The Pre-bid conference for the tender of the Close Air Support Aircraft acquisition project of the Philippine Air Force was done last January 11, 2017. Based on INITIAL AND UNOFFICIAL INFORMATION, it appears that the following aircraft manufacturers sent their representatives to the conference (others might be present but was not verified by the unofficial info):
Embraer - A-29B Super Tucano
Textron Aviation - AT-6 Wolverine
Korea Aerospace Industry - KA-1 Woongbi
Aero Vodochody - L-39NG
Textron AirLand - Scorpion
Textron Aviation - AT-6 Wolverine
Korea Aerospace Industry - KA-1 Woongbi
Aero Vodochody - L-39NG
Textron AirLand - Scorpion
The presence of these companies still surprises MaxDefense despite the PAF crafting the specifications very closely after the A-29B Super Tucano, which appears to be the early favourite to win the project. Several factors, including payload, onboard equipment, armouring requirements, endurance, and pool of current users affect the bid of several of the companies listed in pushing their products, which MaxDefense sees as very favourable to Embraer.
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