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

Air Force

See also: Philippine Air Force
Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Quantity Note
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Trainer/Combat Aircraft
KAI FA-50 Fighting Eagle  South Korea Light multirole fighter FA-50PH 12 Twelve units ordered. All 12 units are all ready receive after May 31.[1]
Aermacchi S-211  Italy Ground attack aircraft AS-211 17[2] S.211 models were locally upgraded to AS-211 "Warrior" standard to conduct ground-attack missions.

The plan is to use these aircraft as jet trainers for screening and training prospective FA-50 pilots. 13 more units remain in storage.

Aermacchi SF-260

 Italy Close air support
Primary trainer 		SF-260MP
SF-260WP
SF-260TP
SF-260FH 		15
3
8
16[3] 		36 older SF.260M & SF.260W models (designated as "MP" and "WP" respectively) were retrofitted with the Allison 250-B17D turboprop engine and are configured for light attack.[4]

24 older trainer SF.260TPs from the 1990s were augmented with 48 new trainer SF-260Fs (designated "FH") in 2012.[5]

North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco  United States Attack Aircraft / Surveillance aircraft OV-10A
OV-10C
OV-10M 		10 [6] Some OV-10A underwent SLEP and were upgraded to OV-10M with four-bladed propellers.[7] Five OV-10Cs were provided by Thailand in 2003-2004. PAF is reactivating 2 more units.[6]
Transport Aircraft
Lockheed C-130 Hercules  United States Heavy tactical transport aircraft C-130B
C-130H
C-130T 		1
2
2 		Currently, PAF operates 1 C-130B and 2 C-130Hs.[8] The PAF bought 2 C-130Ts from the US Department of Defense, with both 2 units are all ready receive after October 9, 2016.[9] [10]
EADS CASA C-295  Spain Medium lift aircraft C-295M 3
Fokker F27 Friendship  Netherlands VIP Transport
Medium tactical transport 		F27-100
F27-500F 		1
0 		Seven aircraft still owned by PAF,[11] but only 2 remain active.

The F27-100 variant is used by the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing for VIP transport.

A 3rd aircraft (also used for transport, a Fokker F27-500F), was damaged after it made a faulty landing last May 11, 2015. It is now undergoing assessment if it is still repairable.[12]

Fokker F28 Fellowship  Netherlands VIP Transport Mk 3000 1 Primary presidential aircraft.[13][14]
GAF N-22 Nomad  Australia Light transport aircraft N-22B 3[15] Twenty Nomads owned by PAF but only 3 in service.
IAe NC-212 Aviocar  Indonesia Light lift aircraft NC-212i 0 (+2) PT Air Indonesia (Persero) was awarded by the Philippine government a contract for the procurement of two aircraft NC212i.[16]
Surveillance Aircraft
Cessna 208 Caravan  United States Surveillance aircraft 208B Grand Caravan EX ISR 2
Fokker F27 Friendship  Netherlands Maritime patrol aircraft F27-200MAR 1 Seven aircraft still owned by PAF,[11] but only 2 remain active.

The F27-200MAR variant is used for maritime patrol.

Rockwell International Turbo Commander  United States Surveillance aircraft 690 1[8]
Trainer Aircraft
Cessna T-41 Mescalero  United States Primary pilot trainer T-41B
T-41D 		15
8 		Fourteen T-41Ds owned but only 8 are operational. And then 15 T-41Bs were gifted by South Korea in 2009.[17]
Utility Aircraft
Cessna 210 Centurion  United States Light utility aircraft LC-210 1 Cloud seeding Aircraft[18]
Helicopters
Combat Helicopter
AgustaWestland AW109  Italy Armed scout helicopter AW-109E Power 8 These aircraft are armed with FN Herstal Rocket Machine Gun Pods (FN RMPs) on both sides.
Bell 412  United States Combat utility helicopter 412EP 5 PAF procured 8 brand new 412EPs, 5 of which are configured for combat utility operations while 3 are temporarily configured for VIP transport.[19]
Bell UH-1 Iroquois  United States Combat utility helicopter UH-1H
Bell Huey II
Dornier UH-1D 		20-40[20]
2
5 		In 2005, PAF acquired license and was able to rebuild 2 units into Huey IIs from kits available. Seven refurbished Dornier UH-1D units were acquired in 2015 but 2 lost in accidents.[21]
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender  United States Scout attack helicopter / Air interdiction MD 520MG Defender 25[22] These aircraft are armed with an FN Herstal Heavy Machine Gun Pod (FN HMP250) and an M260 Rocket Launcher (a 7-tube launcher for 70mm/2.75" rockets like the Mighty Mouse FFAR and the Hydra 70).
Search and Rescue Helicopter
Bell 205  United States Search and rescue (SAR) helicopter 205A 8[8]
PZL W-3 Sokół  Poland Search and rescue (SAR) helicopter W-3A 7 Operated by the 505th Search and Rescue Group.[23] 8 aircraft owned.[24] One crashed in 2014 and is currently awaiting repairs.
Sikorsky S-76  United States Air ambulance S-76A / AUH-76A 10[8] The PAF originally received 17 aircraft.
Transport Helicopter
Bell 412  United States VIP transport helicopter 412HP[25]
412EP 		2
6 		Five older aircraft were operated by the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing for VIP transport.[26] Three brand new 412EPs are temporarily added for the hosting of APEC 2015.[19]
Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawk  United States VIP transport helicopter S-70A-5 1[27] Two delivered in 1984.

Army

See also: Philippine Army
Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Quantity Note
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Beechcraft Queen Air  United States Utility aircraft 3 [28]
Cessna 150  United States Trainer aircraft 1
Cessna 172 Skyhawk  United States Light utility aircraft 172L
172N 		1
1 		[28]
Cessna 206  United States Utility aircraft 2
Cessna 421 Golden Eagle  United States Utility aircraft / Light transport aircraft 421B 2 [28]

[28]

Short C-23 Sherpa  United Kingdom Transport aircraft C-23B+ Super Sherpa[29] 0 (+4) Units will be transferred from the US Army. Two will arrive soon.[30]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)  Philippines Small surveillance aircraft 2 The first drone is known as Raptor and the second drone is Knight Falcon.[31]

Coast Guard

See also: Philippine Coast Guard
Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Quantity Note
Fixed-wing Aircraft
BN-2 Islander  United Kingdom Maritime patrol aircraft / Light transport aircraft 3
Helicopters
MBB Bo 105  Germany Utility helicopter 2

Naval Air Group

See also: Philippine Navy
Aircraft Photo Origin Role Version Quantity Note
Fixed-wing Aircraft
Beechcraft King Air  United States Maritime patrol aircraft TC-90 2 (+3) Former JMSDF trainers - to be leased.[32]
BN-2 Islander  United Kingdom Maritime patrol aircraft / Light transport aircraft BN-2A 6[8] more stored awaiting re-activation
Cessna 172 Skyhawk  United States Trainer / Light utility aircraft 172F[33]
172N[33] 		4
Helicopters
AgustaWestland AW109  Italy Multi-purpose naval helicopter AW-109E Power 5 2 out of 5 choppers are armed with FN Herstal Rocket Machine Gun Pods (FN RMPs) on both sides.[34]
AgustaWestland AW159  United Kingdom Anti-Submarine Warfare helicopter AW159 0 (+2) In order[35]
MBB Bo 105  Germany Utility helicopter Bo 105C 4[8] more stored awaiting re-activation
Robinson R22  United States Training helicopter R22 Beta II[33] 2[33]

See also

References

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  35. ^ http://oi63.tinypic.com/1zmphc0.jpg

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