Formed 1 Jul 1947, from an earlier Army Air Corps. 
News about Philippine Air Force |
Five New S-70i Black Hawk for the Philippines
18-Aug-25 - The Philippine Air Force took delivery of an additional five Polish-made PZL-Mielec S-70i helicopters, bringing the total in the country to 15 of the 32 ordered in 2024 #Philippines
TH-73A Trainer Helicopters Approved for the Philippines
15-Apr-25 - The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) worth $120M to the Philippines for TH-73A trainer helicopters manufactured by Leonardo in Philadelphia. Although the number of aircraft was undisclosed, similar past contracts involved 26 units #Philippines
PZL Mielec Delivered Ten Black Hawks to the Philippines
16-Jan-25 - Polish PZL Mielec, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, has already delivered 10 of the 32 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters ordered by the Philippine Air Force in 2022. The PAF will operate a fleet of 47 aircraft by 2027 #Philippines
32 Additional S-70i Black Hawk for the Philippines
24-Feb-22 - Philippine Air Force (PAF) ordered 32 additional polish-made S-70i Black Hawk to be delivered by 2026. The Philippines already operates 16 of these helicopters
Philippines Received First Batch of S-70i
10-Nov-20 - Sikorsky’s PZL Mielec facility in Poland delivered the first 6 of 16 S-70i Black Hawk to the Philippine Air Force. Five were transported directly by chartered Antonov plane while the other travels by ship. The remaining 10 helicopters are expected for first quarter of 2021 #BlackHawk
Night Vision Lighting for Philippines’ Bell 412
06-Jun-19 - Texas-based REBTECH installed Night Vision Lighting on two legacy Bell 412HP of the Philippines Air Force’ Presidential Airlift Wing. The work was completed at their homebase at Villamor air base #NightVision
Hawaii Guards in Philippines for Pacific Partnership 2019
12-Apr-19 - US Navy Seabees and Hawaii Army National Guard engineering Company participated at Pacific Partnership 2019 Tacloban, Philippines #PacificPartnership
Philippine Air Force Ordered 16 Bell 412EPi
06-Feb-18 - After the experience gained with the ex-German UH-1D purchase, the Philippine Air Force announced order for 16 new Bell 412EPi during the Singapore Airshow
Eight and Final Bell 412EP Delivered to the Philippines
17-Aug-15 - Bell Helicopter announced the final delivery and acceptance of eight Bell 412EP helicopters to the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) during the flag raising ceremony at the Villamor Air Base.
Eight Bell 412EP to the Philippine Air Force
02-Apr-14 - FORT WORTH, TX – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, announced it has signed a purchase agreement with the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) for eight Bell 412EP helicopters.
Philippines signs contract for 8 A109LUH
06-Nov-13 - The Philippine Air Force signed contract for eight AgustaWestland AW109 Power light twin helicopters
First 4 W-3A delivered to Philippines Air Force
16-Feb-12 - PZL – Świdnik SA, an AgustaWestland company, is pleased to announce that the first four Sokol helicopters for the Philippine Air Force, produced in Swidnik, departed Poland Monday morning, February 13, at the start of their delivery to Manila, in the Philippines. They are the first batch of Sokols to be delivered following a contract signed in 2010. List of Units |
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