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Black Eagles aerobatic team to join air shows in Singapore, Philippines

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Black Eagles aerobatic team demonstrates acrobatic flights in Sungnam, Gyeonggi Province, in this Oct. 22, 2023 file photo. Yonhap

Black Eagles aerobatic team demonstrates acrobatic flights in Sungnam, Gyeonggi Province, in this Oct. 22, 2023 file photo. Yonhap

Korea's Black Eagles aerobatic team plans to participate in air shows in Singapore in February and the Philippines the next month, the Air Force said Tuesday.

The team will perform at the Singapore Airshow, a biennial air show to be held at Singapore Changi Airport from Feb. 20-25.

It will then join an air show to be held at Clark International Airport in the Philippines from March 3-5, which was arranged to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the forging of bilateral diplomatic ties.

During the bilateral event, the Black Eagles plan to perform a special friendship flight alongside the Philippine Air Force's FA-50 PH aircraft, the Air Force said.

In 2014, the Philippines bought 12 FA-50 PHs from Korean Aerospace Industries.

The Air Force will dispatch nine T-50Bs and a C-130 transport aircraft for the events. They are set to depart from an air base in Wonju, 87 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Feb. 11. (Yonhap)