A better Philippine Air Force in the Cold War to present day
Dec 13, 2020 9:12:08 GMT
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Posted by CDR Mark R. Condeno in the Defense of the Republic of the Philippines Facebook Page. I was able to gather on what aircraft the Philippine Air Force was supposed to procure from the Cold War to Present Day.
These were the following:
The F/A-18 Hornet was the closest to have almost made it to the PAF had it not been for the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis.
Photo: F/A-18 Hornet with PAF markings, 1997. Source: Pitz Defense Analysis
Because of that, the Philippine Air Force continued using the F-5 until a fatal crash occurred during the Balikatan Exercises with U.S. forces in 2002. From there, the PAF grounded the F-5s and were finally decommissioned in 2005. The country basically became "jet-less" from 2005 to November 2015 as the primary jet it only possessed three S-211 subsonic jet trainers converted into light attack aircraft. The rest were propeller planes such as the OV-10 Bronco and the SF-260. The only attack choppers used were the MD-520G (variant of the MD500 Defender) which was converted into an armed scout chopper/light attack helicopter.
Source: Manila Live Wire
Photo: A Philippine Air Force OV-10 Light Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft prepares for a training flight on Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 6, 2019, in support of Exercise Balikatan 2019. Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise, which focuses on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations held from April 1 to April 12. Balikatan enables participating forces to maintain a high level of readiness and responsiveness and enhances combined military-to-military relations and capabilities. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Ariel J. Solomon). Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Philippine Air Force MD-520 Attack Helicopter and SF-260 Firing Rockets
This was during the Battle of Zamboanga City from September 9-27, 2013.
Philippine Air Force MD-520 Attack Helicopter
On November 28, 2015, the first two fighter F/A-50s landed in Clark Air Base, Philippines. This was followed by the arrival of eight AW-109 light attack helicopters, four C-295 transport aircraft, and 2 C-130s in the years between 2015 to 2017. Four more C-130s are on order.
Philippine Air Force welcomes 2 new fighter jets
Philippine Air force AW-109 in action
During the Battle of Marawi
FA-50PH Fighting Eagle Light Combat Airctaft Bombing ISIS
Those that finally pushed through in modern day:
Source: MaxDefense Philippines
Photo: One of Philippine Air Force's new A-29 Super Tucano taken in Malta as part of their leg homeward to the Philippines. Source: Reddit
PH Air Force gets boost with new helicopters
Notes:
[1] It was to compliment the Philippine Air Force's fleet of F-5A fighter jets.
[2] Offered in the 1990s. The MiG-29 took part in the 4th International Aviation, Maritime & Defense held at Villamor Air Base in 1995 (see video below). Also show here is an Antonon An-26 and a Russian Mi-8 "Hip".
MiG-29 Taxiing at Villamor Airbase
MiG-29 over Villamor Airbase (Aviation Maritime Defense 95 part 2)
[3] The Eastern Bloc of the Cold War demonstrated the An-26 in Manila in 1979.
Posted by CDR Mark R. Condeno in the Defense of the Republic of the Philippines Facebook Page. I was able to gather on what aircraft the Philippine Air Force was supposed to procure from the Cold War to Present Day.
These were the following:
- 36 x F-5E Tiger II[1]
- 66 x F/A-18 Hornet
- ~2 squadrons of F-16C Fighting Falcon
- F-4 Phantom
- A handful of A-7 Corsairs
- CH-47D Chinook
- MiG-29 "Fulcrum"[2]
- An-26 "Curl"[3]
- JAS 39 Gripen
- AGM-62 Walleye Glidebomb
- AGM-65 Maverick air-to-air missiles
The F/A-18 Hornet was the closest to have almost made it to the PAF had it not been for the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis.
Photo: F/A-18 Hornet with PAF markings, 1997. Source: Pitz Defense Analysis
Because of that, the Philippine Air Force continued using the F-5 until a fatal crash occurred during the Balikatan Exercises with U.S. forces in 2002. From there, the PAF grounded the F-5s and were finally decommissioned in 2005. The country basically became "jet-less" from 2005 to November 2015 as the primary jet it only possessed three S-211 subsonic jet trainers converted into light attack aircraft. The rest were propeller planes such as the OV-10 Bronco and the SF-260. The only attack choppers used were the MD-520G (variant of the MD500 Defender) which was converted into an armed scout chopper/light attack helicopter.
Source: Manila Live Wire
Photo: A Philippine Air Force OV-10 Light Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft prepares for a training flight on Clark Air Base, Philippines, April 6, 2019, in support of Exercise Balikatan 2019. Balikatan, in its 35th iteration, is an annual U.S.-Philippine military training exercise, which focuses on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, counter-terrorism, and other combined military operations held from April 1 to April 12. Balikatan enables participating forces to maintain a high level of readiness and responsiveness and enhances combined military-to-military relations and capabilities. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Ariel J. Solomon). Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Philippine Air Force MD-520 Attack Helicopter and SF-260 Firing Rockets
This was during the Battle of Zamboanga City from September 9-27, 2013.
Philippine Air Force MD-520 Attack Helicopter
On November 28, 2015, the first two fighter F/A-50s landed in Clark Air Base, Philippines. This was followed by the arrival of eight AW-109 light attack helicopters, four C-295 transport aircraft, and 2 C-130s in the years between 2015 to 2017. Four more C-130s are on order.
Philippine Air Force welcomes 2 new fighter jets
Philippine Air force AW-109 in action
During the Battle of Marawi
FA-50PH Fighting Eagle Light Combat Airctaft Bombing ISIS
Those that finally pushed through in modern day:
- 12 x F/A-50 Golden Eagle fighter jets from South Korea (2015-2017)
- 2 x AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters from the Kingdom of Jordan (December 2019)
- 6 x A-29 Super Tucano from Brazil (August 2020)
- 16 x S-70i Blackhawk from Poland (5 delivered on November 9, 2020, 1 arrived on November 27, 2020, the rest to follow)
Source: MaxDefense Philippines
Photo: One of Philippine Air Force's new A-29 Super Tucano taken in Malta as part of their leg homeward to the Philippines. Source: Reddit
PH Air Force gets boost with new helicopters
Notes:
[1] It was to compliment the Philippine Air Force's fleet of F-5A fighter jets.
[2] Offered in the 1990s. The MiG-29 took part in the 4th International Aviation, Maritime & Defense held at Villamor Air Base in 1995 (see video below). Also show here is an Antonon An-26 and a Russian Mi-8 "Hip".
MiG-29 Taxiing at Villamor Airbase
MiG-29 over Villamor Airbase (Aviation Maritime Defense 95 part 2)
[3] The Eastern Bloc of the Cold War demonstrated the An-26 in Manila in 1979.
