Philippine Airforce - One of the weakest in the world

[lhorenzoo]

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latest news...Govt puts back the ‘force’ in PAF ; Govt puts back the ‘force’ in PAF | Manila Standard Today

Finally , the Force is back in the Philippine Air Force with the military branch taking delivery of four brand-new combat utility helicopters from Poland.

“The lack of equipment has always been our handicap but despite that we never put our guards down and instead focused on our strength, the talent of our people,” said Air Force chief Lauro Catalino dela Cruz. “Sometimes the joke hurts that we only have Air but no Force, but now this will be a thing of the past; we can see a horizon of better times,” dela Cruz said after taking delivery of the Falcon helicopters, the first batch of eight units made by PZL-Swidnik under a P3.2 billion contract with the Aquino administration.

The 12-seater aircraft will be used for combat support and rescue-relief missions, while beefing up the country’s air assets amid the growing tensions in the West Philippine Sea, dela Cruz said. Four more of the Polish helicopters are scheduled for November delivery.

The military also intends to purchase fighter jets, warships and maybe, a new submarine, using a P70-billion budget under its modernization program. The military arms buildup was conceived during the Arroyo administration but President Aquino ensured that it got the P70 — billion fund, a military source said.

The new purchases will wean the Air Force from dependence on the aging Hueys which had earned the monicker “flying coffins” or “widow-makers” because they are crash-prone, dela Cruz said.

Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, for his part, said that the Polish deal showed the Aquino administration was making good on its plan to upgrade the military’s war materiel and protect its territory.

“The placement of these aircraft in our Air Force inventory shall surely boost its development of mission essential capabilities, mobility, firepower and accuracy, communications, survivability and the ability to detect threat elements,” he said.

By July this year, more modernization projects will be carried out by the Executive department, Gazmin said.



any news like this lifts up the spirits,,,anything good for the country is certainly good news..that means,,stop all the
politicking and move on...

[chris_bern]

unta ui mupalit pud sila ug tucano... bisan small tucano lang gud.. hehe

[balipseyev]

not to mention the peacock/jacinto class ships. blame the senators and the congressmen in the 90's when we were offered f-16 that was supposed to be sold to pakistan they turned down because "second hand" kuno.

I think naka set-up na jud sauna ang pag purchase nato ug F-16 sa time ni Ramos, pero na cancel kay naigo tag maayo atong Asian Financial Crisis...

unta ui mupalit pud sila ug tucano... bisan small tucano lang gud.. hehe

This will come sooner or later, we need to replace our Capable but aging OV-10 Broncos... We still need aircraft for ISO(Internal Security Operations), and piston powered aircraft are the best for this kind of operation, both cost and maintenance...

[hulagway]

I think naka set-up na jud sauna ang pag purchase nato ug F-16 sa time ni Ramos, pero na cancel kay naigo tag maayo atong Asian Financial Crisis...

ramos could have done better as a former afp CoS, mg520 and jacinto class are good but we could have acquired gunship and ship that are even better during those time.

This will come sooner or later, we need to replace our Capable but aging OV-10 Broncos... We still need aircraft for ISO(Internal Security Operations), and piston powered aircraft are the best for this kind of operation, both cost and maintenance...

diba amx naman ang ila g consider karon?

[balipseyev]

ramos could have done better as a former afp CoS, mg520 and jacinto class are good but we could have acquired gunship and ship that are even better during those time.

diba amx naman ang ila g consider karon?

Jacinto (Peacock Class) were bought at a friendly price mura na lang gali gihatag ang presyo ato....

Kung i apil sa Italy ang AMX sa deal then payts kaayo, those planes recently performed well in Libya...

[dbalagosa]

Gikan ra ko manila last week. Kakita ko sa mga new choppers ga lupad2 over the makati area. well I think it was the new choppers.

[Eriz]

dili man gani maka provide ang government ug daghan na classrooms, teachers, nindut na hospitals, nurses, doctors ug trabaho. unahon jud ng eroplano jud?

[balipseyev]

dili man gani maka provide ang government ug daghan na classrooms, teachers, nindut na hospitals, nurses, doctors ug trabaho. unahon jud ng eroplano jud?

The budget of DepEd/Education and DoH is way bigger than the budget for DnD...

[hulagway]

dili man gani maka provide ang government ug daghan na classrooms, teachers, nindut na hospitals, nurses, doctors ug trabaho. unahon jud ng eroplano jud?

dili unahon, dpat sabay..coz we cant fight tanks,ships and jets with classroom and etc.

[snowleopard]

di kasi alam ng government anu ba dapat i-prioritize. yes, marami problem, but basic approach should be divide and conquer.

economy, defense, education should be prioritize.

buti pa mga politiko, they know what to prioritize, mga sarili nila.