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| The C-130 Aircraft that crashed in Sulu recently |
Makes me wonder what is happening with the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) Aircraft, suffering 4 crashes in just 7 Months of this Year (2021) from January to July.
The first 3 crashes were Helicopters, namely a UH-1 Huey, an MD520MG and a brand new S-70i Black Hawk Helicopter.
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| Some Details of the acquisition of the FMFS from the Terms of Reference Document |
The Philippine Government is in the process of acquiring a Full Motion Flight Simulator (FMFS) with Cockpits for the Bell 412EP and S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) with a budget of Php 246 million (or Usd 5.1 million, assuming an Exhchange Rate of Usd 1 = Php 48).
Delivery is within 545 Days or 1 ½ Years, with a Warranty of 2 Years. The acquisition is now undergoing a Negotiated Procurement after 2 failed biddings. The opening of the Request of Quotations (RFQ) has been moved to the middle of this Month (July 2021) as of now.
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| The Skyway Stage 3, Photo by Ken Jover |
Dilawans recently trolled the Post made by the official Mark Villar Page on Facebook about the Skyway Stage 3 Project using the hashtag #SalamatPNoy.
They insisted that it was started by former President Benigno Aquino III (also known as PNoy or AbNoy Panot) and therefore the Project should be credited to him and not to President Rodrigo Duterte.
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| Textron Aviation Banner of the T-6C in PAF Training Colors and Markings |
The American Company Textron Aviation is offering their T-6C Texan II Trainer Aircraft to the Philippines, as shown by this Banner they posted on their Virtual Booth at the 2021 Philippine Air Force (PAF) Symposium Virtual Exhibit.
The T-6C in the Picture is shown in PAF Training Markings and Colors. You can download the Brochure here, which also shows various other Aircraft manufactured by Textron.
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| The "Significant Accomplishments" of the ADC from their 2021 Symposium Brochure |
I’m wondering why the Air Defense Command (ADC) of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) has put the “Delivery and Acceptance of the SpyDer System” as one of their “Significant Accomplishments” in their Brochure at the 2021 PAF Symposium Virtual Exhibit.
The Cambridge Dictionary defines an Accomplishment as, “… something done or finished successfully”, so it should be something that has already been done in the past and not something that could happen in the future.
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| The 1st and last Pages of the March 2021 Gripen for the Philippines Brochure |
One of the nice Brochures with a Philippine Theme at the 2021 Philippine Air Force (PAF) Symposium Virtual Exhibit was the latest “Gripen for the Philippines” Brochure dated March 2021 made by the Swedish Defense Manufacturer Saab AB.
You can also download the Brochure here. Saab is offering the JAS-39C/D Gripen for the PAF’s Multi-Role Fighter (MRF) Program, and highlighted the Gripen’s strengths, like its Short Field Take-Off performance, low Operating Cost, fast delivery time of only 2 Years, etc.
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| Screenshot of the 2021 PAF Symposium Virtual Exhibit |
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has put up a Website for their 2021 Symposium, and one of the sections you can go to is their Virtual Exhibit containing Virtual Booths of various Defense Companies and PAF Units.
You can visit the Virtual Exhibit here: https://pafsymposium.com/paf-exhibithall/. The Companies include Manufacturers like Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), Saab, etc.
