Aquino says Philippines may buy brand-new non-American fighter

In an interview with Manila’s Bombo Radio, Philippine President Benigno Aquino said he may consider buying brand-new non-American fighter from “another progressive country.”

Aquino said the cost of maintaining two squadrons of second-hand F-16s from the U.S. may be too high.

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