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Air Force Acquiring Fire-Control Radar for FA-50PH 17 Maret 2017 Israeli Elta EL/M-2032 fire control radar (photo : Defense Update) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is allocating some PHP82,543,000 for the acquisition of one transmitter needed for unscheduled maintenance of the fire-control radar (FCR) of one of its South Korean-made FA-50PH “Fighting Eagle” jet fighters. FA-50PHs are equipped with Israeli Elta EL/M-2032 fire control radar further developed by LIG Nex1. The money will be sourced from PAF General Appropriations Act CY 2017, said Department of National Defense Bids and Awards Committee (DND BAC) chair Assistant Secretary Josue S. Gaverza in bid bulletin posted at the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System. Winning bidder is required to deliver the parts within 540 calendar days from the receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Bidders should have completed, within the last five years, a similar contract. A pre-bid conference is scheduled on March 23, 10 a....

FA-50PH Gets P377.6 Million Worth of Support System 02 Maret 2017 Lockheed Martin T-50 Golden Eagle simulator (photo : AIN) Philippine Air Force (PAF) newly acquired Fighter Attack (FA-50PH) jets are acquiring ground based flight simulator systems worth Php 377.626 million, MaxDefense Philippines disclosed on Tuesday. With Approved Budget for Contract (ABC), the project “also includes the construction of a facility to support the system plus integrated logistics support,” the post reads. Moreover, the plan would likely include a full-motion flight simulator system according to MaxDefense. As February 22, PAF owns a total of six FA-50PH jet fighters after two more, with tail numbers 005 and 006, landed at Clark Airbase, Pampanga last week. The PAF’s 12-plane order from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is worth PHP18.9 billion. Now, only six more FA-50PHs remain to be delivered to the Philippines this year. The FA-50PHs has a top speed of Mach 1.5 or one and a half times...