During the Cope Thunder military exercise, the Philippine Air Force’s FA-50 light combat aircraft faced off in simulated engagements against the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptor. Despite being ...

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. This ...

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 ...

KAI had previously exported 12 FA-50s to the Air Force in a 2014 export order, which was fulfilled in 2017. One FA-50 aircraft crashed in early March during a counterinsurgency operation in ...

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).

U.S. and Philippines aircraft have been involved in a series of bilateral exercises, which this time saw FA-50 light fighters and B-1B bombers flying over the disputed Scarborough Shoal/Bajo de ...

KAI confirms that new jets will include an air-to-air refueling capability, something lacking in Manila’s existing FA-50 fleet. The new jets will eschew the existing mechanically scanned radar ...

SEOUL—Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is working to improve maintenance of the FA-50 after Poland expressed dissatisfaction with the availability of the light combat aircraft. The Polish Air ...

Korea Aerospace Industries feels that its FA-50 light combat aircraft and KF-21 fighter offer European countries a quick way to upgrade their air power capabilities.

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