The Philippine government is likely to buy Swedish-made Gripen multirole supersonic fighters for its air force, the Philippine News Agency reports.
Apart from being cheaper to purchase and less expensive to maintain, Gripen has also proved to be an excellent fighter aircraft, Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told the news agency in an exclusive interview this week.
The Philippine Air Force has been looking for more than a decade for what aircraft it would buy to replace its US-made F5A/B jet interceptors that retired in 2005 because of old age and lack of spare parts. Since the F-5s were put out of service, the Philippine Air Force has had no multirole jet fighters and although it has bought a dozen F-50 jets from South Korea, the capability of those planes is limited compared with the Gripen.
If the deal goes through, the Philippines would be the second Southeast Asian country to acquire Gripens. The Royal Thai Air Force has purchased a dozen Gripens from the Swedish aerospace company Saab. Apart from being part of the Swedish Air Force’s arsenal, Gripen is also used in the air forces of South Africa, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
A potential problem for the Philippines would be Sweden’s strict laws on the export of military materiel, which limit sales to countries where human rights are severely under threat. Seen in that context, the Philippine government could encounter obstacles because of its brutal “war on drugs,” which has claimed thousands of lives.
A United Nations report released last month also names the Philippines among the counties whose governments subject human-rights defenders and activists to “an alarming and shameful level of harsh reprisals and intimidation.”
Maisingit lang talaga ang issue ng human rights eh, no?????????????
Maisingit lang talaga ang issue ng human rights eh, no?????????????
So, talking about human rights, are they going to bomb drug lords with this? lol. Shame on you HR.n
So, talking about human rights, are they going to bomb drug lords with this? lol. Shame on you HR.n
Human rights ? Wohoho! You really are a duterte hater asia times!
Human rights ? Wohoho! You really are a duterte hater asia times!
wait wait wait…. so is thailand, czech, hungary and s. africa all that innocent with no moral issues?
wait wait wait…. so is thailand, czech, hungary and s. africa all that innocent with no moral issues?
A holes
A holes
Too much blah! blah! blah! take the Russian offer thats it
Too much blah! blah! blah! take the Russian offer thats it
I think this is what we call editorializing. Very subtle black propaganda against the current administration.
I think this is what we call editorializing. Very subtle black propaganda against the current administration.
Why UN would not sanction America wherein their Police killing those innocent black people????
If it will not materialize, i would rather chose Russian jets with no string attach and much more powerful than this Gripen.
Why UN would not sanction America wherein their Police killing those innocent black people????
If it will not materialize, i would rather chose Russian jets with no string attach and much more powerful than this Gripen.
Unless the government will use it to bomb addicts, rather than China.. lol
Unless the government will use it to bomb addicts, rather than China.. lol
My opinion to purchase JF17 Block 3. In term of speed and competibility with both western and chiness technology.
My opinion to purchase JF17 Block 3. In term of speed and competibility with both western and chiness technology.