File photo of Black Hawk helicopter The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is anticipating the delivery of 22 Black Hawk helicopters from Polish aerospace manufacturer PZL Mielec beginning this year until 2026. PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Consuelo Castillo said Air Force personnel who will be tasked to...
Pallbearers carry the remains of Major Jude S. Salang-Oy and First Lieutenant April John B. Dadulla, the two FA-50 fighter jet pilots who died in a crash during a tactical mission in Bukidnon, during full military honors at Villamor Air Base, March 8, 2025. The two fallen pilots were awarded the...
(Courtesy of Philippine Air Force) Lt. General Arthur Cordura, commanding general of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), flew to Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga on Friday, March 7, to personally condole with the members of the 5th Fighter Wing after two of its pilots died in a tragic...
Philippine Air Force 1Lt. April John B. Dadulla (Photo: Civil Relations Service, AFP) A message popped up on the cellular phone of Jovenel Dadulla on Saturday night, March 1. It was a chat from his younger brother, First Lieutenant April John "AJ" B. Dadulla, a Philippine Air Force (PAF)...
file photo of Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jet Responding soldiers recovered the flight data recorder from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) fighter jet that crashed in the mountains of northern Mindanao,...
The fatal crash of a Philippine Air Force (PAF) FA-50 fighter jet in Bukidnon resulted in an unintentional consequence – the grounding of the entire FA-50 fleet, which could affect the military’s patrol operation in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PAF spokesperson Col. Ma Consuelo Castillo said...
DAVAO CITY - The Armed Forces of the Philippines-Eastern Mindanao Command confirmed that bodies of the two pilots and wreckage of the missing FA-50 fighter jet were found in Mount Kalatungan in Talakag, Bukidnon on Wednesday, March 5. AN FA-50 fighter plane. Eastmincom spokesperson Lt....
(SECOND UPDATE) The military finally located on Wednesday, March 5, at the Mt. Kalatungan mountain range in Bukidnon the wreckage of an FA-50 fighter jet of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) that went missing while on tactical night operations as it was confirmed to have crashed. “Yes, the aircraft...
CEBU CITY — Operations are underway to find a Philippine Air Force (PAF) fighter jet that went missing during what was called a Tactical Night Operations past midnight Tuesday, March 4. In a statement, the PAF said an FA-50 fighter jet lost communication with the rest of the flight involved in...
A Philippine Air Force (PAF) FA-50 fighter jet takes off for the Iron Blade exercise. (Photo: PAF) An FA-50 fighter jet of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) went missing while on a tactical night operations in an undisclosed area shortly after Tuesday midnight, March 4. The FA-50 fighter jet was being...
Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura (left), commanding general of the Philippine Air Force (PAF), arrives at the Edwin Andrews Air Base in Zamboanga City on Feb. 9, 2025 for a field visit in Western Mindanao. He is received by personnel of the Tactical Operations Group Sulu – Tawi-Tawi (TOG SULTAW) led...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A Philippine Air Force (PAF) helicopter made an emergency landing in Purok 5, Barangay Manawan, Camalig town, this province on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 6, due to bad weather. Police Major Karlo P. Dy, Camalig Municipal Police Station chief, said that an MD-529MG...
