The retirement of these equipment is
said to reduce the u.s air force's
annual maintenance costs which can still
be used to fund its modern aircraft such
as F-35s and F-22 stealth fighter
aircraft.
According to the u.s air force the
aircraft they plan to retire next year
will reach 218 units in different
aircraft, including 47 units of Lockheed Martin F-16C D fighting falcon which is
suitable for the philippine air force
also including in the list of 13 units
of Lockheed C-130H hercules transport
aircraft, 48 units of Mcdonnell Douglas F-15C D eagle 18 units of boeing KC-135 stratotanker, 14 units mcdonnell
douglas KC-10 extender refuelers, 20
units northrop grumman RQ-4 global hawk
drones, 16 units Northrop Grumman A-8
joint surveillance target attack radar
system and 42 units A-10 warthogs which
the philippine air force has long wanted
to buy.
According to max defense philippines the
u.s government already has a plan to
transfer other C-130H hercules to the
philippine air force, as well as the
surplus F-16ct if the philippine air
force continues to purchase new F-16C/D-Block 70 Viper for their multi-role
fighter acquisition project.
Max Defense philippines obtained
confirmation that the philippine air
force and the department of national
defence have contacted the joint united
states military assistance group on the
possibility of transferring some surplus
of A-10 warthog close air support attack
aircraft.
The philippine air force has a plan to
buy another six units of the Embryo A-29B Super Tucano, but if the us government
will grant the philippines. its a10
warthog request it may no longer buy six
units Embraer A-29B Super Takano to
replace its old OV-10 Bronco.
max defense philippines added that the
general atomics mq-9 reaper could be an
alternative to the philippine air
force's plan to purchase an unmanned
combat aerial vehicle reserved for the
horizon 3 phase of the revised afp
modernization programme. for now the philippine air force is
paying more attention to turkey's
unmanned combat aerial vehicles on the
grounds that the u.s congress may not
allow the philippines to have advanced
unmanned combat aerial vehicles
end.
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