MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) spent 2025 quietly building up its capabilities to protect the country's vast aerial ...

FILE - Two Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jets fly during a joint patrol and training session with the U.S. over the South China Sea, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. ( Philippine Air Force via AP, File) ...

Two Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jets fly with two U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber aircraft during a joint patrol and training over the South China Sea on Tuesday. (Philippine Air Force via AP) MANILA ...

Eleven FA-50 fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will reportedly be upgraded to give the “fighting eagles” more firepower and improved capabilities.

The Philippines has signed a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to upgrade its air force’s existing fleet of 11 FA-50PH light combat aircraft. Valued at KRW93 billion ($64 million), the ...

The two rotorcraft – the first pair of six on order – were delivered aboard an Airbus Defence & Space A400M tactical transport of the Turkish air force. According to a Philippine News Agency report, ...

The Republic of the Philippines Department of National Defense announced the acquisition of three new C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters from Lockheed Martin through a Direct Commercial Sale ...

A Philippine air force fighter jet carrying two pilots went missing during a night combat assault in support of ground forces who were battling insurgents in a southern province, officials said ...

The Philippine air force (PAF) has taken delivery of a final five Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters, bringing its total fleet to 15 examples. The five S-70is were delivered from Sikorsky’s ...

The encounter over Scarborough Shoal was the first aerial run-in since high-seas hostilities between Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea started to flare last year. Scarborough Shoal as viewed ...

A marshal from the Philippine Air Force directs one of the service’s C-130s to its ramp position. (Capt. Mark Lazane/U.S. Air Force) MELBOURNE, Australia — The Philippines’ defense secretary late last ...

U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth aircraft have been training out of a Philippine air base that was once part of America’s largest overseas military community. Photographs of the Raptors – the first ...