PAF recommends acquisition of 12 more S. Korean-made jet fighters

A PROPOSAL to acquire an additional 12 South Korean-made FA-50 jet fighters was submitted to the Department of National Defense (DND) in a bid to enhance the country's defense capabilities.

PH Air Force gets 2 more T-129 attack helicopters

PAF T-129 ATAK HELICOPTER (paf.mil.ph)

THE PHILIPPINE Air Force (PAF) has formally received two more Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) T-129 'Atak' helicopters.

New reconnaissance plane to help secure PH maritime domains

RECONNAISSANCE PLANE. The United States turns over a Cessna C-208B Grand Caravan surveillance aircraft to the Philippine Air Force at Clark Air Base, Mabalacat, Pampanga Tuesday (Sept. 19, 2023). The AFP said the aircraft would greatly enhance its capabilities to secure the country's vast maritime territories. (Photo courtesy of Bea Bernardo, PTV)

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THE BRAND-new Cessna C-208B Grand Caravan intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft donated by the United States to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) would greatly enhance the military's capabilities to secure the country's vast maritime territories, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Tuesday.

PH, US jets conduct dogfight, AIMT drills over Visayas, Mindanao

FILIPINO AND American military aircraft conducted air combat and maritime interdiction tactics over the skies of Visayas and Mindanao as part of the aerial exercises of Cope Thunder 2023-2.

AFP modernization key in safeguarding maritime territory: PBBM

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday lauded the flight maneuver skills of Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots, emphasizing the need to continue modernizing and improving the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) military capabilities to effectively safeguard the country’s maritime territory.

Marcos: C-295 aircraft to boost PH defense capabilities

PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday led the acceptance and turnover of the last of three C-295 Medium Lift Aircraft units acquired by the Philippines from Spain, saying these planes are expected to boost the country’s defense capabilities.

6 'Super Tucano' attack planes now operational: PAF

THE PHILIPPINE Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday said all of its six Embraer A-29B "Super Tucano" attack aircraft are now fully operational.