page_title: North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco
section_title: Philippines
hierarchical_section_title: North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco / Operational history / Philippines
caption_attribution_description: English: OV-10 aircraft in Lumbia Airport
context_page_description: The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is an American twin-turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. It was developed in the 1960s as a special aircraft for counter-insurgency combat, and one of its primary missions was as a forward air control aircraft. It can carry up to 3,200 lb of external munitions, internal loads such as paratroopers or stretchers, and loiter for three or more hours.
context_section_description: The Philippine Air Force (PAF) received 24 OV-10As from U.S. stocks in 1991, later followed by a further nine from the United States, and eight ex-Thai Air Force OV-10Cs in 2003–2004.  The OV-10s are operated by the 16th Attack Squadron and 25th Composite Attack Squadron of the 15th Strike Wing, based in Sangley Point, Cavite. The PAF flies Broncos on search-and-rescue and COIN operations in various parts of the Philippines. The first two women combat pilots in the PAF flew OV-10s with the 16th. This squadron flew anti-terrorist operations in the Jolo island.
  PAF OV-10 Broncos have been repeatedly used in air strikes against Moro Islamic Liberation Front positions during ongoing fighting in 2011, and two were used in an air strike on February 2012 which resulted in the death of three Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah commanders, among others. Philippine Air Force OV-10s have been reportedly modified in order to employ modern smart bombs.
  On 1 June 2017, the PAF OV-10s dropped bombs on Maute group positions during the Battle of Marawi.
  The OV-10s will be eventually replaced by the Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano.
caption: PAF OV-10A SLEP at Lumbia Airport
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