A helicopter and fighter jet of the United States Pacific Fleet crashed in the South China Sea on separate occasions on Sunday, Oct. 26. A post on X (formerly Twitter) by the US Pacific Fleet on Monday, Oct. 27, said that the US Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and the F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter...
The delivery of 12 new FA-50 fighter aircraft acquired by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will be completed by 2030, the Department of National Defense (DND) disclosed on Saturday, June 14. DND spokesperson Asst. Sec. Arsenio Andolong confirmed the acquisition of 12 FA-50 Block 70 light combat...
AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. (Courtesy of AFP-PAO) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Monday, April 14, that it was aiming to expedite the procurement of multi-role fighter aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF) to boost the military’s aerial defense capabilities....
A USAF F-16C flying over the desert in Iraq, 2008 (Wikipedia) House Assistant Majority Leader Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre has highlighted the broader implications of strengthening the country’s military assets...
Airmen assigned to the United States Air Force's air demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds, pilot F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and perform aerial maneuvers during the Speed of Sound Airshow at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States on Sept. 15, 2024. (Photo...
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,...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Thursday, March 6 said the death of the two Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots from the FA-50 jet fighter that crashed should not in any way delay the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program. Sen. Francis Tolentino (Contributed...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and other related government agencies to probe deeper into the recent death of the two pilots who were found dead after the aircraft they were manning reportedly crashed in the mountains of Bukidnon. The...
The Department of National Defense (DND) was not officially informed about the crashed F-35C Lightning II aircraft of the United States Navy reportedly near the Philippine waters in the South China Sea last week. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense)...
