President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday assured the Philippine Air Force (PAF) that he would fully support its vision to become world-class as he led the ceremonial blessing of two new T-129 ATAK helicopters in Malacañang. READ:
become world-class as he led the ceremonial blessing of two new T-129 ATAK helicopters in Malacañang.President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday leads the ceremonial blessing of two new T129 ATAK helicopters in Malacañang and assured that his administration will fully support the Philippine Air Force in fulfilling its vision to become world-class.
At the same time, Mr. Marcos expressed gratitude to the PAF and the Armed Forces of the Philippines for their invaluable contribution to the nation’s external defense, internal security operations, as well as disaster relief and response operations.Last March, PAF received the two T129 along with unspecific logistics support equipment under a $269 million government-to-government contract with Turkey that was signed in July 2020.
The new assets will complement a pair of refurbished Bell AH-1S HueyCobra attack helicopters from Jordan, along with armed light observation and transport helicopters in PAF’s inventory.
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