lon ▁for ▁air - to - air ▁g unn ery ▁training . ▁ ▁The ▁future ▁of ▁the ▁Ziel flug st aff el ▁ 1 2 ▁is ▁uncertain ▁on ▁the ▁one ▁hand ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁F - 5 E ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁ph ased ▁out ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 5 . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁planned ▁introduction ▁of ▁modern ▁air ▁defense ▁systems ▁under ▁the ▁design ation ▁B OD L U V 2 0 2 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁earlier ▁to ▁dis continue ▁the ▁target ▁flying ▁operation ▁with ▁the ▁PC - 9 ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁since ▁such ▁exer cis es ▁with ▁modern ▁systems ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁have ▁been ▁necessary . ▁However , ▁since ▁the ▁ ▁ST ING ER ▁and ▁the ▁medium - s ized ▁air ▁ra id ▁can non ▁system ▁ ▁O er lik on ▁ 3 5 ▁mm ▁will ▁be ▁replaced ▁later ▁than ▁expected ▁and ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁the ▁Rap ier ▁is ▁put ▁on ▁hold , ▁the ▁passing ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁PC - 9 ▁is ▁being ▁ret arded . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁rum our ▁was ▁that ▁ 4 ▁PC - 9 ▁should ▁stay ▁in ▁use ▁until ▁ 2 0 2 5 . ▁Of ▁these ▁two ▁machines ▁( C - 9 0 7 ▁and ▁C - 9 0 8 ) ▁were ▁intended ▁as ▁target ▁t ugs ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁( C - 9 1 1 ▁and ▁C - 9 1 2 ) ▁as ▁rad ar ▁j amm ers . ▁Sky news ▁No