The planned acquisition of 24 fighter aircraft in the near future for the Philippine Air Force (PAF)
Channel: update defense
Date: 16/11/2018

The planned acquisition of 24 fighter aircraft in the near future for the Philippine Air Force (PAF)

Recently the Philippine Star released a news report regarding the planned acquisition of 24 fighter aircraft in the near future for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). The report's headlines will be coming from South Korea, although the content of the report reveals that it will be acquired. To clear this report, it would also be best to be followed by the Philippine Air Force for their acquisition of more fighters. This is also related to projects being embarked on by the Department of National Defense (DND) and the PAF.

The report claims that their source came from a report released by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a renowned defense and security think tank. Upon closer inspection, it appears that the news report came from SIPRI's Trends in International Arms Transfer 2014, by Pieter D. Wezeman and Siemon T. Wezeman. The exact source is located on page 6 of the said report. The SIPRI report also did not indicated the additional fighter aircraft's source, so we can say that the Philstar's headline was incorrect or unintentionally misleading.

The Philippine Air Force has been pushing very hard to accomplish its goal to transition its forces to territorial defense after being tied-up to internal security operations for decades. A few years ago, the PAF released its Air Defense Strategic Plan, with the medium-term vision of having a "Credible Air Defense Force by 2022". With the Revised AFP Modernization Program scheduled for implementation from 2013 to 2028, the PAF has created a program that would be done in stages, with the major breakthrough goals having set by years 2022 for the medium-term and 2028 for the long-term. This is called the PAF Flight Plan 2028.


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