Page 7 - Revised Armed Forces News Today

President Duterte wants to decommission all Huey helicopters in the Philippine Air Force (PAF) inventory because of their frequent involvement in fatal crashes, the latest of which was in Bukidnon last Jan. 16.

Duterte wants PAF’s Huey helicopters decommissioned By TED CORDERO, GMA News Published January 23, 2021 5:06pm President Rodrigo Duterte said he wanted to completely decommission all of all the Huey helicopters in the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) inventory due to their frequent involvement in fatal crashes. “Marami pa ba ‘yang Huey na ‘yan? Naiwan? Hindi, palitan ko na sana. Wala ng... Maano na talaga ‘yan, luma na. Maski na sabihin mong --- maintenance,” Duterte said in a...

MANILA, Jan. 23 — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Friday, January 22, said he wants a complete decommissioning of all Huey helicopters in the Philippine Air Force’s inventory because of their frequent involvement in fatal crashes.“Marami pa ba ‘yang Huey na ‘yan?...

The BRP Jose Rizal, the Philippines first missile frigate is docked at Subic Bay, Zambales. Philippine Navy chief Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo said efforts to upgrade the Navy remain intact despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (File photo courtesy of Naval Public Affairs Office) PASIG CITY, Dec. 29 (PIA) -- The Philippine Navy has upgraded its arsenal to effectively defend the countrys territorial waters as part of the governments efforts to modernize the military. Early this year, the N...

Philippine Air Force inducts first six S-70i Black Hawk helicopters 10 December 2020 by Gabriel Dominguez The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has officially inducted into service the first six of 16 Polish-made Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters ordered in 2019, the Department of National Defense (DND) in Manila announced on 10 December. The six rotorcraft, all of which were delivered in November, entered service in an “acceptance, turnover, and blessing” ceremony held that same day at Clark ...