Manila, Dec. 12 -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said Friday its modern and major assets played a key role in the 9th bilateral maritime cooperative activity (MCA) between the Philippines and the United States, which took place in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Dec. 9-10.

"PAF assets played a vital role in the exercise, with FA-50PH aircraft and A-29B 'Super Tucano' units conducting coordinated air operations in support of joint maritime security objectives," PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Christina Basco said in a statement.

The FA-50PH is the fastest and most modern aircraft in the PAF fleet and is capable of speeds of Mach 1.5 and could be used for air defense and a variety of other missions.

Meanwhile, the A-29B is a turboprop aircra...