Should The Philippines Buy The FA 50 Jet Fighters?

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A few days ago, the Philippine Star reported that the Philippines will be signing an Php 18.9Billion contract with Korea Aerospace Industries for the acquisition of 12 FA 50 lead-in fighters. This deal will allow the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to get back to the jet age.

How 900 Filipino Soldiers Fought 40T Chinese Troops And Won

Should armed confrontation happen (God forbid!) between the Philippines and China over the Spratly's, Scarborough Shoal and other disputed islands, it would not be the first time these two armed forces would face each other in combat.

Exactly 61 years ago, from April 22-23, 1951, 900 Filipino soldiers of the 10th Battalion Combat Team (10th BCT) of the Philippine Expeditionary Force To Korea (PEFTOK) successfully defended and threw back the numerically superior elements of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (CPVA)'s 44th Infantry Division and the North Korean People's Army (NKPA) numbering about 40,000 in non-stop fighting that drew widespread admiration --- even from the enemy.

10th BCT Soldier (source: http://theunknowngazette.blogspot.com/)