The US and Philippine troops conducted joint training on the MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile (SAM) system and the Avenger air-defence system in Exercise ‘Balikatan'. The Philippine troops have learnt the operations of the MIM-104 Patr.
PAF personnel briefed on American Patriot missile system pna.gov.ph - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pna.gov.ph Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(Photo courtesy of PAF) MANILA - Philippine Air Force (PAF) FA-50PH jet fighters will conduct "dissimilar air combat tactics" (DACT) with Hawker Hunter aircraft of the US Navy on Friday, the last day of the two-week "Balikatan" exercises. "The last flight of the FA-50s of the 5th Fighter Wing with the Hawker Hunters of the US Navy will be on April 8, they will do DACT," said PAF spokesperson, Col. Maynard Mariano, in a message to the Philippine News Agency Thursday. He added that these exercises will have two Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50PH planes going head-to-head with Hawker Hunter transonic aircraft which the US Navy contracted for this purpose. DACT refers to training where two dissimilar aircraft are pitted against each other in air-to-air combat. Winners are generally the fighter teams who can successfully manage to get the so-called "simulated kill" via the opposing jet fighters' air-to-air missile or gunnery systems. Mariano said
(Photo courtesy of PAF) MANILA - Philippine Air Force (PAF) FA-50PH jet fighters will conduct "dissimilar air combat tactics" (DACT) with Hawker Hunter aircraft of the US Navy on Friday, the last day of the two-week "Balikatan" exercises. "The last flight of the FA-50s of the 5th Fighter Wing with the Hawker Hunters of the US Navy will be on April 8, they will do DACT," said PAF spokesperson, Col. Maynard Mariano, in a message to the Philippine News Agency Thursday. He added that these exercises will have two Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50PH planes going head-to-head with Hawker Hunter transonic aircraft which the US Navy contracted for this purpose. DACT refers to training where two dissimilar aircraft are pitted against each other in air-to-air combat. Winners are generally the fighter teams who can successfully manage to get the so-called "simulated kill" via the opposing jet fighters' air-to-air missile or gunnery systems. Mariano said