Philippine Air Force

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Defense

Lockheed Martin enhances F-16 offer with PH university partnerships

Lockheed Martin has expanded its industrial collaboration offer as part of its F-16 Block 70 proposal for the Philippines’ Multi Role Fighter program....

Defense

Philippines secures 12 FA-50 Block 70 combat aircraft from South Korea in $700M defense deal

The Philippines has secured 12 advanced FA-50 Block 70 light combat aircraft from South Korea in a $700 million deal to modernize its...

Defense

US State Department approves potential sale of F-16 Block 70 fighters to the Philippines

The Philippines’ air power modernization efforts received a significant boost following the US State Department’s recent approval of a potential sale of F-16...

Defense

US approves potential $5.58 billion F-16 sale to the Philippines

The United States State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale (FMS) package featuring F-16 fighter jets for the Government of the...

Aviation Safety

PAF confirms FA-50 fighter jet crash in Bukidnon; both pilots lost

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has officially confirmed that its FA-50PH fighter aircraft reported missing yesterday has been located in the mountainous terrain...

Aviation Safety

Search intensifies for missing PAF FA-50 fighter jet in Mindanao

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has intensified search operations for the FA-50PH fighter jet that went missing during a tactical night operation early...

Aviation Safety

PAF FA-50 fighter jet goes missing during night operations

According to a statement released by the Philippine Air Force (PAF), one of its FA-50PH fighter jets went missing during Tactical Night Operations...

Feature

EDSA Revolution: How the Philippine Air Force tilted the balance of power

It was 6:10 in the morning of February 24, 1986 – the third day of what would later be known as the EDSA...

Defense

PAF retires OV-10 Bronco, AH-1S Cobra aircraft

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has officially retired its remaining North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco light attack aircraft and Bell AH-1S Cobra attack...

Aviation Safety

Air Force transport plane’s nose gear collapses on Batanes runway

A Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-295W transport aircraft skidded off the runway at Basco Airport in Batanes province after its nose landing gear...

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