Manila, Feb. 19 -- Around eight Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) aircraft from its "Black Eagles" Team and four from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will be taking part in the Feb. 23 scheduled "Friendship Flight" which aims to boost interoperability between the two services and highlights the growing defense ties between the two nations.

"Based on initial coordinations, (participating aircraft) for the ROKAF are eight TA-50s (seven in arrowhead formation (with) one photo ship," PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Christina Basco told the Philippine News Agency Thursday.

In Air Force parlance, a photo ship is the aircraft tasked to film or video an aerial formation conducting drills or exercises. And for the PAF, Basco said four FA-50PHs will b...