List of equipment of the Philippine Air Force

This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Air Force (PAF), the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that 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 projects are underway. The Republic Act No. 7898 declares the policy of the State to modernize the military to a level where it can effectively and fully perform its constitutional mandate to uphold the sovereignty and preserve the patrimony of the republic. The law, as amended, has set conditions that should be satisfied when the defense department procures major equipment and weapon systems for the air force.

## Aircraft

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Aircraft  | Origin  | Type  | Variant  | In service  | Notes

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Combat Aircraft
T-50 Golden Eagle | Republic of Korea | light multirole / LIFT | FA-50PH | 12[1] |
OV-10 Bronco | United States | light attack | OV-10A/C | 7[1] |
Embraer EMB 314 | Brazil | light attack  | A-29B  | 6[1] |
Reconnaissance
Cessna 208 | United States | ISR | 208B EX | 3[1][2] |
Maritime Patrol
ATR 72 | France / Italy | maritime patrol | ATR 72MP |  | 2 on order[3]
Transport
GAF Nomad | Australia | transport  | N22B | 3[1] |
PTDI NC-212 | Indonesia | transport  | NC-212i | 2[1] | 6 on order[4][5]
CASA C-295 | Spain | transport / VIP transport | C-295M/W | 7[1][6] |
C-130 Hercules | United States | tactical airlift | C-130H/T | 5[1][7][8] | 3 C-130H planned to be transferred
C-130J Super Hercules | United States | tactical airlift | C-130J-30 |  | 3 on order[1][9]
Twin Commander | United States | transport  | 690A | 2[1] |
Fokker F27 | Netherlands | transport  | F27-200/500 | 2[1] |
Fokker F28 | Netherlands | VIP transport | F28-3000 | 1[1] |
Gulfstream G280 | United States | VIP transport |  | 1[10] |
Hawker 800 | United States | VIP transport | 800XP | 1[11] |
Helicopters
Bell UH-1 | United States | utility  | UH-1D/H | 23[1] |
Bell 205 | United States | utility / SAR | 205A | 8[1] | 2 are Huey II standard[citation needed]
Bell 412 | United States | utility / VIP transport | 412EP/HP | 13[12] | 8 412EPX on order[13][14]
PZL W-3 | Poland | utility / SAR | W-3A | 5[1] |
Sikorsky UH-60 | United States | utility / SAR | S-70i/A-5 | 21[1][15] | 27 S-70i on order[16]
Sikorsky S-76 | United States | air ambulance | S-76A | 9[1] |
MD 500 Defender | United States | light attack | MD 520MG | 24[1] |
AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | armed scout / utility  | AW109E | 8[1] |
Bell AH-1 | United States | attack  | AH-1F | 2[1] |
TAI T129 | Turkey | attack  | T129B | 6[1] |
Trainer Aircraft
Cessna T-41 | United States | primary trainer  | T-41B | 15[citation needed] |
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 | Italy | basic trainer / light attack  | SF-260F/MP/TP | 19[1] |
SIAI-Marchetti S.211 | Italy | jet trainer / light attack  | AS-211 | 3[1] |
UAV
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle | United States | surveillance | ScanEagle II | 10[17][18] |
Hermes 450 | Israel | surveillance  |  | 4[19] |
Hermes 900 | Israel | surveillance  |  | 8[19][20] |

## Air defense equipment

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Model  | Origin  | Type  | Notes

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Surface-to-Air Missile System
SPYDER | Israel  | Surface-to-air missile system  | Two batteries were inducted into service in November 2022. One more battery is expected to be delivered in 2023. Each battery has 3 Missile Firing Units.[21][22] Mounted on board Tatra T815-7 truck chassis.[23]
Anti-aircraft guns
M39 cannon | United States  | Revolver cannon | towed anti-aircraft gun taken from the PAF's retired Northrop F-5 fighters.
Ground-based Radar
IAI Elta ELM-2288ER AD-STAR  | Israel  | Air surveillance radar | 3 fixed radar systems were delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 1 Project.[24] Installed at Paredes Air Station, Gozar Air Station, and Mount Salakot Air Station.[25]
IAI Elta ELM-2106NG ATAR | Israel  | Air surveillance radar | 1 mobile radar system delivered free under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 1 Project.[24]
Mitsubishi Electric J/FPS-3ME  | Japan | Air surveillance radar | 3 fixed radar systems to be delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 2 Project.[26][27][28] The first unit was fully delivered in October 2023.[29] The first unit was turned over to the PAF on 20 December 2023, replacing the General Electric AN/FPS-6 installed at the Wallace Air Station.[30][31]
Mitsubishi Electric J/TPS-P14ME  | Japan  | Air surveillance radar | 1 mobile radar system delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 2 Project.[26][28] Mounted on board a Mitsubishi Fuso Canter chassis.[32][33]

## Armored vehicles

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Model  | Origin  | Type  | Variant  | In service  | Notes

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Armored personnel carriers
Cadillac Gage Commando 4×4 | United States | Armoured personnel carrier | V-150  | unknown  | Used for base defense[34]

## Ordnance

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Air-to-air missile
AIM-9L/I-1 Sidewinder | United States | Short-range infrared missile | Mounted on the FA-50PH[35]
Air-to-surface missile and precision-guided munition
AGM-65G2 Maverick | United States  | Infrared air-to-ground missile | Mounted on the FA-50PH[35]
Roketsan Cirit | Turkey | Air-to-surface, anti-armor missile  | Mounted on the T129B[36][37]
Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket | Israel  | Precision-guided munition | Test-buy for the AW109E, AH-1S and the A-29B.[38][39]
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System | United States  | Precision-guided munition | [39][40]
Surface-to-air missile
I-Derby MR | Israel  | Medium-range missile  | Used by the SPYDER-MR air defense system[22][23]
General-purpose bombs and rockets
Joint Direct Attack Munition | United States  | Precision-guided munition | [41]
GBU-12 Paveway II | United States  | Laser-guided bomb  | A Mark 82 bomb fitted with a paveway guidance kit.[42][43]
GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II | United States  | Dual-mode GPS and laser-guided bomb  | A GBU-12 Paveway II with an added GPS guidance.[42][43]
Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket | United States  | Air-to-ground rocket  |
Hydra 70 | United States  | Air-to-ground rocket  |
Zuni | United States  | Air-to-ground rocket  |
Mark 80 series | United States  | General-purpose bomb |

## Gallery

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* A PAF FA-50PH equipped with GBU-12 Paveway II laser guided bombs, AGM-65G2 Maverick AGMs, and the AIM-9L/I-1 Sidewinder AAMs

* Two PAF's FA-50PH fighter jets

* PAF EMB 314 Super Tucano

* A PAF OV-10M Bronco

* A PAF T129B ATAK

* A PAF AH-1S Cobra, with a trio of Cessna T-41 Mescalero in the background

* A PZL W-3 Sokół of the 505th Search and Rescue Group

* PAF S-70i Black Hawk

* A CASA NC-212i light transport aircraft approaching Clark International Airport

* A pair of Lockheed C-130 Hercules at Villamor Air Base

* Philippine Air Force SPYDER medium range air defence system

* A M39 cannon platform being towed by a Kia KM450 light truck

## Retired aircraft

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A Philippine F-8H Crusader A F-5A at Clark Air Base A UH-1N helicopter Aircraft  | Origin  | Type  | Variant  | In service  | Notes

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Combat Aircraft
P-51 Mustang | United States  | Fighter  | P-51D | 103[44] | in service from 1947-1980s.
F-86 Sabre | United States  | Fighter | F-86D / F-86F | 20 / 50[45] | in service 1957 - 1979 - replaced by the F-8 Crusader[46]
Vought F-8 Crusader | United States  | Fighter  | F-8H | 25[47] | in service from 1977 to 1988.[48]
Northrop F-5 | United States  | Fighter  | F-5A/B | 37[47] | in service from 1965 to 2005[49]
Douglas AC-47 | United States  | Ground attack / CAS |  | 12[50] | retired from service
Transport
Douglas C-47 | United States | Transport  |  | 30[51] | retired from service
Britten-Norman Islander | United Kingdom | Transport  |  | 22[52] | licensed, produced by PADC[52]
C-123 Provider | United States  | Transport  | C-123K | 17[47] | in service from 1975 to 1980[46]
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 | Canada | Utility / Transport  |  | 25[47] | replaced by the BN-2A Islander in 1980[46]
Grumman HU-16 Albatross | United States  | SAR / Utility  |  | 10[47] | amphibious aircraft \- retired from service
Cessna 185 | United States  | Light utility  |  | 17[47] | retired from service
Cessna 310 | United States  | Light utility  |  | 3[47] | retired from service
Cessna O-1 | United States  | Observation |  | 10[47] | retired from service
Turbo Commander | United States | Utility  | 690A | 2  | retired from service
Helicopters
Sikorsky H-19 | United States  | Utility / Transport  |  | 7[47] | obtained in 1956 - retired from service
Bell 47 | United States  | Utility  |  | 1[47] | retired from service
Bell 214 | United States  | Utility  |  | 2[53] | retired from service
Bell 212 | United States | VIP |  | 1[53] | retired from service - replaced by the W-3 Sokół[54]
Sikorsky H-34 | United States  | Utility  |  | 2[55] | obtained in 1965 - retired from service
MBB Bo 105 | Germany | Utility  |  | 38[55] | transferred to the Navy[56]
Sikorsky S-62 | United States  | VIP |  | 2[55] | retired from service
Aérospatiale SA330 | France | Utility | SA330L | 2[57] |
Hughes TH-55 | United States  | Trainer  |  | 2[47] | retired from service
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | United States  | Utility  |  | 8[47] | retired from service
Trainer Aircraft
Lockheed T-33 | United States  | Trainer / Reconnaissance | T-33/RT-33  | 25 / 2[47] | in service from 1955 to 1970 - replaced by the Marchetti S.211
North American T-6 | United States  | Trainer  | T-6G | 38[47] | retired from service
North American T-28 | United States  | Trainer  | T-28A/D | 20 / 24[47] | in service from 1970 until late 1992
Beechcraft T-34 | Japan | Trainer  | T-34B  | 36[47] | licensed, built by Fuji Industries

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### Bibliography

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* Dorr, Robert F. F-86 Sabre Jet: History of the Sabre and FJ Fury. St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks International Publishers, 1993. ISBN 0-87938-748-3.
* Gunston, Bill. Aerei della seconda guerra mondiale (in Italian). Milan: Peruzzo editore, 1984. No ISBN.

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