Defense of the Republic of the Philippines

FYi...

The F35'S vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fundamental design is nearly three decades old. It is based on the Yak-141 design.

Down to the tail.nozzle that would tilt downwards, to the single engine design, to the twin tail, etc. The obvious similarities in configuration are all there. Except of course the stealth requirement of the JSF competition made neccesary a substantial redesign in the airframe, use of composite material, the gazillion lines of codes, etc.

What Lockheed gained is the knowledge of how the Yak-141's VTOL/STOL system worked. Then they basically improved upon a design which the Soviets couldn't make succesful, reworked what needed reworking, added what the JSF competition requirements made neccesary, and viola!

^Proof is in the pudding.

Everything at this point is pure conjecture - both from the critics of the FAP, and those who seek to defend the Frigate acquisition.

Let's see how it plays out.

Bulgaria LASA (LIGHT ARMED SURVEILLANCE ENGINEERING) has weaponized the Trush 510G.

Glass Cockpit, large tactical displays, an Airborne Technologies TR POD under the fuselage, 6 hardpoints, HUD, Russian weapons including the 23mm cannon found on the HIND D, encased in a weapons pod, 50mm rocket pods also found on the HIND D.

ISR and Airborne LINX package from Airborne Technologies GmBH. NVG Compatible Armored cockpit

Plus a 14hr loiter time, Can operate from rough, unimproved runways.

http://lasaeng.eu/products-t_bird

Collectively, the EU poured about 200M PHP easily in into the Mindanao region, starting with relief efforts of around 116M for households displaced following the Zamboanga City Seige, as well as ongoing fighting thereafter. As of 2016, another 40M PHP to ensure kids can get education access despite being relocated, displaced or otherwise unable to access schools due to regional violence. Whether or not people agreed with who it came from, those grants were helping contribute to stability operations and mitigate communities falling further into insurgency influence.

And what came of it? Was it really  used towards its stated purpose?

It only mitigates what you said it did IF ONLY.

horge discussed the possibility in the defunct forum.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/986541

MANILA, May 10 -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has allocated PHP14.3 million for the installation of multi-function display and spares needed for the maintenance of the navigation system of one of its three SIAI-Marchetti S-211 jet trainers.

This was bared by PAF bids and awards chief Brig. Gen. Nicolas Parilla in an bid bulletin posted at the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System website.

Longer range, better performance because of turboprop engines, pressurization to fly higher. They are stripped of any surveillance equipment, so another case of FFBNW.

What surveillance equipment where they equipped with? What were stripped?

But will it break down as often as the real thing?

Was that an independence class matter? IIRC, this.class.had corrosion as its main concern. Breaking down is a Freedom class problem.

Thank you, Manokski.

Is this a separate rwr from I presume the plane already comes with?