Manila, March 4 -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday confirmed that one of its 12 FA-50PH fighter jets was reported missing during a "tactical night operation".

"A major development in the PAF. Shortly after midnight on March 4, 2025, an FA-50 fighter jet went missing during a tactical night operation. The aircraft lost communication with the rest of the flight involved in the mission minutes before reaching the target area," Air Force spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said in a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

She added that another FA-50PH tried to reestablish contact with the missing aircraft until their return to Benito Ebuen Air Base in Mactan, Cebu, to no avail.

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