The FA-50 went missing during night anti-insurgency operations with other aircraft in the south of the country, with special forces locating the wreckage and the deceased pilots two days later. A ...

During Exercise Cope Thunder, a Philippine Air Force FA-50 reportedly scored a simulated "kill" against a U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor, one of the most advanced fighter jets in the world.

In a bilateral exercise, two U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers flew with two PAF (Philippine Air Force) FA-50 fighters over the West Philippine Sea on Feb. 4, 2025.

The contract calls for delivery of the 12 aircraft by June 2030, KAI added. The new batch will augment an existing batch of 11 FA-50PH aircraft in service with the Philippines Air Force (PAF).

The FA-50 and the missile were also subject to environmental tests. These entailed measuring the in-flight instrumentation environment, such as vibration, temperature, and acceleration.

Lockheed says that the pods used by both the F-16 and FA-50 can be “quickly upgraded” to the more advanced Sniper Networked Targeting Pod. Poland operates 12 FA-50GFs, which are in a ...

EADS is the junior partner in a consortium headed by U.S. defense company Northrop Grumman that was chosen a month ago over Boeing to supply the U.S. Air Force with 179 refueling aircraft.