| Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas | |
|---|---|
 Philippine Air Force Emblem | |
| Founded | July 1, 1947 (as an independent service) |
| Country | Republic of the Philippines |
| Type | Air force |
| Size | approximately 7,000 |
| Part of | Armed Forces of the Philippines |
| Headquarters | Villamor Air Base, Pasay City |
| Nickname | PAF |
| Motto | The "First Force" |
| March | Air Force Hymn |
| Engagements | World War II Communist Insurgencies |
| Commanders | |
| Commander of the Philippine Air Force | Lt. Gen. Oscar H. Rabena |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |  |
| Low Visibility Roundel |  |
Aircraft inventory
As of 2010[update], the backbone of the PAF inventory consists of:
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Versions | Active | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aermacchi S-211 |  Italy | ground support and jet training | S-211 | 13, 6 | Sources disagree. |
| North American OV-10 Bronco |  United States | attack aircraft | OV-10A/C/A SLEP | 11 | Obtained in two batches. First batch from USAF stocks, with a follow-on acquisition from Thailand. |
| Aermacchi SF-260TP/MP/WP | Italy | attack aircraft and trainer aircraft (MP/WP) | SF-260TP/MP/WP | 25 (+18) | all MP / WP variants was traded-in for the TP procurement during 1991-1993 18 SF-260E on order |
| McDonnell Douglas Defender | United States | attack helicopter | MD-520MG | 25 | |
| Sikorsky S-70 Blackhawk | United States | multirole helicopter | S-70A | 2 | Presidential Aircraft |
| Sikorsky S-76 Spirit | United States | multirole helicopter | AUH-76 | 11 | The PAF originally received 17 aircraft |
| Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules | United States | medium transport aircraft | C-130B/H | 2 | 6 are stored |
| Fokker F27 Friendship |  Netherlands | personnel transport | F27-MPA | 2 | Medium Transport |
| GAF Nomad |  Australia | light transport aircraft | 12 | +1 stored | |
| Fokker F28 Fellowship | Netherlands | light transport aircraft | 1 | Presidential Aircraft | |
| Cessna T-41 Mescalero | United States | training aircraft | 29 | Delivered in the last quarter of 2008, South Korea donated 15 aircraft to the 410th Maintenance Wing. | |
| Bell Huey II | United States | transport helicopter and SAR Helicopter | 2 | The PAF acquired a license to perform in-house Huey II upgrades circa 2003 | |
| Bell UH-1H | United States | transport helicopter | UH-1H | 100+ | |
| Bell 205 | United States | light transport helicopter | 8 | ||
| Bell 412 | United States | transport helicopter | 3 | These aircraft are leased, and operated by the Presidential Airlift Wing.. | |
| PZL W-3 Sokół |  Poland | Multipurpose utility helicopter | 8 | Philippine Air Force ordered 8 units for its Combat Utility Helicopters for delivery by 2010. The price for the delivery is 3 Billion pesos ($67.65 million). |
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