Rotorcraft
Manila Inducts Black Hawks, Considers Second Batch
The Philippines Air Force has begun operating the Black Hawk, having received its first batch of six in November.
The first six S-70i Black Hawks were officially "blessed" and handed over to the PAF during a ceremony at Clark Air Base on December 10. (Photo: Philippines Department of National Defense)
The first six S-70i Black Hawks were officially "blessed" and handed over to the PAF during a ceremony at Clark Air Base on December 10. (Photo: Philippines Department of National Defense)

The Philippines formally commissioned its first six Sikorsky/PZL S-70i Black Hawks into the Philippines Air Force's 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing on December 10. Now the nation is pondering the acquisition of a second batch for the PAF.


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