MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ defense department sealed the order for 12 FA-50 light combat aircraft in a $700 million package with Korea Aerospace Industries, the company said in a statement released Wednesday.

The export contract includes 12 FA-50s set to arrive around 2030. The upgraded jets are capable of aerial refueling and will be installed with AESA radars.

The deal also includes an undisclosed number of air-to-ground and air-to-air weapons.

KAI had previously exported 12 FA-50s to the Air Force in a 2014 export order, which was fulfilled in 2017. One FA-50 aircraft crashed in early March during a counterinsurgency operation in Mindanao in the country’s south.

The military grounded the FA-50s immediately after the crash but lifted the order after an internal investigat

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