An FA-50PH (Photo courtesy of Philippine Air Force) MANILA - The military's FA-50 jet fighter pilots will train with their American counterparts, flying F-16s, specifically on the suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) exercises in the ongoing Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange. Philippine Air Force (PAF) spokesperson Col. Maynard Mariano said Sunday the training, which started on March 14 and will end on March 25, would involve four American F-16s and four PAF FA-50s on the neutralization of "enemy anti-air assets and airfields." "The area of engagement will be over IMTA (Intensive Military Training Area ) 2 - over the mountainous area of Zambales, Tarlac and Pangasinan," he said in a message to the Philippine News Agency (PNA). "This will be part of (this) week's activities but we (do) not know exactly what date." SEAD refers to operations conducted to neutralize enemy surface-based air defenses like anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) and surface-air
An FA-50PH (Photo courtesy of Philippine Air Force) MANILA - The military's FA-50 jet fighter pilots will train with their American counterparts, flying F-16s, specifically on the suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) exercises in the ongoing Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange. Philippine Air Force (PAF) spokesperson Col. Maynard Mariano said Sunday the training, which started on March 14 and will end on March 25, would involve four American F-16s and four PAF FA-50s on the neutralization of "enemy anti-air assets and airfields." "The area of engagement will be over IMTA (Intensive Military Training Area ) 2 - over the mountainous area of Zambales, Tarlac and Pangasinan," he said in a message to the Philippine News Agency (PNA). "This will be part of (this) week's activities but we (do) not know exactly what date." SEAD refers to operations conducted to neutralize enemy surface-based air defenses like anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) and surface-air
(Photo courtesy of Philippine Air Force) MANILA - Philippine Air Force (PAF) FA-50PH jet fighter pilots will have the opportunity to practice "air combat maneuvering" (ACM) tactics with American F-16 fighter pilots during the "Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange (BACE)-Philippines which will be held March 14 to 25. PAF spokesperson Col. Maynard Mariano made this remark when asked by the Philippine News Agency Monday whether the two-week maneuvers will feature "ACM" between the Mach 1.5 capable FA-50PHs and the participating F-16s from the United States Air Force 13th Squadron. "Yes, but this time it's going to be a large force against a large force," he said. Asked to clarify how many PAF and USAF aircraft will be participating in these ACM drills, Mariano said that it will be four FA-50PHs versus four F-16s. "Four on four. This is to stimulate a large force and for safety reasons," he added. Previous iterations of the BACE-P have previous
(Photo courtesy of Philippine Air Force) MANILA - Philippine Air Force (PAF) FA-50PH jet fighter pilots will have the opportunity to practice "air combat maneuvering" (ACM) tactics with American F-16 fighter pilots during the "Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange (BACE)-Philippines which will be held March 14 to 25. PAF spokesperson Col. Maynard Mariano made this remark when asked by the Philippine News Agency Monday whether the two-week maneuvers will feature "ACM" between the Mach 1.5 capable FA-50PHs and the participating F-16s from the United States Air Force 13th Squadron. "Yes, but this time it's going to be a large force against a large force," he said. Asked to clarify how many PAF and USAF aircraft will be participating in these ACM drills, Mariano said that it will be four FA-50PHs versus four F-16s. "Four on four. This is to stimulate a large force and for safety reasons," he added. Previous iterations of the BACE-P have previous
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will join the United States Armed Forces (USAF) in the 10th iteration of the Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange-Philippines (BACE-P) from March 14 to 25 which will be held in different parts of Luzon.
Aircraft from the United States Air Force's 13th Fighter Squadron