PNP Aviation Assets Update – Nov. 20, 2020

An example of an Airbus H125 Helicopter, Photo from the official Airbus Website

The Philippine National Police (PNP) just provided an update on the Aerial Assets that they have acquired or are acquiring, and it goes as follows: 

* Three Airbus H125 Helicopters worth Php 205 million (Usd 4.19 million at the Exchange Rate of Usd 1 = Php 49) each have been delivered and currently undergoing Field Testing and Evaluation prior to Acceptance. 

* The proceeds that the PNP will get from the Bell 429 GlobalRanger Helicopter that crashed last March 2020 will be used to buy two Airbus H130 Helicopters which will be used as Air Ambulances. 

* The PNP now currently has 10 Rotary and Fixed Wing Air Assets, which breaks down to: 
- Seven H125 Helicopters
- Two Robinson R44 Trainer Helicopters
- One Cessna C150 Fixed Wing Trainer Aircraft

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The Philippine News Agency (PNA) Article says that the “proceeds” from the crashed Bell 429 Helicopter is worth Php 430 million, but reports from March 2020 says this could be the Insurance for the Aircraft which is worth only Php 343 million (Usd 7 million). 

Unless of course they got additional Money from some other Sources which allowed them to go up to Php 430 million.  

Below are additional example Pictures of the Airbus H125 and H130 Helicopters that the PNP has acquired or is planning to acquire:

An example of the Glass Cockpit of the Airbus H125 Helicopter, Photo from the official Airbus Website

An example of an Airbus H130 Helicopter, Photo from the official Airbus Website

SOURCES:
* PNP gets 3 new Choppers {Archived Link}
* Downed PNP Chopper insured with the GSIS {Archived Link}

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