Philippine Air Force Horizon 2 Project
The philippine air force is being provided with php139.319 billion (around 2.73 billion usd) for their part of the Horizon 2 (2018-2022) defence plan.
There would be 16 projects under the new Horizon 2 for PAF. Some of it are:
– Maritime patrol aircraft. Probably 4 medium MPAs. C-295? CN-235?
– Surface Attack Aircraft (SAA) / Lead Fighter Trainer Aircraft (LFTA). Thia would probably be additional 12 FA-50s
– Multi-Role Fighter (MRF) Aircraft. 12 units. Gripens? Tejas? used F-16s?
– attack helicopters. 24 units. HAL Rudra? Z-19E? used AH-1Ws?
– Additional light transport. Most probably additional C-295s
– 1 air tanker. Most probably KC-130 variant.
What do you think is the best combination based on the political consideration, budget and timeframe available?
My take
– MPA. 4 C-95MPA. 200 million usd.
– SAA/LIFT. 12 FA-50. 450 million usd
– MRF. 12 F-16. With SLEP to 13,856 flying hours and general upgrades. Upgrades to F-16V only in Horizon 3. With weapons package. 750 million usd.
– attack helicopters. 24 AH-1W. 200 million usd.
Total around 1.6 billion usd, with lots to spare for other projects in horizon 2, ground radars, ground based air defence, bombs and missiles for the fighters etc.
By: Tonnyc - 28th June 2018 at 01:44
Only 41% of the funding has been secured. The rest is to be determined later.
I am quite certain that up to 50% of the $5.46 billion will be provided, but past that, who knows. Oh, the money is there, but no, the approval does not automatically imply funding. This may seem counterintuitive, but that’s politics.
By: alexz - 27th June 2018 at 11:22
Long last the horizon 2 budget is officially approved.
The total budget is 5.46 billion USD.
The navy is said to be getting 1.4 billion USD.
Looks like the air force got its 2.73 billion USD request after all.
– Surface Attack Aircraft (SAA) / Lead Fighter Trainer Aircraft (LFTA). This is confirmed to be additional 12 FA-50s
– Multi-Role Fighter (MRF) Aircraft. 12 units. Gripens? Tejas? F-16s?
Mpas, attack helis, medium helis (rumored to be the surion) still to be decided.
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January 28, 2018 at 2:12 am