The Philippine air force is looking
to procure light multirole fighters that can be used primarily to fight
insurgents. The Philippine air force operates FA-50 from South Korea which is
classified as light combat aircraft but Manila wants light jets that are much
more capable than their recent acquisition and are far more capable fighter
aircraft.
The Philippine air force had
evaluated Saab Gripen and Lockheed Martin F/16V but then-President Rodrigo
Duterte had called F-16 fighter jets “utterly useless” because his Air force
needs lighter combat aircraft to fight insurgents which F-16 is not capable of.
(LCA-Tejas, photo credit to owner)
Light multirole fighters are seen as
a vital capability for the Philippine military’s efforts to fight an ongoing
communist insurgency throughout the country as well as separatist movements in
the south. The Philippine air force wants to supplement its recent acquisition
of Turkish Aerospace Industries T129B, Bell AH-1S Huey Cobra attack helicopters
with a Light multirole fighter that can be used for bombing missions.
Miguel Miranda, a Philippines-based
South Asian defense industry analyst recently said that it will help if the
Indian government had a list of all-weather friends who have unlimited access
to the best Indian military technology. Many Philippines-based analysts have
advocated evaluating India’s LCA-Tejas Mk1A light combat jets for the
Philippine air force requirements since it is nearly half the price that of
Gripen-E on offer and the recent sale of BrahMos cruise missile system by India
to the Philippines has opened up the future export possibility for Air launched
BrahMos-NG and Astra Mk1 AAMs to be equipped on the Tejas Mk1A.
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