List of active military aircraft of the Philippines

The following is a list of active military aircraft of the Philippines.

Air Force
See also: Philippine Air Force

Current inventory
An FA-50PH of the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron
A W-3A Sokół of the 505th Search and Rescue Group
An S-76 search and rescue helicopter
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Combat Aircraft
KAI FA-50 South Korea light multirole FA-50PH 12[1]
OV-10 Bronco United States attack /
surveillance		 OV-10A/C 7[2] Upgraded to OV-10M standard with 4-bladed propellers
A-29 Super Tucano Brazil attack /
close air support		 A-29B 6[3]
Transport
GAF Nomad Australia transport N-22B 3[2]
CASA C-212 Indonesia transport NC-212i 2[4]
CASA C-295 Spain transport /
VIP transport		 C-295M 4[5] One (1) unit configured for VVIP
C-130 Hercules United States transport C-130B
C-130H
C-130T		 1
2 (+1)[6]
2		 1 of 2 units C-130 aircraft acquired by PAF from US arrived on January 2021.[6]
Turbo Commander United States utility 2[2]
Cessna 208 United States intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance C-208B 2[7]
Fokker F27 Netherlands transport /
maritime patrol		 1[2]
Fokker F28 Netherlands VIP transport 1[2]
Gulfstream G280 United States VIP transport 1[8]
Helicopters
Bell UH-1 United States utility UH-1H
UH-1D		 13[9]
10[10]		 12 units of UH-1H airframes in storage, in need of spare parts to be operated.[9]
3 out of 13 UH-1D crashed in three separate incidents between 2015 to 2020.[10]
Bell 205 United States utility 205A 8[2] 2 of which are Huey II standard
Bell 412 United States utility /
VIP transport		 412HP[11]
412EP[11]		 2
11		 The 250th Presidential Airlift Wing operates 2 units of 412HP and 6 units of 412EP variants.[11]
Sikorsky PZL Mielec S-70 Poland utility S-70i[12] 6 (+10) 10 of 16 units S-70i helicopters to be delivered in 2021.[12]
Sikorsky UH-60 United States search and rescue S-70A-5 1
Sikorsky S-76 United States search and rescue /
air ambulance		 S-76A 8[2]
PZL W-3 Sokół Poland search and rescue W-3A 5[13] 3 out of 8 Sokol helicopters crashed.[13]
MD 500 Defender United States armed scout 520MG 25[2]
AgustaWestland AW109 Italy armed scout AW109E Power 8[14]
Bell AH-1 Cobra United States attack AH-1S 2[15]
Trainer Aircraft
SIAI-Marchetti S.211 Italy Advanced trainer/ light attack AS-211 3[2]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy Basic Trainer/ light attack SF-260TP
SF-260MP[16]		 11
10[2]
Cessna T-41 Mescalero United States Primary Pilot Trainer T-41B
T-41D		 15
14		 First entered service in 1968 with 20 aircraft delivered from the US, 5 more were acquired in 1998, and another 2 in 2004, this amounts to 27 units in total.[17] Over the years, only 14 of the 27 Aircraft remained in service. Later in 2009, an additional fifteen aircraft of the T-41B variant came from South Korea[18][19]
UAV
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle United States Surveillance ScanEagle II 6 system (+8)[20][21]
Elbit Hermes 450 Israel Long-Endurance Surveillance Hermes 450 (+4 UAVs) 1 System[22]
Elbit Hermes 900 Israel Long-Endurance Surveillance Hermes 900 (+9 UAVs) 3 Systems[22]

Army Aviation Regiment
See also: Philippine Army
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Fixed-Wing Aircraft
Cessna 206United StatesUtility aircraftStandard1[23]
Cessna 172United StatesUtility aircraftCessna 172M2(PA-071 & PA-072) [23]
Cessna 150United StatesUtility aircraftCessna 1501(PA-911) [24]
Rotary-Wing Aircraft
Robinson R44United StatesTrainer aircraftR44 Raven II2In service, serves as a trainer aircraft for the future acquisition of helicopters in the Army. [25]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Elbit Hermes 450 Israel Medium altitude long endurance unmanned aerial system Hermes 450 4 (+1 system) Classified as Tier III UAV under US/Philippine Army designation. Each system has 4 UAVs and ground control system.[26]
Elbit Skylark 3 Israel Small long endurance UAV Skylark 3 - (+ several systems) Classified as Tier II UAV under US/Philippine Army designation. Division-level UAS. Each system has 4 UAVs and ground control system.[27]
Elbit Skylark I Israel Miniature UAV Skylark I-LEX - (+ several systems) Classified as Tier I UAV under US/Philippine Army designation. Brigade-level UAS. Each system has 4 UAVs and ground control system.[28]
Elbit Thor Israel Rotorcraft miniature UAV
DJI Phantom seriesChinaMiniature UAVPhantom 3 Professional
Phantom 4		unknownCommercial drones bought off-the-shelf by Philippine Army units.[29]
Raptor and Knight FalconPhilippinesMiniature UAV3[30]The first drone is known as Raptor and the second drone is known as Knight Falcon while a third drone is still being made.[30][31] The Raptor is smaller and has less endurance than the Knight Falcon.
See also: Philippine Navy
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Beechcraft King Air United States Maritime patrol C-90B 5 Former JMSDF trainers transferred to the Naval Air Group as Maritime patrol aircraft with 4 Units with ISR capability and 1 Unit as Cargo.
Beechcraft C-12 Huron United States Maritime patrol TC-12B - (+8) 8 units planned for acquisition, 13 total units offered by the US through Excess Defense Article (EDA) and Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programs. [32]
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander United Kingdom Maritime patrol / Light transport BN-2A 5[33] more stored awaiting re-activation. Assembled in the Philippines
Cessna 172 Skyhawk United States Maritime patrol / Light transport Cessna 172M 3
Helicopters
Leonardo AW159 Wildcat United Kingdom Anti-Submarine Warfare AW159 2 Delivered On May 7, 2019
AgustaWestland AW109 Italy Multi-purpose naval helicopter AW109E Power 5 3 out of 5 choppers are armed with FN Herstal Rocket Machine Gun Pods (FN RMPs) on both sides.[34]
MBB Bo 105 Germany Utility helicopter Bo 105C 3[33] more stored awaiting re-activation
Robinson R22 United States Training helicopter R22 Beta II[35] 2[35]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle United States Surveillance ScanEagle II 8 The Philippine Navy has received eight drones worth P710 million from the United States[36]

Coast Guard Aviation Force
See also: Philippine Coast Guard
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
Fixed-wing Aircraft
BN-2 Islander United Kingdom search and rescue BN-2A 2 Tail number: PCG–684 and PCG-251.
Helicopters
MBB Bo 105 Germany search and rescue Bo 105C 1 1 of 2 grounded.[37]
Airbus H145 Germany search and rescue H145 2[38][39] 5 more units planned to be acquired to complete the Maritime Disaster Response Helicopter Acquisition Project of the PH Coast Guard which requires 7 multirole helicopters.[38]

See also
  • List of former aircraft of the Philippine Air Force

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