List of active military aircraft of the Philippines
Defense aviation fleet for the Southeast Asian country
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The following is a list of active military aircraft of the Philippines. The military of the Philippines has three branches; the Philippine Coast Guard is a civilian organisation operating under the Department of Transportation.
Air Force
Army Aviation Regiment
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed-Wing Aircraft | |||||
| Short 330 | United Kingdom | Utility aircraft | 1 | ||
| Cessna 206 | United States | utility | 1 | [1] | |
| Cessna 172 | United States | utility | 172M | 2 | (PA-071 & PA-072)[1] |
| Cessna 150 | United States | utility | 150 | 1 | (PA-911) [2] |
| Rotary-Wing Aircraft | |||||
| MBB Bo 105 | Germany | Utility helicopter | Bo-105 | 4 | t/n 203 donated by Manny V. Pangilinan, to be used to prepare for larger helicopters. t/n 224 donated by Dornier Technologies in October 2022. t/n 222 and 223 are also donated by still unidentified groups. |
| Robinson R44 | United States | trainer | R44 Raven II | 2 | Serve as trainer aircraft for the future acquisition of helicopters in the Army.[3] |
| Unmanned Aerial Vehicle | |||||
| Hermes 450 | Israel | tactical UAV | (+4)[4] | Tier III UAV. Only 1 system made up of 4 UAVs and a ground control station. | |
| Skylark | Israel | hand-launched UAV catapult-launched UAV |
Skylark I-LEX[5] Skylark 3 |
- | Tier I UAV. Acquired under USD180 million deal.[6] Tier II UAV. Acquired under USD180 million deal.[6] |
| Thor | Israel | VTOL UAV | (+1066) | Tier I UAV. 533 systems made up of 2 UAV each. Acquired under deal with Elbit[7] under a USD153 million deal.[8] | |
| DJI Phantom | China | VTOL UAV | Phantom 3 Professional Phantom 4 |
unknown | Commercial drones bought off-the-shelf by Philippine Army units.[9] |
| Raptor Knight Falcon |
Philippines | miniature UAV | 2(+1)[10] | The first drone, it is smaller and has less endurance than the Knight Falcon.[11] The second drone. A third unnamed drone is in the works.[10][11] | |
Naval Air Wing
| Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maritime patrol | ||||||
| Beechcraft King Air | United States | utility / patrol | TC-90 | 5[12] | ex-Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force | |
| Britten-Norman BN-2 | United Kingdom | patrol / utility | BN-2A | 5[12] | ||
| Helicopters | ||||||
| Leonardo AW159 | United Kingdom | utility / ASW | 2[12] | |||
| AgustaWestland AW109 | Italy | utility / SAR | 5[12] | |||
| Trainer Aircraft | ||||||
| Cessna 172 | United States | trainer / light utility | 172S | 4[13] | ||
| Robinson R44 | United States | rotorcraft trainer | 3 on order[13] | |||