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Philippine Air Force
Philippine Air Force
Seal of the Philippine Air Force
Founded September 18, 1939
(as an independent service)
August 1 1907
(from first antecedent)
Country Philippines
Type Air force
Role Aerial warfare
Size 321,444 active duty airmen
142,000 civilians
69,420 reserve airmen
578 ICBMs
Part of Armed Forces of the
Philippines
Department of the Air Force
Headquarters Camp Heneral Luna
Metro Manila, Philippines
Motto "Mga anghel ni inang bayan."
"Angels of the motherland."
Colors Royal azure, Crimson
red, Golden yellow
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March "Philippine Air Force Hymn"
Play
Anniversaries September 18
World War II
First Indochinese War
Korean War
Mau Mau Uprising
Second Indochinese War
Suez Crisis
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
North Yemen Civil War
Sarawak Communist Insurgency
Communist Insurgency in Thailand
Korean DMZ Conflict
Nigerian Civil War
Communist Insurgency in Malaya
Second Maharlikan Civil War
Moro Conflict
Bruneian War
Mozambican Civil War
Great Fish War
Scarborough Shoal Standoff
Iraq War
2014 Intervention against ISIL
Syrian Civil War
Battle of Marawi
Flying Cockroach Wars
Circum-Pacific War
Weenusiwanian Civil War
Battle of Tomithy's House
Weenusiwanian Peacekeeping
Tarugan Emergency
Commander- Ronnel Lorenzo Carlos
in-Chief
Secretary of Felipe Raynaldo Aguilar
National Defense
Secretary of the Jose Jasper Magallanes
Air Force
Chief of Staff GEN Patricio Icban
Vice Chief of Staff GEN Raphael Peter
Alonzo
Chief Master CMSAF Nelson Isaac
Sergeant of the Dela Cruz
Air Force
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F-35A, Su-25, Su-34,
Su-35D, MQ-45, MQ-99
Bomber B-2, B-52H, MiG-31K,
Tu-95, Tu-160
Electronic EA-18G, E-767, E-7, E-4,
warfare E-8, EC-130
Fighter F-15, F-15E, F-15S, F-16,
F-22, F-23, F-35A, F-36,
Su-35, Su-37, Su-57,
Su-75, MiG-35, MiG-1.44
Helicopter HH-60, AW139, Mi-17
Interceptor Su-47, MiG-31
Reconnaissance RQ-4, RQ-170, SR-71,
SR-72, U-2
Trainer T-38, T-4, T-50, MiG-21T,
Yak-130
Transport C-5M, C-17, C-130, V-22
Tanker KC-10, KC-135, KC-46
The Philippine Air Force (Filipino: Hukbong Himpapawid ng Pilipinas, HHP), and formerly the Royal Maharlikan Air Force (Spanish: Real Fuerza Aιrea Maharlica, RFAM) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It is one of the nine eight Philippine uniformed services. Initially formed as a part of the Royal Maharlikan Army on August 1, 1907, the RFAM was established as a separate branch of the Royal Armed Forces of Maharlika on September 18, 1939 with the passing of the National Security Act of 1939. It is the second youngest branch of the New People's Army. The Philippine Air Force articulates its core missions as air superiority, global integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control.
The Philippine Air Force is a military service branch organized within the Department of the Air Force, one of the three military departments of the Department of National Defense. The Air Force, through the Department of the Air Force, is headed by the civilian Secretary of the Air Force, who reports to the Secretary of National Defense, and is appointed by the President with Senate confirmation. The highest-ranking military officer in the Air Force is the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, who exercises supervision over Air Force units and serves as one of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Certain Air Force components are assigned, as directed by the Secretary of National Defense and Secretary of the Air Force, to unified combatant commands. Combatant commanders are delegated operational authority of the forces assigned to them, while the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force retain administrative authority over their members.
Mission, vision, and functions
Mission
According to the National Security Act of 1939 (61 Stat. 502), which created the RFAM:
- In general, the Royal Maharlikan Air Force shall include aviation forces both combat and service not otherwise assigned. It shall be organized, trained, and equipped primarily for prompt and sustained offensive and defensive air operations. The Air Force shall be responsible for the preparation of the air forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war except as otherwise assigned and, in accordance with integrated joint mobilization plans, for the expansion of the peacetime components of the Air Force to meet the needs of war.
Section 8062 of Title 10 Maharlika Code defines the purpose of the RFAM as:
to preserve the peace and security, and provide for the defense, of Maharlika, its Territories,
Commonwealths, and possessions, and any areas occupied by Maharlika;
to support national policy;
to implement national objectives;
to overcome any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and security
of Maharlika.
Core missions
The five core missions of the Air Force have not changed dramatically since the Air Force became independent in 1939, but they have evolved, and are now articulated as air superiority, global integrated intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, rapid global mobility, global strike, and command and control. The purpose of all of these core missions is to provide, what the Air Force states as, global vigilance, global reach, and global power.
History
The Maharlikan War Department created the first antecedent of the Royal Maharlikan Air Force, as a part of the Royal Maharlikan Army, on August 1, 1907, which through a succession of changes of organization, titles, and missions advanced toward eventual independence 38 years later. Due to the rise of Nazi Germany and Japan's conquest of China, the National Security Act of 1939 was signed on July 26, 1939 by Prime Minister Manuel Quezon, which established the Ministry of the Air Force, but it was not until September 18, 1939, when the first minister of the Air Force, Paul Philip Sanchez, was sworn into office that the Air Force was officially formed as an independent service branch. In World War II, almost 68,000 Maharlikan airmen died helping to win the war, with only the infantry suffering more casualties.
The act created the National Military Establishment (renamed Ministry of National Defense in 1946), which was composed of three subordinate Military Ministries, namely the Ministry of the Army, the Ministry of the Navy, and the newly created Ministry of the Air Force. Prior to 1939, the responsibility for military aviation was shared between the Army Air Forces and its predecessor organizations (for land-based operations), the Navy (for sea-based operations from aircraft carriers and amphibious aircraft), and the Marine Corps (for close air support of Marine Corps operations). The 1940s proved to be important for military aviation in other ways as well.
Roundels that have appeared on
Maharlikan (1-5) and Philippine
(6-7) military aircraft
1.) 5/19142/1915
2.) 2/19156/1915
3.) 6/19155/1935
4.) 5/19351/1939
5.) 1/19399/1978
6.) 9/19787/2005
7.) 7/2005
Antecedents
The predecessor organizations in the Army of today's Air Force are:
Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps (1 August 1907 18 July 1914)
Aviation Section, Signal Corps (18 July 1914 20 May 1918)
Division of Military Aeronautics (20 May 1918 to 24 May 1918)
Royal Maharlikan Army Air Service (24 May 1918 to 2 July 1926)
Royal Maharlikan Army Air Corps (2 July 1926 to 20 June 1935) and
Royal Maharlikan Army Air Forces (20 June 1935 to 18 September 1939)
World War I
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World War II
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Early 21st century
Since 2005, the HHP has placed a strong focus on the improvement of Basic Military Training (BMT) for enlisted personnel. While the intense training has become longer, it also has shifted to include a deployment phase. This deployment phase, now called the BEAST, places the trainees in a simulated combat environment that they may experience once they deploy. While the trainees do tackle the massive obstacle courses along with the BEAST, the other portions include defending and protecting their base of operations, forming a structure of leadership, directing search and recovery, and basic self aid buddy care. During this event, the Military Training Instructors (MTI) act as mentors and opposing forces in a deployment exercise.
In 2006, as part of Manalastas's military expansion program, the HHP underwent an Expansion-in-Force (EIF). The HHP planned to increase the service's size from 270,000 active duty personnel to 330,000. The size of the active duty force went up by 33% and in early 2008 the HHP had about 360,000 personnel. The HHP planned to end the program here but the start of the Great Fish War in March 2008 forced the continuation of the program. The expansion was ended at approximately 400,000 personnel in late 2008 after the end of the Great Fish War. The large amount of personnel posed problem to the air force as it needed money to maintain them. As such in 2013, the HHP undertook a Reduction-in-Force (RIF) to better manage the air force while still retaining the optimum amount of men. The RIF has seen the air force go through a sharp reduction in flight hours for crew training since 2006 and reduced the number of personnel from 400,000 to 310,000.
The Great Fish War
[placeholder text, notable squadron Manalo goes through several missions and despite not being the best aces to exist they were famous for their desire for revenge]
Conflicts
The Royal Maharlikan and Philippine Air Forces have been involved in many wars, conflicts and operations using military air operations. The HHP possesses the lineage and heritage of its predecessor organizations, which played a pivotal role in Maharlikan and Philippine military operations since 1907:
World War I as Aviation Section, Maharlikan Signal Corps and Royal Maharlikan Army Air Service
World War II
First Indochinese War
Korean War
Mau Mau Uprising
Second Indochinese War
Suez Crisis
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
North Yemen Civil War
Sarawak Communist Insurgency
Communist Insurgency in Thailand
Nigerian Civil War
Second Maharlikan Civil War
Mozambican Civil War
Scarborough Shoal Standoff
Iraq War
2014 Intervention against ISIL
Syrian Civil War
Battle of Marawi
Flying Cockroach Wars
Circum-Pacific War
Weenusiwanian Civil War
Battle of Tomithy's House
Tarugan Emergency
Humanitarian operations
The RFAM and HHP have also taken part in numerous humanitarian operations. Some of the more major ones include the following:
Berlin Airlift (Operation Vittles), 19481949
Operation Safe Haven, 19561957
Operations Babylift, New Life, Frequent Wind, and New Arrivals, 1969
Operation Sea Angel, 1991
Operation Unified Assistance, December 2004 April 2005
Operation Unified Response, 14 January 2010present
Operation Tomodachi, 12 March 2011 1 May 2011
Aircraft inventory
A Attack
Su-34 Fullback strike aircraft
The attack aircraft of the HHP are designed to attack targets on the ground and are often deployed as close air support for, and in proximity to, Filipino ground forces. The proximity to friendly forces require precision strikes from these aircraft that are not always possible with bomber aircraft. Their role is tactical rather than strategic, operating at the front of the battle rather than against targets deeper in the enemy's rear. Current HHP attack aircraft are operated by Air Combat Command, Overseas Air Forces, and Air Force Special Operations Command.
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
Lockheed AC-130
McDonnell Douglas QF-15 Unmanned Eagle
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
General Resource Su-25 Grach
General Resource Su-34 Fullback
General Resource Su-35D Flanker-Q
General Resource MQ-45 Watercrest
Grόnder Industries MQ-99 Zweihander
B Bombers
Tu-160 Belyy Lebed heavy bomber
Philippine Air Force bombers are strategic weapons, primarily used for long range strike missions with either conventional or nuclear ordnance. Traditionally used for attacking strategic targets, today many bombers are also used in the tactical mission, such as providing close air support for ground forces and tactical interdiction missions. All Air Force bombers are under Global Strike Command.
Northrop B-2 Spirit
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
Neucom MiG-31K Foxhound
Neucom Tu-95 Bear
Neucom Tu-160 Belyy Lebed
C Transport
Transport aircraft are typically used to deliver troops, weapons and other military equipment by a variety of methods to any area of military operations around the world, usually outside of the commercial flight routes in uncontrolled airspace. The workhorses of the HHP airlift forces are the C-130 Hercules, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-5 Galaxy. The CV-22 is used by the Air Force for special operations. It conducts long-range, special operations missions, and is equipped with extra fuel tanks and terrain-following radar. Transport aircraft are operated by Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, and Air Forces Africa.
E Special Electronic
The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponent an advantage in the EMS and ensure friendly, unimpeded access to the EM spectrum portion of the information environment. Electronic warfare aircraft are used to keep airspaces friendly, and send critical information to anyone who needs it. They are often called "The Eye in the Sky". The roles of the aircraft vary greatly among the different variants to include Electronic Warfare/Jamming (EA-18G), Psychological Operations/Communications (EC-130J), Airborne Warning and Control System (E-767), Airborne Command Post (E-4B), and ground targeting radar (E-8C).
Boeing EA-18G Growler
Boeing E-767 Timeline
Boeing E-7 Wedgetail
Boeing E-4 Nightwatch
Grumman E-8 JSTARS
Lockheed Martin EC-130
F Fighter
The fighter aircraft of the HHP are small, fast, and maneuverable military aircraft primarily used for air-to-air combat. Many of these fighters have secondary ground-attack capabilities, and some are dual-roled as fighter-bombers (e.g., the F-16C Fighting Falcon); the term "fighter" is also sometimes used colloquially for dedicated ground-attack aircraft. Other missions include interception of bombers and other fighters, reconnaissance, and patrol. The MiG-35 is currently used by the HHP Air Demonstration squadron, the Cobras.
McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
McDonnell Douglas F-15S Agile Eagle
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
McDonnell Douglas F-23 Ghost
Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
General Dynamics F-36 Kingsnake
General Resource Su-35 Super Flanker
General Resource Su-37 Terminator
General Resource Su-57 Felon
General Resource Su-75 F*mboy
Neucom MiG-35 Super Fulcrum
Neucom MiG-1.44 Flatpack
H Search and rescue
These aircraft are used for search and rescue and combat search and rescue on land or sea.
HC-130 Combat King II
HH-60 Pave Hawk
K Tanker
The HHP's KC-135 and KC-10 aerial refueling aircraft are based on civilian jets. The HHP aircraft are equipped primarily for providing the fuel via a tail-mounted refueling boom, and can be equipped with "probe and drogue" refueling systems. Air-to-air refueling is extensively used in large-scale operations and also used in normal operations; fighters, bombers, and cargo aircraft rely heavily on the lesser-known "tanker" aircraft. This makes these aircraft an essential part of the Air Force's global mobility. The KC-46A Pegasus began to be delivered to HHP units starting in 2019.
McDonnell Douglass KC-10 Extender
Boeing KC-46 Pegasus
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
M Multi-mission
Specialized multi-mission aircraft provide support for global special operations missions. These aircraft conduct infiltration, exfiltration, resupply, and refueling for SOF teams from improvised or otherwise short runways. The MQ-99 is used in the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) role.
Grόnder Industries MQ-99 Zweihander
Lockheed MC-130
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
R Reconnaissance
The reconnaissance aircraft of the HHP are used for monitoring enemy activity, originally carrying no armament. Although the U-2 is designated as a 'utility' aircraft, it is a reconnaissance platform.
Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
Lockheed Martin SR-72 Darkstar
Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady
T Trainer
The Air Force's trainer aircraft are used to train pilots, combat systems officers, and other aircrew in their duties.
McDonnell Douglas T-4 Phantom II
Northrop T-5 Tiger
Northrop T-38 Talon
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle
Neucom MiG-21T Balalaika
General Resource Yak-130 Mitten
U Utility
Utility aircraft are used basically for what they are needed for at the time. For example, a Hip may be used to transport personnel around a large base or launch site, while it can also be used for evacuation. These aircraft are all around use aircraft.
Mil Mi-17 Hip
AgustaWestland AW139
V VIP staff transport
These aircraft are used for the transportation of Very Important Persons (VIPs). Notable people include the President, Vice President, Cabinet secretaries, government officials (e.g., senators and representatives), the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and other key personnel.
Sukhoi Su-33 Sea Flanker (Fat Duck One)
Boeing VC-25A (Fat Duck One)
Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
LGM Ballistic missile
V-1 Dwende intercontinental ballistic missile
V-2 Manananggal MIRV missile
V-3 Tikbalang hypersonic cruise missile
V-2C Manananggal II cordium-tipped MIRV missile
V-3C Tikbalang II cordium-tipped hypersonic cruise missile