ily . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Philippines ▁were ▁reported ly ▁holding ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁Italy ▁for ▁the ▁possible ▁proc ure ment ▁of ▁used ▁AM X ▁aircraft ; ▁however , ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Philippines ' ▁Department ▁of ▁National ▁Def ense ▁signed ▁a ▁contract ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁FA - 5 0 ▁light ▁attack ▁aircraft ▁worth ▁P 1 8 . 9 ▁billion ▁( US $ 4 2 1 . 1 2 ▁million ). ▁ ▁Vari ants ▁ ▁AM X - T ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁development ▁of ▁a ▁two - se at ▁advanced ▁tra iner ▁variant ▁was ▁undert aken . ▁This ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁provide ▁tra ine e ▁pil ots ▁with ▁experience ▁on ▁fast ▁j ets , ▁while ▁still ▁retain ing ▁the ▁single - se ater ' s ▁attack ▁capabilities . ▁ ▁First ▁flying ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁AM X - T ▁equ ipped ▁both ▁the ▁Italian ▁and ▁Brazil ian ▁air ▁forces . ▁ ▁AM X - ATA ▁The ▁AM X ▁Advanced ▁Tra iner ▁Att ack ▁( AM X - ATA ) ▁is ▁a ▁new ▁AM X ▁two - se ater ▁multi - mission ▁attack ▁f ighter ▁developed ▁for ▁combat ▁roles ▁and ▁advanced ▁training . ▁The ▁AM X - ATA ▁incorpor ates ▁new ▁sens ors , ▁a ▁forward - looking ▁inf ra red ▁hel met - mount ed ▁display , ▁a ▁new ▁multi - mode ▁rad ar ▁for ▁air - to - air