Philippine FA-50PH pilots will get to dogfight against Hawker Hunters during Balikatan 2016

This year’s Balikatan exercise will see Philippine Air Force FA-50PH pilots learning air combat maneuvers and air intercept techniques from U.S. military pilots.

FA-50PH
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To make the training more realistic, the United Sates will lease two Hawker Hunters from ATAC to act as aggressors. Two Hunters, N321AX & N322AX, were spotted transiting Atsugi, Japan on Mar. 17.