The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is offering free rides for commuters who are considered as authorized person outside of residence (APOR) as the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) limits the availability of public transportation.
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Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of SND Delfin Lorenzana Facebook page)
“Their large capacity and impressive horsepower allows for a faster and long-range transport. Looking forward to the delivery of the remaining 10 Blackhwaks this year,” Lorenzana said in a social media post on Sunday, May 23.
He noted that the acquisition of the Blackhawk helicopters have greatly boosted the operational readiness of the PAF both in combat and non-combat missions.
In November 2020, the PAF received the first batch of six Blackhawks from Polish company Polskie Zaklady Lotnicze Sp.z.o.o which were manufactured under license from Sikorsky USA.
Blackhawk S-70is combat utility helicopter (Photo courtesy of SND Delfin Lorenzana Facebook page)
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