List of equipment of the Philippine Air Force

This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Air Force (PAF), the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that specializes in aerial warfare. It covers active equipment, such as aircraft, ordnances, air defenses, and retired aircraft inventory.

PAF has made use of its existing equipment to fulfill its mandate while modernization projects are underway. The Republic Act No. 7898 declares the policy of the State to modernize the military to a level where it can effectively and fully perform its constitutional mandate to uphold the sovereignty and preserve the patrimony of the republic. The law, as amended, has set conditions that should be satisfied when the defense department procures major equipment and weapon systems for the air force.

Aircraft AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes Combat AircraftT-50 Golden EagleRepublic of Korealight multirole / LIFTFA-50PH1112 on orderEmbraer EMB 314Brazillight attackA-29B66 on order ReconnaissanceCessna 208United StatesISR208B EX 4 Maritime PatrolATR 72France / Italymaritime patrolATR 72MP2 TransportGAF NomadAustraliatransport N22B3PTDI NC-212IndonesiatransportNC-212i26 on orderCASA C-295Spaintransport / VIP transportC-295M/W 8C-130 HerculesUnited Statestactical airliftC-130B/H/T53 C-130H planned to be transferredC-130J Super HerculesUnited Statestactical airliftC-130J-303 on orderTwin CommanderUnited Statestransport 690A2Fokker F27NetherlandstransportF27-200/5002Fokker F28NetherlandsVIP transportF28-3000 1Gulfstream G280United StatesVIP transport 1 Hawker 800United StatesVIP transport800XP1 HelicoptersBell UH-1United Statesutility UH-1D/H22 Bell 205United Statesutility / SAR205A82 are Huey II standardBell 412United Statesutility / VIP transport412EP/EPX/HP184 412EPX on orderPZL W-3Polandutility / SARW-3A5Sikorsky UH-60United States / Polandutility / SARS-70i/A-5481 S-70A-5 for SARSikorsky S-76 United Statesair ambulanceS-76A9MD 500 DefenderUnited Stateslight attackMD 520MG24AgustaWestland AW109Italyarmed scout / utility AW109E 8TAI T129TurkeyattackT129B6 Trainer AircraftCessna T-41United Statesprimary trainerT-41B16SIAI-Marchetti SF.260Italybasic trainer / light attack SF-260F/MP/TP161 crashed in 2026.SIAI-Marchetti S.211Italyjet trainer / light attack AS-211 3 UAVBoeing Insitu ScanEagleUnited StatessurveillanceScanEagle II10Hermes 450Israelsurveillance4Hermes 900Israelsurveillance8

Air defense equipment ModelOriginTypeNotes Surface-to-Air Missile System SPYDER Israel Surface-to-air missile system Two batteries were inducted into service in November 2022. One more battery was delivered in November 2024. Each battery has 3 Missile Firing Units. Mounted on board Tatra T815-7 truck chassis. Anti-aircraft guns M39 cannon United States Revolver cannon Towed anti-aircraft gun taken from the PAF's retired Northrop F-5 fighters. Some units were transferred to the Philippine Army.Ground-based Radar IAI Elta ELM-2288ER AD-STAR Israel Air surveillance radar 3 fixed radar systems were delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 1 Project. Installed at Paredes Air Station, Gozar Air Station, and Mount Salakot Air Station. The ELM-2288ER AD-STAR radar system has an instrumented range of 480 kilometers. IAI Elta ELM-2106NG ATAR Israel Air surveillance radar 1 mobile radar system delivered free under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 1 Project. Mitsubishi Electric J/FPS-3ME Japan Air surveillance radar 3 fixed radar systems to be delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 2 Project. The first unit was fully delivered in October 2023. The first unit was turned over to the PAF on 20 December 2023, replacing the General Electric AN/FPS-6 installed at the Wallace Air Station.The J/FPS-3ME has an instrumented range of 611 kilometres. Mitsubishi Electric J/TPS-P14ME Japan Air surveillance radar 1 mobile radar system delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 2 Project. Mounted on board a Mitsubishi Fuso Canter chassis.

Armored vehicles ModelOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes Armored personnel carriersCadillac Gage Commando 4×4United States Armoured personnel carrier V-150 unknownUsed for base defense. Kia KLTVRepublic of KoreaArmored Tactical VehicleK1529Delivered in August 2026Kovico KMPVRepublic of KoreaArmored Tactical VehicleKMPV - (+2)Philippine Air Force released a Notice of Award for 2 vehicles in December 2025.

Ordnance ModelOriginTypeNotes Air-to-air missile AIM-9L/I-1 Sidewinder United States Short-range infrared missile Mounted on the FA-50PH Air-to-surface missile and precision-guided munition AGM-65G2 Maverick United States Infrared air-to-ground missile Mounted on the FA-50PHRoketsan Cirit TurkeyAir-to-surface, anti-armor missileMounted on the T129B Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket Israel Precision-guided munition Test-buy for the AW109E and the A-29B. Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System United States Precision-guided munition Surface-to-air missile I-Derby MR Israel Medium-range missile Used by the SPYDER-MR air defense system. The I-Derby has the range of 80 km (50 mi) Python-5 Israel Medium-range missile Used by the SPYDER-MR air defense system. The Python-5 has the range of 40 km General-purpose bombs and rockets Joint Direct Attack Munition United States Precision-guided munition Lizard 4 Israel Precision-guided munition Bought from Elbit Systems, currently used by the FA-50PH and the A-29B. GBU-12 Paveway II United States Laser-guided bomb A Mark 82 bomb fitted with a paveway guidance kit. GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II United States Dual-mode GPS and laser-guided bomb A GBU-12 Paveway II with an added GPS guidance. Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket United States Air-to-ground rocket Hydra 70 United States Air-to-ground rocket Zuni United States Air-to-ground rocket Mark 80 series United States General-purpose bomb

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Retired aircraft

AircraftOriginTypeVariantIn serviceNotes Combat Aircraft P-51 Mustang United StatesFighter P-51D 103Gunston 1984, p. 58.in service from 1947-1980s. F-86 Sabre United StatesFighter F-86D / F-86F 20 / 50Dorr 1993, pp. 65–96. in service 1957 - 1979 - replaced by the F-8 Crusader Vought F-8 Crusader United StatesFighter F-8H 25 in service from 1977 to 1988."F-8 Crusader". Milavia. Northrop F-5 United StatesFighter F-5A/B 37 in service from 1965 to 2005 Alt URL Douglas AC-47United StatesGround attack / CAS 12North American Rockwell OV-10 BroncoUnited StatesGround attack / CASOV-10A/C/M41 Transport Douglas C-47United States Transport 30 Britten-Norman Islander United Kingdom Transport 22licensed, produced by PADC C-123 ProviderUnited States Transport C-123K 19in service from 1975 to 1980 de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Canada Utility / Transport 25 replaced by the BN-2A Islander in 1980Grumman HU-16 AlbatrossUnited StatesSAR / Utility 10amphibious aircraftCessna 185United StatesLight utility17 Cessna 310United StatesLight utility3 Cessna O-1United StatesObservation10 Turbo CommanderUnited StatesUtility690A2 HelicoptersSikorsky H-19United StatesUtility / Transport 7 obtained in 1956Bell 47United States Utility 1 Bell 214United StatesUtility 2 Bell 212United StatesVIP 1 replaced by the W-3 SokółSikorsky H-34United StatesUtility 2 obtained in 1965 MBB Bo 105 Germany Utility 38 transferred to the NavySikorsky S-62United States VIP2 Aérospatiale SA330 France Utility SA330L 2 Hughes TH-55 United States Trainer 2 Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 United States Utility 8 Bell AH-1 CobraUnited StatesAttackAH-1S2 Trainer AircraftLockheed T-33United StatesTrainer / ReconnaissanceT-33A/RT-33A25 / 2in service from 1955 to 1994 - replaced by the SIAI-Marchetti S.211 North American T-6United StatesTrainer T-6G38 retired from serviceNorth American T-28United StatesTrainerT-28A/D20 / 24in service from 1970 until late 1992Beechcraft T-34JapanTrainerT-34B36licensed, built by Fuji Industries

References

Bibliography Dorr, Robert F. F-86 Sabre Jet: History of the Sabre and FJ Fury. St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks International Publishers, 1993. . Gunston, Bill. Aerei della seconda guerra mondiale (in Italian). Milan: Peruzzo editore, 1984. No ISBN.

External links Philippine Air Force Official Website