Spokesman for the Philippine Air Force, Col. Araus Roberto Musico, told state news agency PNA that the U.S. military was impressed with the performance of the FA-50PH during exercise Balikatan 2016.
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“The combined flight exercise involved interception simulation where our FA-50 jets flew against other fighter jets acting as aggressors (two Hawker Hunters served that part) because of sophisticated navigation and detection equipment, our FA-50s were able to easily spot and intercept the aggressors with the assistance of AWACS (airborne warning and control system) serving as airborne controllers,” he added.