Japan Air Force to deploy F-15 jets for drills with PAF

• Published date: 22 November 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will be deploying two McDonnell Douglas F-15 "Eagle" jet fighters and 60 personnel for exercises with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) from Nov. 27 to Dec. 11.

The unit-to-unit exercise will be held at Clark Air Base, Pampanga.

"Deployed units from both parties will undergo exchange programs aimed at promoting mutual understanding and defense cooperation and exchanges," the Japanese Embassy in Manila said in a statement Tuesday.

The F-15s are a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighters designed initially to meet the United States Air Force's requirement for a dedicated air superiority fighter.

It has a maximum speed of Mach 2.5 and a...