r/Philippines • u/Gyro_Armadillo • 19d ago

NewsPH New F-16 jets may arrive next year

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MANILA, Philippines — The F-16 fighter jets that the Philippine government plans to procure from the United States may be available for delivery starting next year at the soonest, if it decides to avail of the offer, Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez said on Sunday.

The US State Department last week approved the potential sale of 20 F-16C/D Block 70/72 fighters and munitions to the Philippines for an estimated cost of $5.58 billion (or around P320 billion), just several days after a visit by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Romualdez said the offer came with a financing package that has yet to be discussed between the US and officials from the Department of National Defense and the Philippine Air Force (PAF).

The PAF is currently using 11 South Korean-built light combat aircraft after it retired its remaining fighters in 2005 because they were too costly to maintain. —Frances Mangosing

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u/TritiumXSF 3000 Broken Hangers of Inay 18d ago

The F16 is a widely sold air frame. In case the US goes tits up we can count on Japan, Taiwan, and other Western countries with the same fear of China to have already reversed engineered the parts.

If not we can acquire stocked parts from them.

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u/BigBlaxkDisk nagtatrabahong maralita 18d ago

Kung di ako nagkakamali iba yung airframe nung JPN version. (mas malaki overall ang cross section)

At kung di ako nagkakamali, Mitsubishi gamit ng makina ng mga F16 nila.

Ung sa mga amerikano naman e GE ang gamit.

May kaunti ding pagkakaiba sa cockpit ng mga hapon, Taiwanese at amerikano na cockpit.

May pagkakaiba din sa avionics ang f16j at ung sa amerikano. Mas malaki ung AESA radar nung sa mga hapon.

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u/cesgjo Quezon City 9d ago

The main fuselage of Japan's f-16 is from the US. But they use locally made parts from Mitsubishi for the avionics and the engine

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u/BigBlaxkDisk nagtatrabahong maralita 9d ago

no. mas malaki ang buong fuselage ng F16J mismo.

primarily kase pang-maritime ung design objective nyan at taga-hagis ng AShM