social media.
“Alam
ng mga Amerikano na iyong ang atin dahilan kung bakit tayo tumitingin sa iba (The
Americans know of our reason and why we are still looking at other (aircraft
manufacturers),” Lorenzana said.
He,
however, admitted that the F-16 is a very good aircraft as even new or rookie
pilots can operate and land it safely after some instructions as proven by his
experience in the aircraft’s simulator.
He
said the only way the Philippines can acquire F-16 jet fighters is through a
favorable “financing scheme” by the US.
These
proposed MRFs are expected to augment the existing fleet of 12 South
Korean-made Mach 1.5 capable FA-50PH jet aircraft acquired from 2015 to 2017 by
the PAF as its first supersonic aircraft after the decommissioning its Northrop
F-5 “Tiger” jet fighters in 2005.
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