Philippines resumes acquisition of 6 new
close air support aircraft
December 31, 2016 Ace dela Cruz
The Department of National Defense again opened
the PhP 4.9-billion Close Air Support (CAS) Aircraft acquisition project which
aims to acquire six (6) close air support aircraft for the Philippine Air
Force. This project was initiated a number of times earlier this year and in
the previous years but did not come into fruition for several reasons.
This time, the defense department scheduled the
pre-bid conference on January 11, 2017, followed by deadline of submission of
bids and opening of bids on January 27 at DND Building, in Camp Emilio
Aguinaldo in Quezon City.
Among the possible offerings are T-6 Texan II
from Beechcraft, Super Tucano from Embraer, L-39 from Elbit Systems, and KT-1
Woongbi from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI).
It is perceived that Brazilian aerospace
conglomerate Embraer’s Super Tucano is the strongest contender among the
mentioned expected bidders.
The six close air support aircraft to be
acquired will replacing/complement the Air Force’s Rockwell OV-10 “Bronco”
turboprop attack planes.
Original post: update.ph
Among the possible offerings are T-6 Texan II from Beechcraft, Super Tucano from Embraer, L-39 from Elbit Systems, and KT-1 Woongbi from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI).
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