List of equipment of the Philippine Air Force

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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.

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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

AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Combat Aircraft
T-50 Golden Eagle Republic of Korea light multirole / LIFT FA-50PH 11 [1] 12 on order [2]
Embraer EMB 314 Brazil light attackA-29B6 [3] 6 on order [4]
Reconnaissance
Cessna 208 United States ISR 208B EX 4 [3] [5]
Maritime Patrol
ATR 72 France / Italy maritime patrol ATR 72MP 11 on order [6]
Transport
GAF Nomad Australia transport N22B 3 [3]
PTDI NC-212 Indonesia transport NC-212i 2 [3] 6 on order [7] [8]
CASA C-295 Spain transport / VIP transport C-295M/W 8 [3] [9]
C-130 Hercules United States tactical airlift C-130B/H/T 5 [3] [10] [11] 3 C-130H planned to be transferred
C-130J Super Hercules United States tactical airlift C-130J-30 3 on order [3] [12]
Twin Commander United States transport 690A 2 [3]
Fokker F27 Netherlands transport F27-200/500 2 [3]
Fokker F28 Netherlands VIP transport F28-3000 1 [3]
Gulfstream G280 United States VIP transport 1 [13]
Hawker 800 United States VIP transport 800XP 1 [14]
Helicopters
Bell UH-1 United States utility UH-1D/H 23 [3]
Bell 205 United States utility / SAR 205A 8 [3] 2 are Huey II standard[ citation needed ]
Bell 412 United States utility / VIP transport 412EP/HP 13 [15] 8 412EPX on order [16] [17]
PZL W-3 Poland utility / SAR W-3A 5 [3]
Sikorsky UH-60 United States utility / SAR S-70i/A-5 31 [3] [18] 17 S-70i on order [18]
Sikorsky S-76 United States air ambulance S-76A 2 [3]
MD 500 Defender United States light attack MD 520MG 24 [3]
AgustaWestland AW109 Italy armed scout / utility AW109E 8 [3]
TAI T129 Turkey attack T129B 6 [3]
Trainer Aircraft
Cessna T-41 United States primary trainer T-41B 16[ citation needed ]
SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 Italy basic trainer / light attack SF-260F/MP/TP 19 [3]
SIAI-Marchetti S.211 Italy jet trainer / light attack AS-211 3 [3]
UAV
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle United States surveillance ScanEagle II 10 [19] [20]
Hermes 450 Israel surveillance4 [21]
Hermes 900 Israel surveillance8 [21] [22]

Air defense equipment

ModelOriginTypeNotes
Surface-to-Air Missile System
SPYDER IsraelSurface-to-air missile systemTwo batteries were inducted into service in November 2022. One more battery was delivered in November 2024. Each battery has 3 Missile Firing Units. [23] [24] Mounted on board Tatra T815-7 truck chassis. [25]
Anti-aircraft guns
M39 cannon United States Revolver cannon towed anti-aircraft gun taken from the PAF's retired Northrop F-5 fighters. Some units were transferred to the Philippine Army.
Ground-based Radar
IAI Elta ELM-2288ER AD-STARIsraelAir surveillance radar 3 fixed radar systems were delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 1 Project. [26] Installed at Paredes Air Station, Gozar Air Station, and Mount Salakot Air Station. [27]
IAI Elta ELM-2106NG ATAR IsraelAir surveillance radar 1 mobile radar system delivered free under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 1 Project. [26]
Mitsubishi Electric J/FPS-3ME Japan Air surveillance radar 3 fixed radar systems to be delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 2 Project. [28] [29] [30] The first unit was fully delivered in October 2023. [31] 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. [32] [33]
Mitsubishi Electric J/TPS-P14MEJapanAir surveillance radar 1 mobile radar system delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 2 Project. [28] [30] Mounted on board a Mitsubishi Fuso Canter chassis. [34] [35]

Armored vehicles

ModelOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Armored personnel carriers
Cadillac Gage Commando 4×4 United States Armoured personnel carrier V-150unknownUsed for base defense. [36]

Ordnance

ModelOriginTypeNotes
Air-to-air missile
AIM-9L/I-1 Sidewinder United States Short-range infrared missile Mounted on the FA-50PH [37]
Air-to-surface missile and precision-guided munition
AGM-65G2 Maverick United States Infrared air-to-ground missile Mounted on the FA-50PH [37]
Roketsan Cirit Turkey Air-to-surface, anti-armor missileMounted on the T129B [38] [39]
Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket Israel Precision-guided munition Test-buy for the AW109E and the A-29B. [40] [41]
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System United States Precision-guided munition [41] [42]
Surface-to-air missile
I-Derby MR IsraelMedium-range missileUsed by the SPYDER-MR air defense system [24] [25]
Python-5 IsraelMedium-range missileUsed by the SPYDER-MR air defense system [24] [25]
General-purpose bombs and rockets
Joint Direct Attack Munition United States Precision-guided munition [43]
Lizard 4Israel Precision-guided munition Bought from Elbit Systems, currently used by the FA-50PH and the A-29B. [44] [45]
GBU-12 Paveway II United StatesLaser-guided bombA Mark 82 bomb fitted with a paveway guidance kit. [46] [47]
GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II United StatesDual-mode GPS and laser-guided bombA GBU-12 Paveway II with an added GPS guidance. [46] [47]
Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket United StatesAir-to-ground rocket
Hydra 70 United StatesAir-to-ground rocket
Zuni United StatesAir-to-ground rocket
Mark 80 series United States General-purpose bomb

Retired aircraft

A Philippine F-8H Crusader F-8H Crusader of the Philippine Air Force in flight c1978.jpeg
A Philippine F-8H Crusader
A F-5A at Clark Air Base F-5E Philippine AF at Clark AB 1982 (modified).jpg
A F-5A at Clark Air Base
A UH-1N helicopter PAF UH-1N-(cropped).jpg
A UH-1N helicopter
AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes
Combat Aircraft
P-51 Mustang United StatesFighter P-51D 103 [48] in service from 1947-1980s.
F-86 Sabre United States Fighter F-86D / F-86F 20 / 50 [49] in service 1957 - 1979 - replaced by the F-8 Crusader [50]
Vought F-8 Crusader United StatesFighter F-8H 25 [51] in service from 1977 to 1988. [52]
Northrop F-5 United StatesFighter F-5A/B 37 [51] in service from 1965 to 2005 [53]
Douglas AC-47 United States Ground attack / CAS 12 [54]
North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco United States Ground attack / CAS OV-10A/C/M 41
Transport
Douglas C-47 United States Transport30 [55]
Britten-Norman Islander United Kingdom Transport22 [56] licensed, produced by PADC [56]
C-123 Provider United StatesTransport C-123K 19 [51] in service from 1975 to 1980 [50]
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Canada Utility / Transport25 [51] replaced by the BN-2A Islander in 1980 [50]
Grumman HU-16 Albatross United States SAR / Utility10 [51] amphibious aircraft
Cessna 185 United StatesLight utility17 [51]
Cessna 310 United StatesLight utility3 [51]
Cessna O-1 United States Observation 10 [51]
Turbo Commander United States Utility 690A 2
Helicopters
Sikorsky H-19 United StatesUtility / Transport7 [51] obtained in 1956
Bell 47 United StatesUtility1 [51]
Bell 214 United StatesUtility2 [57]
Bell 212 United States VIP 1 [57] replaced by the W-3 Sokół [58]
Sikorsky H-34 United StatesUtility2 [59] obtained in 1965
MBB Bo 105 Germany Utility38 [59] transferred to the Navy [60]
Sikorsky S-62 United States VIP 2 [59]
Aérospatiale SA330 France Utility SA330L 2 [61]
Hughes TH-55 United StatesTrainer2 [51]
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 United StatesUtility8 [51]
Bell AH-1 Cobra United StatesAttack AH-1S 2
Trainer Aircraft
Lockheed T-33 United StatesTrainer / Reconnaissance T-33/RT-3325 / 2 [51] in service from 1955 to 1970 - replaced by the Marchetti S.211
North American T-6 United StatesTrainer T-6G 38 [51] retired from service
North American T-28 United StatesTrainer T-28A/D 20 / 24 [51] in service from 1970 until late 1992
Beechcraft T-34 Japan TrainerT-34B36 [51] licensed, built by Fuji Industries

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