The Philippine government formally accepts the five S-70i Black Hawk helicopters for the @phil_air_force during a ceremony at Clark Air Base, Pampanga on Wednesday | @davidyusantos
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@phil_air_force @davidyusantos The latest batch of S-70 is part of 16 units Manila procured in 2019 to replace its current fleet of combat utility helicopters. Last 5 units are set for delivery by yearend. Meanwhile, 10 UH-1D helos were also decommissioned during the Clark event | @davidyusantos
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@phil_air_force @davidyusantos The Philippines also received on Wednesday four units of the ScanEagle unmanned aerial system (UAS).
No other details of the turnover are available as of this time.
US gov't has previously handed over security drones to PH through a military financing program | @davidyusantos
No other details of the turnover are available as of this time.
US gov't has previously handed over security drones to PH through a military financing program | @davidyusantos
@phil_air_force @davidyusantos In a statement, US gov't says the four ScanEagle (UAS) it turned over to PH on Wed is worth ₱20M ($4M). It hopes to boost Manila's security capabilities on maritime border, counter-terrorism, etc. It's part of US grant assistance of PH military | @davidyusantos
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