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The Philippine Air Force (PAF) (Filipino: Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.Initially formed as part of the Philippine Army as the Philippine Army Air Corps (PAAC) in 1935, the PAAC eventually saw combat during World War 2 and was formally separated from the Army in 1947 as a separate service branch of the AFP under ...
This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Air Force(PAF), the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippinesthat specializes in aerial warfare. It covers active equipment, such as aircraft, ordnances, air defenses, and retired aircraft inventory. PAF has made use of its existing equipment to fulfill its mandate while modernization ...
The 710th Special Operations Wing (710th SPOW) [1] is the rapid deployment force of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), which is divided into ten-man airborne attack teams as most of its members are airborne qualified. [2] The unit works closely with the 15th Strike Wing. [3] The unit is based at Clark Air Base. [1]
The Philippine military chief condemned Saturday what he said was the provocative actions of two Chinese air force aircraft that executed a dangerous maneuver and dropped flares in the path of a ...
July 20, 2024 at 1:40 AM. By Kirsty Needham. DARWIN, Australia (Reuters) - The Philippine Air Force must ramp up pilot training if it is to buy 20 or more multi-role fighter jets as it modernises ...
July 10, 2024 at 8:33 AM. By Kirsty Needham. DARWIN, Australia (Reuters) -The Philippines Air Force arrived in northern Australia on Wednesday on its first overseas deployment in six decades for ...
Rotary-Wing Aircraft. MBB Bo 105. Germany. Utility helicopter. Bo-105. 4. t/n 203 donated by Manny V. Pangilinan, to be used to prepare for larger helicopters. t/n 224 donated by Dornier Technologies in October 2022. t/n 222 and 223 are also donated by still unidentified groups. Robinson R44. United States.
A NAMC YS-11 on display at Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum (2017) Philippines. RP-77 – YS-11A-523 at the Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum in Manila, National Capital. [66] Thailand. HS-APA YS-11A-227 at Jesada Technik Museum [citation needed] HS-KCU YS-11A-213 at Nong Khor [citation needed] United States