List of aircraft of the Philippine Air Force
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The following is a list of current and former aircraft of the Philippine Air Force, which includes planned or expected acquisitions in the future.
Contents
Current Aircraft Inventory
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Active | Orders | Notes |
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Combat Aircraft | ||||||
KAI FA-50 Fighting Eagle | ![]() |
Light fighter / Lead-in fighter trainer | FA-50PH | 2 | 10[1] | Contract signed in March 2014.[2] The first two FA-50s were delivered in November 2015.[1] Deliveries are to finish in 2017.[3] |
SIAI-Marchetti S.211 | ![]() |
Light attack aircraft / Basic jet trainer | AS-211 | 3[4] | - | Locally upgraded to AS-211 "Warrior" standard to do air-to-ground missions. 11 more airframes stored,[5] 3 more planned for reactivation.[6] |
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco | ![]() |
Light attack aircraft / Surveillance aircraft | OV-10A
OV-10C OV-10M (SLEP) |
10[7] | - | First 24 ex-US OV-10A delivered in 1991 to 1992,[8] almost 10 years since the type was requested from the US government. Some OV-10A were upgraded to OV-10M (SLEP) with four-bladed propellers.[9] Eight OV-10Cs provided by Thailand in 2003 and 2004.[10][8] |
Alenia Aermacchi SF-260 | ![]() |
Light attack aircraft | SF-260TP | 10[7] | - | configured for light attack. |
Surveillance & Special Mission Aircraft | ||||||
Fokker F27 Friendship | ![]() |
Maritime patrol aircraft | F27-200MAR | 1 | - | one of three ordered in the 1980s, other two written-off. Radome removed. |
Rockwell International Turbo Commander | ![]() |
Surveillance aircraft | 690A | 1[7] | - | |
Cessna 210 Centurion | ![]() |
Light utility aircraft | LC-210 | 1 | - | rain-making aircraft[11] |
Transport Aircraft | ||||||
Lockheed C-130 Hercules | ![]() |
Heavy tactical transport | C-130B
C-130H C-130T |
1[11]
2 1 |
-
- 1[12] |
Total 3 in service,[13] H model t/n 4726 & 4704, and B model t/n 3633.[11] 6 more C-130B & L-100-20 stored. Two ordered C-130Ts from the US will be delivered by early 2016.[12] |
EADS CASA C-295 | ![]() |
Medium tactical transport | C-295M | 3[14] | 0 | Contract signed on February 28, 2014.[15] 1 aircraft commissioned on March 30, 2015,[16] another one on December 5, 2015, and the last one on January 22, 2016.[17] |
Fokker F27 Friendship | ![]() |
VIP transport
Medium tactical transport |
F27-200
F27-500F |
1
1 |
- | |
Fokker F28 Fellowship | ![]() |
VIP Transport | F28-3000 | 1[18] | - | Acquired in 1980.[19] |
GAF Nomad | ![]() |
Light utility transport | N.22B
N.22C |
2[20]
1 |
- | |
IAe NC-212 Aviocar | ![]() |
Light utility transport | NC-212i | - | 2 | on order, expected delivery by early 2016. |
Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
Alenia Aermacchi SF-260 | ![]() |
Light attack aircraft
Primary trainer |
SF-260MP
SF-260MZ SF-260FH |
8[7]
2 17 |
- | 8 older "MP", 2 "MZ", & 18 new units "FH" as of 2012.[21] 2 "MZ" are ex-Zambian Air Force models rebuilt by Aerotech Philippines and donated to the PAF.[22][23] 1 "FH" model crashed on 31 Jan 2015.[24] |
Cessna T-41 Mescalero | ![]() |
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.[8] 15 ex-ROKAF T-41B from South Korea were added in 2009[25] |
Helicopters | ||||||
AgustaWestland AW109 | ![]() |
Armed scout helicopter | AW109E Power | 8[26] | - | 8 armed variants ordered.[27] 2 arrived in December 2014,[28] and commissioned on August 17, 2015.[26] 6 more units commissioned on December 5, 2015, completing the entire order. |
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender | ![]() |
Armed scout Helicopter | MD-520MG | 25[7] | - | First 22 units delivered in 1990 to 1991, plus additional orders delivered 6 more in 1992 to 1993 and 5 more in 1994 to 1995.[8] |
PZL W-3 Sokół | ![]() |
SAR / Combat SAR helicopter | W-3A | 7[29] | - | 8 delivered in 2012 to 2013, initially operated by the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing as combat utility helicopters, but was transferred to the 505th Search and Rescue Group to become Search & Rescue helicopters.[30] 8 acquired, one crashed in 2014 and is currently undergoing repairs. |
Sikorsky S-76 | ![]() |
Air ambulance
Combat SAR helicopter |
S-76A
AUH-76A |
10[7] | - | The PAF originally received 17 aircraft, composed of 12 AUH-76A gunships, 3 S-76A SAR variants, and 2 S-76A VIP variants. All SAR and VIP variants converted to gunships.[31] Several AUH-76A were re-converted back to Air Ambulance configuration starting in 2014. |
Bell 205 | ![]() |
Search and Rescue helicopter | 205A-1 | 8[7] | - | 15 units delivered in 1983.[8] |
Bell UH-1 Iroquois | ![]() |
Combat utility helicopter | UH-1H
UH-1HP Huey II |
40[32]
2 |
-
1 |
More that 150 UH-1H received by the PAF starting in 1970.[8] Non-working units stored either waiting for reactivation or cannibalized as spares. PAF acquired license and was able to upgrade 3 units into Huey IIs in 2005. 46 units were counted to have been received by the PAF since the year 2000,[8] although several expected to be not operational. Huey II t/n 662 being recovered back to service after crashing in 2011.[33] |
Dornier-Bell UH-1 Iroquois | ![]() |
Combat utility helicopter | UH-1D[34]
UH-1D "Super Delta" |
6[35]
4 |
Only 7 out of 21 delivered as of 2015, contract terminated with supplier due to delivery delays.[36]1 unit lost in November 2015. 4 more UH-1D in Super Delta configuration were commissioned to the PAF on January 22, 2016. | |
Bell 412 | ![]() |
Combat utility helicopter
VIP transport VIP transport |
412EP-CUH
412EP 412HP[37] |
5[26]
6[26][37] 2[37] |
-
- - |
PAF originally received 2 Bell 412HP in March 1994 (t/n RP-1998 and -2000), and 4 Bell 412EP in July 1996 (t/n RP-1896, -1898, -1946, and -1986) configured as VIP helicopters for the Presidential Airlift Wing,[38] still unconfirmed if all were leased[39] or owned by PAF. Bell 412EP with t/n RP-1946 crashed in 2009.[40]
8 new Bell 412EP were ordered in March 2014,[41] in which 5 will be configured as combat utility helicopters, while 3 were in VVIP configuration but are to be reconfigured to combat utility helicopters after APEC.[42] All 8 were commissioned on August 17, 2015.[26] |
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | ![]() |
VIP transport | S-70A-5[43] | 1 | - | 2 delivered in 1983-1984 (t/n 738 and 739), but 1 crashed & written-off (t/n 738) in May 1992.[44] |
Former aircraft inventory
Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Number Acquired | Notes |
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Combat Aircraft | |||||
Vought F-8 Crusader | United States | Air superiority fighter / Interceptor aircraft | F-8H | 35 | Acquired in 1977 from ex-US Navy stocks, 25 refurbished by Vought and 10 used as spare parts.[45] Assigned with the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Modifications were made in 1984. Most aircraft were stored starting January 1988, with only a few kept flying, and was finally withdrawn in 1991 after suffering irreparable damage from Mt. Pinatubo's 1991 eruption.[46] 5 major accidents recorded resulting to loss of 2 pilots. |
Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter | United States | Fighter Bomber | F-5A
F-5B |
37[47] | First acquired in 1964, with 19 new F-5A and 3 new F-5B from the US as part of US Military Assistance Program.[8] Upgraded in the 1970s to carry AN/APQ-153 radars. 4 more received from Taiwan in 1989, and 10 more from South Korea and Jordan in the 1990s. The 10 remaining F-5A/Bs were decommissioned in a ceremony in September 2005[47] |
North American F-86 Sabre | United States | Fighter Bomber | F-86F | 60 | First 30 aircraft received on 31 August 1957, another 10 in July 1958. Remaining aircraft were retired stating 1978 until 1979 after being replaced by the Vought F-8H Crusader with the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron.[48] |
North American F-86D Sabredog | United States | Air superiority fighter / Interceptor aircraft | F-86D Sabredog | 20 | Delivered in 1960 to 1961 as part of US Military Assistance Program.[8] Assigned as a night and weather interceptor capitalizing on built-in radar not found on the F-86F. |
North American P-51 Mustang | United States | Fighter bomber | P-51D | 103 | More than 50 units delivered starting 1947 until 1950. 40 units delivered in 1953, and another 10 units in 1955.[8] |
Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft | |||||
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 | Italy | Trainer / Light strike aircraft | SF.260MP
SF.260WP Warrior |
30
16 |
First entered service in 1973, completed delivery by 1974.[8] Acquired as an addition to the T-28A (trainer) and AT-28D Trojans (light attack). Replaced by SF-260TP in the early 1990s, although several SF.260MP still operational until finally retired in 2011 upon arrival of new SF-260FH. Some SF.260WP light attack aircraft were reportedly sold to Burkina-Faso via Belgium. |
North American T-28 Trojan | United States | Trainer / Light strike aircraft | T-28A
AT-28D |
20
24 |
First 20 T-28A trainer aircraft delivered in 1959-1960. 20 AT-28D attack version delivered in 1970-1971, another 4 AT-28D in 1972. Replaced by the OV-10A Bronco and retired in late 1992.[8] |
Beechcraft-Fuji T-34 Mentor | United States / Japan | Trainer | T-34B | 36 | Acquired from Japan in 1958-1959 as part of War Reparations Program. Phased-out of the training curriculum in 1968, several were modified with more powerful engines and used as liaison aircraft into the 1970s. |
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star | United States | Jet Trainer Reconnaissance aircraft |
T-33A
RT-33A |
25
2 |
First 13 units entered service in 1955 from Japan, 5 more delivered between 1962 to 1965.[8] 7 more units passed by the US in 1988 following their retirement from the US Air Force at Clark Air Base.[49] Replaced by SIAI-Marchetti S.211 and retired in the mid 1990s. 2 RT-33A acquired in 1970.[8] |
North American T-6 Texan | United States | Trainer | T-6G | 38 | Delivered in 1955-1956 as part of US Mutual Defense Assistance Program. |
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. | |
Transport and Utility aircraft | |||||
Douglas AC-47 Spooky | United States | Close air support aircraft | - | 11 | Delivered in 1973.[8] |
Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander | United Kingdom / Philippines | Military transport aircraft | BN-2A | 22[50] | Produced in the Philippines by Philippine Aerospace Development Corp., first unit received in March 1976, second in April 1978, and the rest between 1980-1981.[48] Some where used as liaison assets, and at least 1 was assigned with the 15th Strike Wing. Several units were transferred to the Philippine Navy, and others sold to the civilian market. |
Fairchild C-123 Provider | United States | Military transport aircraft | C-123K | 17 | 10 ordered in 1972, delivered on 1973-1974. Additional 7 transferred to PAF in 1975.[8] Gradual retirement started in 1980 due to lack of spares,[48] although the type was withdrawn from service in 1982. |
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | Canada | Utility aircraft | L-20A Beaver | 25 | 15 units delivered in 1963 as part of US Military Assistance Program, and another 10 units delivered in 1973.[8] 18 units were reported active in 1979.[51] Replaced by the BN-2A Islander.[48] |
Cessna 185 Skywagon | United States | Utility aircraft | U-17A
U-17B |
20 | First unit delivered in 1962, 6 more in 1964, and 13 more between 1965 to 1971.[8] Replaced by the BN-2A Islander |
Cessna 0-1/L-19 Bird Dog | United States | Utility aircraft | 10 | First 2 units delivered in 1962, another 8 units delivered in 1963.[8] | |
Cessna 310 | United States | Light utility aircraft | 310K | 4 | First 3 units delivered in 1958.[8] Last operational aircraft retired in 1993. |
Grumman HU-16 Albatross | United States | SAR / Seaplane utility aircraft | HU-16A
HU-16B HU-16D HU-16E |
13[52] | First 4 HU-16A units delivered in 1957 as part of US Military Assistance Program. Another 6 units delivered in 1976-1977 to replace older units.[8] Officially retired from PAF service in 1987. |
Douglas C-47 Skytrain | United States | Military transport aircraft | - | 55 | Majority delivered in 1945 to the Philippine Army Air Corps and carried over to the Philippine Air Force. Additional 2 units delivered in 1951.[8] At least 30 were reported as operational in 1976.[53] Reported as withdrawn from use by 1991.[54] |
Noorduyn C-64 Norseman | Canada | Utility aircraft | C-64A | 2 | Originally operated by Far East Air Transport Inc. (FEATI), transferred to the PAF in 1946, retired in 1952 |
Stinson L-5 Sentinel | United States | Liaison aircraft | ? | 9 | Delivered in 1945, formerly operated by the Philippine Army Air Corps until formation of the Philippine Air Force in 1947. |
Fixed Wing Presidential Aircraft | |||||
Lockheed JetStar | United States | VIP transport | L-1329 Jetstar-731 | 1 | Owned by the Office of the President, operated by the PAF. Acquired 2nd hand in 1975, sold-off in 1978.[55] |
Boeing 707 | United States | VIP transport | ? | 1 | |
BAC One-Eleven | United Kingdom | VIP transport | ? | 1 | Operated from 1974 to 1984, replaced by Fokker F.28-2000 |
NAMC YS-11 | Japan | VIP transport | ? | 4 | One example displayed, tail no. RP-77 (c/n 2179) at Philippine Air Force Aerospace Museum in Pasay City |
Helicopters | |||||
Bell 214 | United States | VIP helicopter | 214ST | 2 | Replaced by Bell 412EP, relegated to secondary duties before retired. |
Bell 212 | United States | VIP helicopter | ? | 1 | C/N 30788, Tail No. RP-C1788. Replaced by Bell 412HP, relegated to secondary duties before retired. |
MBB BO-105 | Germany | Gunship / Utility helicopter / SAR Helicopter | BO-105C | 11 | Assembled by the Philippine Aerospace Development Corporartion (PADC), first entered service in the 1970s. Gunships were installed with rack-mounted rocket launchers. Retired from service in the late 1980s in favor of more UH-1H, and remaining aircraft were distributed to different government agencies and to the Philippine Navy in 1994.[56] |
Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma | France | VIP helicopter | SA 330L[57] | 2 | Acquired in 1979 by the Central Bank of the Philippines.[19] Tail No. RP-C752 (c/n 1562), and Tail No. RP-C753 (c/n 1570). Nicknamed "Jonty" and "Giggy", respectively during the term of Pres. Corazon Aquino, after her grandchilden. Sold in the late 1990s and replaced by Bell 412EP. RP-C752's airframe was last seen in Taylor Airport, Texas in 2003.[58] RP-C753 last operated by Billings Air Services in Montana, USA.[59] |
Hughes TH-55 Osage | United States | Trainer helicopter | 2 | Delivered in 1968 to 1969.[8] | |
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | United States | Utility helicopter | FH-1100 | 8[53] | Delivered in 1967.[8] |
Bell UH-1 Iroquois | United States | Combat utility helicopter | UH-1D | First 6 units delivered in 1968-1969.[8] At least 12 reported in 1976.[53] Replaced by UH-1H. | |
Bell 47 | United States | Utility helicopter | Bell 47D | At least 1 reported in 1968 and 1971.[60][61] | |
Sikorsky S-62 | United States
Japan |
Utility helicopter
VIP helicopter |
S-62A
S-62J |
1[62]
2[63] |
S-62A delivered in 1962,[8] and 2 Mitsubishi-built units supplied by Japan later on. Replaced by the SA 330 Puma, although 1 was reported operational until 1982.[64] |
Sikorsky H-34 | United States | SAR Helicopter | UH-34D Seahorse | 3 | First 2 with tail no. 131 (C/N 58-1769) and tail no. 132 (C/N 58-1776) delivered in 1965-1966.[8][65] A 3rd one with tail no. 139 (C/N 58-1744) seen in PAF museum photos. |
Sikorsky H-19 | United States | SAR Helicopter | UH-19A Chickasaw | 7 | First 2 units delivered in 1954 as part of US Military Assistance Program, another 5 units delivered in 1957-1958.[8] At least 5 were reported active until 1976.[53] |
Bell H-13 Sioux | United States | Utility helicopter | ? | 3 | First unit entered service in 1954.[8] Considered as the first helicopter type operated by the Philippine Air Force. |
See also
- List of active military aircraft of the Philippines
- Armed Forces of the Philippines
- Department of National Defense
- Government Arsenal
- Philippine Army
- Philippine Navy
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