List of equipment of the Philippine Air Force

The following is a list of current and former aircraft of the 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]
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 S-70 Poland
United States		 utility
search and rescue		 S-70i[12]
S-70A-5		 6 (+10)
1		 10 of 16 units S-70i helicopters to be delivered in 2021.[12]
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 jet trainer /
light attack		 AS-211 3[2]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy basic trainer /
light attack		 SF.260TP
SF.260FP		 11
10[2]
Cessna T-41 United States primary trainer T-41B
T-41D		 15
14
UAV
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle United States surveillance ScanEagle II 6[16][17]
Hermes 450 Israel surveillance Hermes 450 4[18]
Hermes 900 Israel surveillance Hermes 900 9[18]
Surface-to-air missile
SPYDER Israel air defense system SPYDER-ER 3 batteries Delivery of initial batch expected to start early-mid 2021.[19]

Retired aircraft
A Philippine F-8H Crusader
A 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 More than 50 units delivered starting 1947 until 1950. 40 units delivered in 1953, and another 10 units in 1955.
F-86 Sabre United States fighter F-86D / F-86F 20 / 50[20] In service 1957 - 1979 - replaced by the F-8 Crusader.[21]
Vought F-8 Crusader United States fighter F-8H 35[22] In service from 1977 to 1988.[23]
Northrop F-5 United States fighter F-5A/B 37[24] In service from 1964 to 2005.[25]
Douglas AC-47 United States ground attack / CAS 12[22] Retired from service.
OV-10 Bronco United States light attack / surveillance OV-10A/C 34 Retired from service.
Transport
Douglas C-47 United States transport 30[26] retired from service
Fokker F27 Netherlands transport / maritime patrol F27-200 2 Retired from service.
Boeing 707 United States VIP 1
BAC One-Eleven United Kingdom VIP 1 Operated from 1974 to 1984, replaced by Fokker F.28-2000.
NAMC YS-11 Japan VIP 1 One example displayed, tail no. RP-77 (c/n 2179) at Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum in Pasay City
Britten-Norman Islander United Kingdom transport 22[27] license produced by Philippine Aerospace Development Corp[28]
Cessna 210 United States light utility LC-210 4
GAF Nomad Australia transport N-22B 17
Lockheed L-100 Hercules United States transport 4
C-123 Provider United States transport C-123K 17[24] in service from 1975 to 1980[21]
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Canada utility / transport 25[24] replaced by BN-2A Islander in 1980[21]
Noorduyn Norseman Canada utility C-64A 2 Originally operated by Far East Air Transport Inc. (FEATI), transferred to the PAF in 1946, retired in 1952
Grumman HU-16 Albatross United States SAR / utility 10[20] amphibious aircraft - retired from service
Cessna 185 United States light utility 20[24] retired from service
Cessna 310 United States light utility 3[24] retired from service
Stinson L-5 Sentinel United States liaison 9 Delivered in 1945, formerly operated by the Philippine Army Air Corps until formation of the Philippine Air Force in 1947.
Cessna O-1 United States observation 10[20] retired from service
Helicopters
Sikorsky H-19 United States utility / transport 7[20] obtained in 1956 - retired from service
Bell 47 United States utility 1[20] retired from service
Bell H-13 Sioux United States utility 3 First unit entered service in 1954. Considered as the first helicopter type operated by the Philippine Air Force.
Bell 214 United States utility 2[29] retired from service
Bell 212 United States VIP 1[30] retired from service
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk United States utility S-70A-5 1
Bell UH-1 Iroquois United States utility UH-1D First 6 units delivered in 1968-1969. At least 12 reported in 1976. Replaced by UH-1H.
Sikorsky H-34 United States utility 2[31] obtained in 1965 - retired from service
MBB Bo 105 Germany utility 38[31] transferred to the Navy[32]
Sikorsky S-62 United States VIP 2[31] retired from service
Aérospatiale SA330 France VIP SA330L 2[33]
Hughes TH-55 United States training 2[20] retired from service
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 United States utility 8[20] retired from service
Sikorsky S-76 United States air ambulance S-76A 9
Trainer Aircraft
SIAI-Marchetti S.211 Italy jet trainer/ light attack AS-211 22 retire from service
Lockheed T-33 United States trainer / reconnaissance T-33/RT-33 25 / 2[20] in service from 1955 to 1970 - replace by Marchetti S.211
North American T-6 United States trainer T-6G 38[20] retired from service
North American T-28 United States trainer T-28A/D 20 / 24[20] in service from 1970 until in late 1992
Beechcraft-Fuji T-34 Japan trainer T-34B 36[20] licensed built by Fuji Industries
Boeing-Stearman Model 75 United States trainer PT-13 First aircraft delivered to the Philippine Army Air Corps after World War 2 in 1945. Was carried over to the Philippine Air Force and served until 1959. Replaced by the Beechcraft-Fuji T-34B Mentor.

See also

References
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  6. Mangosing, Frances. "First of 2 C-130 aircraft acquired by PAF from US arrives". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  7. "U.S. Delivers Two C-208B Aircraft to Philippine Air Force". US Department of Defense. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  8. Nepomuceno, Priam (September 22, 2020). "PAF's new Gulfstream G280 assigned to airlift missions". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
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  15. "Transfer of AH-1S Cobra Attack Helicopters from Jordan Project of the Philippine Air Force". PH Defense Resource. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  16. "US delivers ScanEagle UAS to Philippine Air Force". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  17. "PHL to acquire eight more ScanEagle drones from US". Businessmirror.ph. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  18. "Philippine Air Force receives full delivery of Hermes 900, Hermes 450 UAVs: report". Israel Defense. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  19. "Ground Based Air Defense System (GBADS) Acquisition Project of the Philippine Air Force". PH Defense Resource. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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