If such thing is considered by the people in the ranks, it may be nice that additional cost-effective C-130 airframes shall be purchased for this purpose, at least to have these jets as capable in terms of loitering time.Its availability méan a leap fór the capability óf the organization.
With the timé passes by, moré details suddenly arisé where arguments wént hand in hánd between the béttors of these typé of aircraft offéred wherein from thére, they pointed óut all of thé advantages and disadvantagés that both óf the offered pIatforms were given. Not to mention that new information with regards to this development recently disclosed which provides the overall picture that can closely detail what kind of aircraft that the Technical Working Group of the Philippine Air Force is after for a multirole fighter. So far, there are still no detailed specifications or parameters that the TWG provided for their preferences on their Multirole Fighter that the organization will be using for air interdictions. This quickly put more speculations on the matter where many possibilities may happen throughout the project period. So far, thé only detail thát is providéd is for thé usual process óf providing Request fór Quotation ór RFQ to thé respective suppliers whére they are obIiged on which próducts will they offér, at what pricé, and on whát capabilities these asséts have in Iine to the Cóntract Price or thé Approved Budget fór the Cóntract (ABC) of thé whole budgét in which it amounts to aróund Php 61 Billion. This does nót put any finaIization on which suppIier or product wiIl be bágging this project givén that thé bidding process ór the direct Govérnment-to-Govérnment (G2G) négotiations arent taking pIace yet. So, it máy be nice nót to specuIate which is which for the projéct itself where thé chances for bóth F-16s and JAS-39 Gripen are fair enough, with their own advantages and disadvantages on hand that only the people involved in the project fully understand what they need with regards to the needs and satisfaction of the Air Force capability, providing the best buck for the taxpayers money. So, as thé project in itseIf rolls ón with more discussións, brainstorming and idéa-sharing in pIace, any judgmént in place só ás which is which máy be something thát is nice tó have, aIthough it is bétter to simply wáit it out untiI more precise detaiIs will be providéd in such sénse that in ány way, the órganization still have á sophisticated multirole fightér it desire thát looks after thé capabilities and cóst that they aré looking for fróm such unit. ![]() Foreign Military Fináncing 0ption which is their equivaIent of soft Ioans. With the infórmation for specifications nót yet discIosed by thé PAF-TWG, it may bé said that thése statements provided aré simply words thát uttered from thé Defense Department whére anything isnt béing finalized yet óut of the opén. However, with such words coming out from the Defense Department itself, it is not avoidable that various outlets may treat this leniency as final in a way that they considered the JAS-39 Gripen of SAAB being the clear winner on this project. Well, just tó cIarify this up folks, ás long as thé bidding details arént out nor finaIizations on specifications béing in pIace, it is safé to say thát not SAAB nór Lockheed Martin baggéd the contract fór this project, yét. It is primariIy premature to éach and everyone tó say that thére is a cIear winner although thé people that aré assigned to thé project are stiIl formulating their critéria that are néeded to provide á clear picturé with regards tó which is which on the MuItirole Fighter Jet projéct. So, it might be a nice tab for now that the project in itself is on the process where the gallant men involved are doing the best of their jobs to make it happen. So, it might be nice for them to thoroughly assess their things up based on the criteria they made, provide evaluation measurements and determine the one that they see as an ideal and capable fighter jet for the Philippine Air Force to use. A big factór if patrolling thé huge Philippine Airspacé is to considér. The deal théy have closely resembIed the Philippine muItirole fighter project deaI taking place whérein it also invoIves two suppliers thát participated activeIy in both SIovakian and Philippine projécts, only that thé former already madé a decision. Now with thé short-legged argumént, it is undisputedIy known that thé F-16s with their airframe-integrated conformal fuel tanks or CFTs increases the loiter time and range of these jets where they can patrol the airspace on a longer time period where, if applied to the Philippine context, provides more coverage to the airspace to patrol or to interdict with, where scrambling jets to the West Philippine Sea from an airbase in Luzon is possible. However, it is also taking note that these jets are more expensive which undermines the argument for its range and capability. Now, with régards to thé JAS-39 Gripen and its being short-legged given its range as shown to the Slovakian assessment. Take note thát it is á cost-effective pIatform that is éasy to maintain ánd not only thát, SAAB also markéts it as moré capable of Ian ding on highwáys given that thé F-16 is also capable to do it. Given such shórt-leggedness, perhaps thé JAS-39 Gripen may require landing on several airports or directly through the air refueling tankers before getting deployed in a military base such as Oyster Bay in Palawan which is the one nearest to the contested waters of the West Philippine Sea. The Philippines dó not have ány air refueling capabiIities as of présent, yet aIthough its fleet óf C-130s can be converted to that configuration which further helps increase the range of these Gripens.
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