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The following is a list of current and former aircraft of the Philippine Air Force.

Current inventory

An FA-50PH of the 7th Tactical Fighter Squadron
A W-3A Sokół of the 505th Search and Rescue Group
An S-76 search and rescue helicopter
Aircraft Origin Type Variant In service Notes
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]
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]
Cessna T-41 United States primary trainer T-41B
T-41D 		15[2]
14[2]
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

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

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "World Air Forces 2021". FlightGlobal. December 4, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Close Air Support Aircraft (Phase 1) Acquisition Project of the Philippine Air Force". PH Defense Resource. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "PAF to accept 2 brand-new NC212i light-lift aircraft". Philippine News Agency. June 26, 2018.
  5. ^ "Medium Lift Aircraft (Phase 2) Acquisition Project of the Philippine Air Force". PH Defense Resource. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. ^ Mangosing, Frances. "First of 2 C-130 aircraft acquired by PAF from US arrives". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "U.S. Delivers Two C-208B Aircraft to Philippine Air Force". US Department of Defense. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  8. ^ Nepomuceno, Priam (September 22, 2020). "PAF's new Gulfstream G280 assigned to airlift missions". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Estimated Quantity of UH-1 Family of Helicopters of the Philippine Air Force". Maxdefense Philippines FB Page. Max Montero. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Quantity of Bell 412 Helicopters of the Philippine Air Force". Maxdefense Philippines FB Page. Max Montero. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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  12. ^ "BREAKING: Chopper carrying solon crashes in Tarlac". INQUIRER.net. November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  13. ^ "Transfer of AH-1S Cobra Attack Helicopters from Jordan Project of the Philippine Air Force". PH Defense Resource. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  14. ^ "Philippines to receive first 2 T129B ATAK attack helicopters before yearend". Asia Pacific Defense Journal. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  15. ^ "US delivers ScanEagle UAS to Philippine Air Force". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  16. ^ "PHL to acquire eight more ScanEagle drones from US". Businessmirror.ph. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Philippine Air Force receives full delivery of Hermes 900, Hermes 450 UAVs: report". Israel Defense. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  18. ^ "Ground Based Air Defense System (GBADS) Acquisition Project of the Philippine Air Force". PH Defense Resource. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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  24. ^ Ding Cervantes (2005-09-29). "PAF to retire F-5 fleet". Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 2005-09-29. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
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