But prior this, Air Force pilots with high jet time and maintenance crews, will be first sent to South Korea for briefing and training.
Gazmin expects delivery of the remaining F/A-50s to be completed within two years after the delivery of the first two.
"And after the F/A-50s, we are hoping that we will soon acquire our first modern fighter aircraft," the defense chief said in Filipino.
The Philippines and South Korea signed the P18.9-billion contract for the 12 F/A-50 units last March 28.
The South Korean jet aircraft can be used to redevelop the supersonic capabilities of the PAF whose last supersonic planes, the Northrop F-5 "Tiger", was retired last 2005.
The F/A-50, as per technical specifications obtained from the Department of National Defense (DND), can carry a total of 10,500lbs of weapons including an internal 20-mm automatic cannon, two short-ranged air-to-air AIM-9 "Sidewinder" missiles and air-to-surface AGM-65 missiles for close-air support.
A guidance kit called the JDAM (joint direct attack munition) is also installed into the F/A-50, allowing it to convert unguided or "dumb bombs" into all-weather smart munitions.
These bombs are outfitted with an inertial guidance system that is tied to a global positioning system receiver to guide the deployed munition intended to precisely hit a specific target, and to minimize collateral damage.
This is the first-ever Philippine Air Force (PAF) aircraft to employ such weapons as the Northrop F-5 "Tiger" and Vought F-8 "Crusader" which are the country's first class supersonic fighters do not have the above-mentioned capabilities.
Both planes are only armed with 20mm cannons, air-to-air missiles and unguided bombs and rockets.
The Philippines retired its F-8 fleet sometime in 1990 due to maintenance costs.
Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI)'s F/A-50 has a top speed of Mach 1.5 or one and half times the speed of sound.
The F/A-50 will act as the country's interim fighter until the Philippines get enough experience of operating fast jet assets and money to fund the acquisition of more capable fighter aircraft.
The F/A-50 design is largely derived from the F-16 "Fighting Falcon", and they have many similarities: use of a single engine, speed, size, cost, and the range of weapons.
The aircraft has a maximum speed of Mach 1.4-1.5.
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