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 speech during a camp visit in Camp Teodulfo Bautista in Jolo, Sulu, on Friday. “Bibili ako ng mga helicopters para sa mga. Sayang ang buhay. At saka puwede pa naman natin remedyohan sa Bisaya. Eh kung may remedyo diyan, if it can be remedied, we will,” Duterte said.
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 country s territorial waters as part of the government s efforts to modernize the military.
Early this year, the Navy commissioned its first-ever missile frigate, the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), this, despite the challenges brought by the ongoing COVID-19 health emergency pandemic.
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 Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga Province, that was presided over by Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana.
Delivery of the remaining 10 platforms is expected to be completed within the first quarter of 2021.