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In June 2021, an article reported that the Department of National Defense is submitting a proposal for the acquisition of Saab JAS-39 Gripen for the PAF's multi-role fighter acquisition program. [38] The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is eyeing the South Korean-made KF-21 "Boramae", which is now undergoing development and flight testing, as one of ...
The 2011 Armed Forces of the Philippines corruption scandal, also known as the " pabaon scandal", was a political scandal involving the alleged misuse of military funds by high-ranking members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The pabaon system referred to a practice of giving millions of pesos to chiefs of staff when they retire. [1]
The Philippine Air Force Blue Diamonds "Sabre" emblem on a F-86F Sabre, circa 1962. The Philippine Air Force had a number of aerobatic teams among which the PAF Blue Diamonds was the first to be founded, and was one of the oldest formal aerobatics teams in the world.
MANILA (Reuters) -Global defence contractors put their advanced hardware on display as the Philippines embarks on the latest phase of a multi-billion-dollar effort to modernise its military at a ...
The Philippine Air Force must ramp up pilot training if it is to buy 20 or more multi-role fighter jets as it modernises and expands joint operations with its navy, a commander said on Saturday.
MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday condemned Chinese air force actions in waters of the South China Sea claimed by both countries, calling the actions ...
Air surveillance radar: 1 mobile radar system delivered free under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 1 Project. [24] Mitsubishi Electric J/FPS-3ME Japan: Air surveillance radar: 3 fixed radar systems to be delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 2 Project. [26] [27] [28] The first unit was fully delivered in October 2023. [29]
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) considered the acquisition of six Super Tucanos to replace the aging OV-10 Bronco. In late 2017, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana signed the contract to purchase six for the Close Air Support Aircraft acquisition project as included in the AFP Modernization Program's Horizon 1 phase. [102]