MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) spent 2025 quietly building up its capabilities to protect the country's vast aerial ...

The Philippines has signed a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to upgrade its air force’s existing fleet of 11 FA-50PH light combat aircraft. Valued at KRW93 billion ($64 million), the ...

Two Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jets fly with two U.S. Air Force B-1 bomber aircraft during a joint patrol and training over the South China Sea on Tuesday. (Philippine Air Force via AP) MANILA ...

FILE - Two Philippine Air Force FA-50 fighter jets fly during a joint patrol and training session with the U.S. over the South China Sea, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. ( Philippine Air Force via AP, File) ...

Eleven FA-50 fighter jets of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will reportedly be upgraded to give the “fighting eagles” more firepower and improved capabilities.

Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), a South Korean aircraft manufacturer, said Friday it has signed a deal with the ...

A Philippine air force fighter jet carrying two pilots went missing during a night combat assault in support of ground forces who were battling insurgents in a southern province, officials said ...

The Republic of the Philippines Department of National Defense announced the acquisition of three new C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters from Lockheed Martin through a Direct Commercial Sale ...

The encounter over Scarborough Shoal was the first aerial run-in since high-seas hostilities between Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea started to flare last year. Scarborough Shoal as viewed ...

The militaries of the USA and the Philippines have conducted a joint exercise aimed at boosting interoperability. Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light combat aircraft operated by the Philippine air ...

MANILA, Philippines — U.S. and Philippine fighter aircraft staged a joint patrol and training Tuesday over a disputed South China Sea shoal where Chinese fighter jets fired flares last year to drive ...

First flown in the 1970s, the F-16 is still heavily relied upon, particularly among smaller militaries without the resources to fly and maintain larger and more expensive planes such as the F-15 Eagle ...