DND thanks Duterte for planning to buy new choppers for PAF s fleet By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News
Published January 24, 2021 2:56pm The Department of National Defense expressed gratitude to President Rodrigo Duterte for his plan of buying new helicopters for Philippine Air Force that will replace the type of aircraft involved in recent crash in Bukidnon. In a statement on Sunday, DND spokesperson Arsenio R. Andolong said the PAF Combat Utility Helicopter Acquisition Program aims to procure assets that will replace the current fleet of UH-1s of PAF. “The DND expresses its sincerest appreciation for President Duterte s intention to purchase more helicopters for the PAF,” Andolong said.