Philippine Air Power

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This thread index focuses on Philippine military aviation, both past and present. It is divided into the following sections

Combat, fixed-wing

Rotary wing

Maritime patrol

Transport / utility / liaison

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles / Platforms

Missile, Rockets, Bombs, etc.

Air surveillance systems

Self-Reliant Defense Posture

(Photo c/o of the Francis Neri albums)

C/o the Francis Neri albums

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Combat, Fixed-wing

Aircraft		Service				Threads
KAI FA-50						Surface Attack Aicraft / Lead-In Fighter Trainer Acquisition Project What is the FA-50 really for? A primer on FA-50 systems Are the PAF's FA-50PHs overpriced? A2A refueling options for the FA-50 multi-platform OBOGS issues and the FA-50PH No additional FA-50PHs orders for now -- DND KAI T-50 Family news & upgrades FA-50 in Laoag
Aermacchi AS211						SIAI Marchetti AS211 Before the S211s were in air superiority grey
Embraer Super Tucano						Close Air Support Aircraft Acquisition Project
Rockwell OV-10						OV-10 in action OV-10 Hartzell 4-blade propeller system Difference between OV-10A and OV-10C Keeping the OV-10 in the air
History
Vought F-8 Crusader						F-8 Crusader @ PAF
Northrop F-5A/B						F-5 Freedom Fighter @ PAF
North American F-86 Sabre						North American F-86 Sabre @ PAF On The Wings of Angels: The Last Flight of Lt Col Antonio M Bautista
Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star						Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star @ PAF
North American T-28 Trojan						PAF AT-28D Trojan "Tora-Tora"
North American P-51 Mustang						PAF North American P-51 Mustang
Boeing P-26 Peashooter						Boeing P-26 Peashooter @ Philippine Army Air Corps

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Rotary wing

Aircraft		Service				Threads
TAI T-129 ATAK						T129 @ PAF
Bell AH-1 Cobra						Bell AH-1F Cobra @ PAF
Agustawestland AW159 Wildcat						PN Anti-Submarine Helicopter Acquisition Project AW-159 Wildcat + BRP Jose Rizal
Agustawestland AW109E / AH						AW109 in action AW109 @ Philippine Navy AW109 @ Philippine Air Force Keeping the AW109AH in the air Keeping Naval Helicopter (AW109) Flying
MD-520						MD-520 Keeping the MD-520 in the air MD-520 down
Sikorsky S-70						Sikorsky S-70i in PAF service Another batch of Combat Utility Helicopters PAF Black Hawk in SAR colors Sikorsky S-70 @ PAW
Bell 412						Bell 412 Bell 412 VIP Transport @ PAW
PZL W-3 Sokol						Sokol #926 crashes in Palawan Sokol #923 crashes in Tarlac Sokol #921 crashes in Marawi
Bell Huey II conversion						Huey II @ PAF About Huey II conversions
Bell UH-1H						UH-1s in PAF service Keeping the UH-1 in the air PAF to receive helicopter spare parts from Japan 7 Huey choppers of PH Air Force to return to service Keeping the Lycoming T-53-L-13B engine working The POTUS Hueys PAF helicopter acrobatic team Arrival of the first UH-1
Airbus H145						PCG Light to Medium Weight Search and Rescue Helicopter Requirement
Sikorsky S-76						S-76 in action Keeping the S-76 in the air S-76 weapons test @ Crow Valley
MBB BO-105						MBB BO-105 @ NAG PAF Bolkow Bo-105 attack helicopter PA receives BO105 helicopter for Aviation "Hiraya" Regiment
Robinson R-22						Robinson R-22 @ PN
History
SA-330 Puma						Puma @ PAF service
Sikorsky S-62						Sikorsky S-62 @ Philippine service[/size]

             

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Maritime Patrol / Special Missions Aircraft

Gulfstream G-280						PAF Command & Control/VVIP Aircraft acquisition
Cessna 208						US offers 2 spy planes in PH fight vs terrorists
Rockwell TC-690A Turbo Commander						Keeping the TC-690 in the air
Beechcraft King Air C90						PN Maritime Patrol Aircraft (TC-90) Project
History
Lockheed RT-33 T-bird						Lockheed RT-33A T-bird @ PAF
Catalina PBY						Catalina PBY @ PAF
Grumman HU-16 Albatross						Attack HU-16 Albatross

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Transport / Utility / Liaison

Lockheed C-130 / L100 Hercules						C-130 in action Keeping the Lockheed-Martin C-130/L-100 in the air Arrival of the PAF’s first heavies Special Airborne Mission Installation and Response (SABIR) System @ PAF C130 4726 burning at Clark
CASA CN-295						CASA CN-295 Keeping the CN-295 in the air
Fokker F-27						Keeping the F-27 in the air
Fokker F-28						Fokker F-28-3000 Fellowship
Shorts SD-330						Short SD330 in Philippine Army service
PT Dirgantara Indonesia NC212i						Light Lift Fixed Wing Aircraft Acquisition
Britten-Norman Islander						Britten Norman BN-2 Islander @ PN Keeping the PN Britten Norman Islanders in the Air
GAF N-22B Nomad						GAF N-22B Nomad @ PAF Keeping the N-22 Nomads in the air
Cessna 421
SIAI-Marchetti SF-260						SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 @ PAF Keeping the SF-260 in the air
Cessna 172 / T-41						Philippine Army Cessna 172 Cessna T-41s acquired from South Korea (2009) Keeping the T-41 in the air DND receives brand new CESSNA Skyhawks
History
Fairchild C-123K Provider						Fairchild C-123K Provider @ PAF
Douglas C-47 / DC-3						SRDP: C-47 gunship conversion

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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Aircraft   Service     Threads               Hermes 900       Hermes 900 @ PH                             Hermes 450       Hermes 450 @ PH               Boeing Insitu ScanEagle       US solicitation reveals Philippines to be ScanEagle operator               RQ-11B Raven       RQ-11B Raven acquisition

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Missiles, Rockets, Bombs, etc.

Aircraft		Service				Threads
AIM-9L Sidewinder						SAA-LIFT Munitions: AIM-9L Sidewinder
AIM-9B Sidewinder						AIM-9B: The PAF's first missile
AGM-65 Maverick						AGM-65 @ FA-50
Elbit 70 mm Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket (GATR) system						PAF Lightweight Laser-Guided Rocket System Acquisition Project
2.75 inch HE rocket						Acquisition of 370 Rds 2.75 inch Rocket with High Explosive Warheads Bid for 180 rounds of 2.75 inch HE rockets Re-bid for 890 brand new 2.75 inch High Explosive rockets PAF replenishing Mk.82 500lb bomb and 2.75" rocket stocks
Paveway LGB						Precision-guided munitions @ PAF
Mk.82 500lb Low-Drag General Purpose (LDGP) bomb						PAF replenishing Mk.82 500lb bomb and 2.75" rocket stocks P61.5M for 500lb and 260 lb bombs for Philippine Air Force
Mk.81 260lb Low-Drag General Purpose (LDGP) bomb						P61.5M for 500lb and 260 lb bombs for Philippine Air Force
K745 Blue Shark [Chung Sang Eo] torpedoes						K745 Blue Shark [Chung Sang Eo] torpedoes

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Air surveillance systems

Aircraft		Service				Threads
IAI ELM-2022 ML						IAI ELM-2022 ML Maritime Surveillance Radar @ PAF
Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS)						Philippine Navy's Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS)
TRS-3D / AN/SPS-75						Frigate Acquisition Project: Air / Surface Search Radar
AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe						AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe 3D Air Search Radars for the GDP class frigates
ELM-2288						PAF Long-Range Air Defense Radars

 


 

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Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP)

Aircraft		Service				Threads
XL-14 Maya						XL-14 Maya
XL-15 Tagak						XL-15 Tagak
PADC Defiant 300						PADC Defiant 300/500 aircraft
Cali Pinto						Cali Pinto
PADC Hummingbird						PADC Hummingbird helicopter

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Missing the AeroCommander special missions a/c

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Missing the AeroCommander special missions a/c

Happily, I did find a PhilGeps entry for that airplane that the PAF normally doesn't want to talk about. It's on PH government site . . . so its fair game

ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES
PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE
OFFICE OF THE PAF BIDS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE
Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base, Pasay City

https://www.philgeps.gov.ph/GEPSNONPILOT/Tender/SplashBidNoticeAbstractUI.aspx?menuIndex=3&refID=4301403&DirectFrom=OpenOpp&Type=agency&BusCatID=0

Invitation to Bid

The Armed Forces of the Philippines, through the PAF Bids and Awards Committee (PAFBAC), invites suppliers/manufacturers/distributors/contractors to apply for eligibility and to bid for the hereunder project/s:   

Nomenclature/Activity: PB-PAFBAC-104-17 Procurement of Spares for the Maintenance of TC-690A Aircraft Nr 11250
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php10,442,000.00
Price of Bid Documents (non-refundable): Php25,000.00

Pre-Bid Conference:January 26, 2017 at 9:00 AM PAF Procurement Center Conference Room, Villamor Air Base, Pasay City
Submission/Opening of Bids: February 8, 2017 at 9:00 AM PAF Procurement Center Conference Room, Villamor Air Base, Pasay City
Issuance of Bid Documents: January 20-February 7, 217 at 8:00AM-12:00NN & 1:00PM-5:00PM and February 8, 2017 before 9:00 AM, Monday to Friday, PAFBAC Secretariat, PAF Procurement Center Bldg., Villamor Air Base, Pasay City: Tel Nr: 8546701 Local 6051 & 6057

(NOTE: Payment for the Bidding Documents should be made at PAF Finance Center, Colonel Jesus Villamor Air Base, Pasay City from Monday to Friday at 8:00AM-12:00NN & 1:00PM-5:00PM. Prospective bidders should bring with them the printed copy of the project/s to be bid from PhilGEPS website.)

The Pre-bidding Conference shall be open to all interested parties who have purchased the Bidding Documents.

All particulars relative to Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-Bidding Conference/s, Evaluation of Bids, Post-Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR).



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BGEN NICOLAS C PARILLA AFP
Chairperson, PAF BAC