00:00The joint military exercises of the Philippines and the United States have already started,
00:05where the F-A-50 jets of the Philippines were grounded for a few weeks
00:10due to the fall of a similar model in Bukidnon.
00:14The F-16 fighter jets of the United States are also included,
00:18which are the same as the ones that the Philippines will buy.
00:21Chino Gaston was selected.
00:23The U.S. and Philippine jets are eager to launch the Coke Thunder 2025 Joint Military Exercises
00:35at Clark Air Base, Pampanga.
00:37Four Philippine F-A-50 jets will be included in a week's training.
00:42But this is also an opportunity for them to see the capabilities of the 12 F-16 fighter jets brought by the United States.
00:49This is also the model that the Philippines can buy for Php 5.5 billion.
01:20Compared to the current F-A-50 fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force,
01:24the capabilities of the F-16 fighter jets of the U.S. Air Force are very large and wide.
01:31Some U.S. servicemen with Filipino blood are proud to be able to help the Philippines
01:36along with the U.S. contingent.
01:38It feels so good to wear our uniform here in the country we grew up in.
01:46We are proud to be a part of the U.S. and the Philippines that have been protected before.
01:53The pilots from Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Japan are also proud to be observers.
01:59The Philippine Air Force approved the launch of the F-A-50 fighter jets
02:04to be included in the Coke Thunder exercises a few days after the aircraft incident investigation
02:10of the F-A-50 fighter jet that crashed in Bukidnon last month.
02:14For GMA Integrated News, who spent 24 hours?
