Philippine Air Force displays recently acquired aerial assets
15 February 2021
by Gabriel Dominguez
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) displayed a number of its recently acquired aerial assets during a visit by President Rodrigo Duterte to Clark Air Base, northwest of Manila, on 12 February.
The service said in a statement that the assets inspected by the president include one second-hand Lockheed Martin (Lockheed) C-130H transport aircraft acquired from the United States, six Polish-made Lockheed Martin/Sikorsky Black Hawk multirole helicopters, six A-29B Super Tucano trainer/light attack aircraft acquired from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer Defense & Security, as well as six Hermes 900 and four Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Israel’s Elbit Systems.