page_title: Philippine Air Force
section_title: Aircraft
hierarchical_section_title: Philippine Air Force / Current inventory / Aircraft
caption_attribution_description: English: A Philippine Air Force S-70A-5 Black Hawk of the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing
context_page_description: The Philippine Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Initially formed as part of the Philippine Army, the PAF is responsible for both defending the Philippine Airspace, and conducts close air support, combat air patrols, tactical operations and other aerial operations throughout the Philippines.
  The PAF has an estimated strength of over 16,000 personnel and operates 193 aircraft.
caption: A S-70A-5 Presidential helicopter
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