I’m guessing 35 million a piece is cheap. But if they’re going against China they might be better suited to have a few submarines and a good air defense system.
BTW, as much as I personally benefited from foreign equipment sales, I’d think twice about buying American. Lately the US has played too much politics with sales. Korea or Israel is a better choice. Korea for the price conscious and Israel for high tech.
Looks kind of like the offspring of a T-38 and an F-16.
Against China, yes. But this aircraft is probably intended for use against domestic insurgents.
It probably gets great gas mileage!...................
This “trainer” will be the among the best fighters the Philippines has when delivered