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List of equipment of the Philippine Air Force

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This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Air Force, the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that specializes in aerial warfare. Major equipment and weapon systems that are bought by the defense department should satisfy the conditions laid by the Republic Act 9184.

Aircraft

Current inventory

Two of the FA-50PH fighter jets in service
Philippine Air Force NC-212i light transport aircraft approaching Clark International Airport
Philippine Air Force S-70i Black Hawk
One of the W-3A Sokół utility helicopters in service
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
T-50 Golden Eagle South Korea light multirole / LIFT FA-50PH 12[1]
OV-10 Bronco United States light attack OV-10A/C 7[1] OV-10M standard[2]
EMB 314 Super Tucano Brazil light attack A-29B 6[1]
Transport
GAF Nomad Australia transport N22B 3[1]
CASA C-212 Indonesia transport NC-212i 2[1]
CASA C-295 Spain transport / VIP transport C-295M 4[1] 3 C-295Ws on order[3]
C-130 Hercules United States transport / airlift C-130B/H/T 4[1] 1 on order[4]
Fokker F27 Netherlands transport F27-200 1[1]
Fokker F28 Netherlands VIP transport F28-3000 1[1]
Gulfstream G280 United States VIP transport 1[5]
Turbo Commander United States utility 2[1]
Cessna 208 Caravan United States ISTAR 2[1]
Helicopters
Bell UH-1 United States utility UH-1H 13[1]
Bell 205 United States utility 205A 8[1] 2 are Huey II standard
Bell 412 United States utility / VIP transport 412EP 8[6]
PZL W-3 Poland utility / SAR 5[1]
Sikorsky UH-60 United States utility / SAR S-70i/A-5 16[7][8]
Sikorsky S-76 United States air ambulance 9[1]
AgustaWestland AW109 Italy armed scout / utility AW109E 8[1]
MD 500 United States armed scout MD 520MG 24[1]
Bell AH-1 United States attack AH-1S 2[9]
TAI T129 Turkey / Italy attack T129B 6 on order[10]
Trainer Aircraft
Cessna T-41 United States primary trainer T-41B 15[11]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy basic trainer / light attack SF.260TP 21[1]
SIAI-Marchetti S.211 Italy jet trainer / light attack AS-211 3[1]
UAV
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle United States surveillance ScanEagle II 10[12][13][14]
Hermes 450 Israel surveillance 4[15]
Hermes 900 Israel surveillance 9[15]

Munitions

A PAF FA-50PH equipped with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided bombs, AGM-65G2 Maverick AGMs, and the AIM-9L/I-1 Sidewinder AAMs
Name Origin Type Notes
Air Defense Systems
SPYDER[16] Israel Air defense system A total of 3 batteries were ordered.[17] 1 battery already delivered.
Python-5 Israel Short-range missile part of the SPYDER-ER air defense system[18]
I-Derby ER Israel Medium-range missile part of the SPYDER ER air defense system[18]
Ordnance
AIM-9L/I-1 Sidewinder United States Short-range infrared missile Fitted on the FA-50PH[19]
AGM-65G2 Maverick United States Infrared air-to-ground missile Fitted on the FA-50PH.[20]
GBU-12 Paveway II United States Laser-guided bomb A Mark 82 bomb fitted with a paveway guidance kit.[21][22]
GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II United States Dual-mode GPS and laser-guided bomb Essentially a GBU-12 Paveway II with an added GPS guidance.[21][22]
Joint Direct Attack Munition United States Precision-guided munition [23]
Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket Israel precision-guided munition Test-buy for the AW109E, AH-1S and the A-29B.[24]

Ground Based Radars

Name Origin Type In service Notes
Radars
Bendix AN/FPS-20 United States early-warning radar Sole unit used in Wallace Air Station[25]
General Electric AN/FPS-6 United States long range height finding radar Sole unit used in Wallace Air Station[25]
IAI Elta ELM-2288ER AD-STAR[26] Israel air surveillance radar 3 fixed radar systems Air Surveillance Radar Phase 1 Acquisition Project.[27]
IAI Elta ELM-2106NG ATAR Israel air surveillance radar 1 mobile radar system Freebie of the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 1 Acquisition Project.[27]
Mitsubishi Electric J/FPS-3ME Japan air surveillance radar 3 fixed radar systems Tentative delivery is in 2022.[25][28]
Mitsubishi Electric J/TPS-P14ME Japan air surveillance radar 1 mobile radar system Tentative delivery is in 2022.[25][28]

Retired aircraft

A Philippine F-8H Crusader
An F-5A at Clark Air Base
A UH-1N helicopter
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
P-51 Mustang United States fighter P-51D 103[29] obtained in 1947
F-86 Sabre United States fighter F-86D / F-86F 20

50

in service 1957 - 1979 - replaced by the F-8 Crusader[30]
Vought F-8 Crusader United States fighter F-8H 25[29] in service from 1977 to 1988.[31]
Northrop F-5 United States fighter F-5A/B 36[32] in service from 1964 to 2005[33]
OV-10 Bronco United States


light attack OV-10A/C 34 Obtain a Total of 41 from 1991 to 2004.
Douglas AC-47 United States ground attack / CAS 12[34] retired from service
Transport
GAF Nomad Australia transport N24A 31 35 total.3 still in service 1 crash.
Douglas C-47 United States transport 30[35] retired from service
Britten-Norman Islander United Kingdom transport 22[36] license produced by Philippine Aerospace Development Corp[36]
C-123 Provider United States transport C-123K 17[32] in service from 1975 to 1980[30]
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Canada utility / transport 25[32] replaced by BN-2A Islander in 1980[30]
Grumman HU-16 Albatross United States SAR / utility 10[29] amphibious aircraft - retired from service
Cessna 185 United States light utility 17[32] retired from service
Cessna 310 United States light utility 3[32] retired from service
Cessna O-1 United States observation 10[29] retired from service
Helicopters
Bell UH-1 United States utility 176 hundreds,buy from 1970 to 2015,2 Crash.76 retired,13 Remain in Active Service and 22 in Storage For Spare Parts and Reserve.
Sikorsky H-19 United States utility / transport 7[29] obtained in 1956 - retired from service
Bell 47 United States utility 1[29] retired from service
Bell 214 United States utility 2[37] retired from service
Bell 212 United States VIP 1[38] retired from service - replaced by the W-3 Sokół[39]
Sikorsky H-34 United States utility 2[40] obtained in 1965 - retired from service
MBB Bo 105 Germany utility 38[40] transferred to the Navy[41]
Sikorsky S-62 United States VIP 2[40] retired from service
Aérospatiale SA330 France VIP SA330L 2[42]
Hughes TH-55 United States training 2[29] retired from service
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 United States utility 8[29] retired from service
Trainer Aircraft
SIAI-Marchetti S.211 Italy




trainer AS-211 18 25 total,4 crash and 3 still in service.
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy trainer SF.260M/W 56 retired from service.
Lockheed T-33 United States trainer / reconnaissance T-33/RT-33 25 / 2[29] in service from 1955 to 1970 - replace by Marchetti S.211
North American T-6 United States trainer T-6G 38[29] retired from service
North American T-28 United States trainer T-28A/D 20 / 24[29] in service from 1970 until in late 1992
Beechcraft-Fuji T-34 Japan trainer T-34B 36[29] licensed built by Fuji Industries

See also

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