List of equipment of the Philippine Air Force
Appearance
The following is a list of current and former aircraft of the Philippine Air Force.
Current inventory
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Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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Combat Aircraft | ||||||
KAI T-50 | Republic of Korea | light multirole | FA-50PH | 12[1] | ||
OV-10 Bronco | United States | attack / surveillance |
OV-10A/C | 7[2] | OV-10M standard | |
EMB 314 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 | C-295M | 4[5] | 1 unit on VVIP role | |
C-130 Hercules | United States | transport | C-130B C-130H C-130T |
1[2] 2[2] 2[2] |
1 C-130H pending delivery[6] | |
Turbo Commander | United States | utility | 2[2] | |||
Cessna 208 | United States | ISR | C-208B | 2[7] | ||
Fokker F27 | Netherlands | transport / maritime patrol |
1[2] | |||
Fokker F28 | Netherlands | VIP | 1[2] | |||
Gulfstream G280 | United States | VIP | 1[8] | |||
Helicopters | ||||||
Bell UH-1 | United States | utility | UH-1H UH-1D |
13[9] 10[9] |
More than 12 UH-1H in storage, in need of spare parts.[9] | |
Bell 205 | United States | utility | 205A | 8[2] | 2 are Huey II standard | |
Bell 412 | United States | utility / VIP | 412HP 412EP |
2[10] 11[10] |
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Sikorsky UH-60 | Poland United States |
utility SAR |
S-70i S-70A-5 |
6[11] 1[2] |
10 S-70i pending delivery[11] | |
Sikorsky S-76 | United States | SAR / air ambulance | S-76A | 2[2] | ||
PZL W-3 Sokół | Poland | SAR | W-3A | 5[12] | ||
MD 500 Defender | United States | armed scout | 520MG | 25[2] | ||
AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | armed scout | AW109E Power | 8[2] | ||
Bell AH-1 Cobra | United States | attack | AH-1S | 2[13] | ||
TAI T129 ATAK | Turkey | attack | T129B | 6 on order[14] | ||
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[2] 10[2] |
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Cessna T-41 | United States | primary trainer | T-41B T-41D |
15[2] 14[2] |
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UAV | ||||||
Boeing Insitu ScanEagle | United States | surveillance | ScanEagle II | 6[15][16] | ||
Hermes 450 | Israel | surveillance | 4[17] | |||
Hermes 900 | Israel | surveillance | 9[17] | |||
Surface-to-air missile | ||||||
SPYDER | Israel | air defense system | SPYDER-ER | 3 batteries | Delivery of initial batch expected to start early-mid 2021.[18] |
Retired aircraft
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Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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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[19] | In service 1957 - 1979 - replaced by the F-8 Crusader.[20] | |
Vought F-8 Crusader | United States | fighter | F-8H | 35[21] | In service from 1977 to 1988.[22] | |
Northrop F-5 | United States | fighter | F-5A/B | 37[23] | In service from 1964 to 2005.[24] | |
Douglas AC-47 | United States | ground attack / CAS | 12[21] | 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 | 68[25] | retired from service | ||
Fokker F27 | Netherlands | transport / maritime patrol | 13[25] | Retired from service. | ||
Boeing 707 | United States | VIP | 1 | |||
BAC One-Eleven | United Kingdom | VIP | 1[25] | 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 | ||
Britten-Norman Islander | United Kingdom | transport | 25[25] | 22 aircraft license produced by Philippine Aerospace Development Corp[26] | ||
Aero Commander 520 | United States | utility | 1[25] | |||
Cessna 180 | United States | light utility | 7[25] | |||
Cessna 210 | United States | light utility | LC-210 | 6[25] | ||
GAF Nomad | Australia | transport | N-22B | 16[25] | ||
Lockheed L-100 Hercules | United States | transport | 4 | |||
C-123 Provider | United States | transport | C-123K | 17[23] | in service from 1975 to 1980[20] | |
de Havilland Canada DHC-2 | Canada | utility / transport | 30[25] | replaced by BN-2A Islander in 1980[20] | ||
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 | |
PBY Catalina | United States | SAR / utility | PBY-5A | 3[25] | amphibious aircraft - retired from service | |
Grumman HU-16 Albatross | United States | SAR / utility | 14[25] | amphibious aircraft - retired from service | ||
Cessna 185 | United States | light utility | U-17 | 45[25] | retired from service | |
Cessna 310 | United States | light utility | 4[25] | 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[19] | retired from service | ||
Helicopters | ||||||
Sikorsky H-19 | United States | utility / transport | 7[19] | obtained in 1956 - retired from service | ||
Bell 47 | United States | utility | 1[19] | retired from service | ||
Bell H-13 Sioux | United States | utility | 3[25] | First unit entered service in 1954. Considered as the first helicopter type operated by the Philippine Air Force. | ||
Bell 214 | United States | utility | 214B | 2[27] | retired from service | |
Bell UH-1N Twin Huey | United States | VIP | 2[25] | retired from service | ||
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk | United States | utility | S-70A-5 | 1 | ||
Bell UH-1 Iroquois | United States | utility | UH-1D | 18[25] | First 6 units delivered in 1968-1969. At least 12 reported in 1976. Replaced by UH-1H. | |
Sikorsky H-34 | United States | utility | 2[28] | obtained in 1965 - retired from service | ||
MBB Bo 105 | Germany | utility | 38[28] | transferred to the Navy[29] | ||
Sikorsky S-62 | United States | VIP | 2[28] | retired from service | ||
Aérospatiale SA330 | France | VIP | SA330L | 2[30] | ||
Hughes TH-55 | United States | training | 2[19] | retired from service | ||
Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 | United States | utility | 8[19] | 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[19] | in service from 1955 to 1970 - replace by Marchetti S.211 | |
North American T-6 | United States | trainer | T-6G | 38[19] | retired from service | |
North American T-28 | United States | trainer | T-28A/D | 20 / 24[19] | in service from 1970 until in late 1992 | |
Beechcraft T-34 Mentor | United States | trainer | T-34A | 20[25] | ||
Beechcraft-Fuji T-34 | Japan | trainer | T-34B | 36[19] | licensed built by Fuji Industries | |
Fairchild PT-19 | United States | trainer | PT-26 | 20[25] | ||
Boeing-Stearman Model 75 | United States | trainer | PT-13 PT-17 |
2 50[25] |
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
- 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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