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)...
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...
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...
The Philippines has expressed concern over the alleged unsafe maneuvers and releasing of flares by a Chinese aircraft against an Australian Air Force aircraft while flying over South China Sea. In a statement on Friday, Feb. 14, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reminded China to avoid...
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...
Officials of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and United States Pacific Air Forces (US PACAF) convene at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Feb. 4, 2025 to strengthen their interoperability and deepen cooperation through a series of engagements, including the conduct of military exercises over the...
Philippine Air Force (PAF) Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Arthur Cordura (right) passes the 15th Strike Wing's unit color to Brig. Gen. Gerold Gagan in a change of command ceremony held at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Jan. 13, 2025. Gagan replaces Brig. Gen Juliano Llarenas (partially...
