PAF Receives 5 More Blackhawks

 9 November 2021

The Philippine Air Force receives five (5) additional S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters at Clark Air Base on November 08, 2021.  

The Black Hawk helicopters is the third and final batch of delivery by PZL Mielec to the Philippine Air Force and will complete the PAF's preliminary orders for fleet of 16 Black Hawk helicopters.

PAF spokesperson, Col. Maynard Mariano said the last batch of five S-70i "Black Hawk" helicopters were transported to the Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Pampanga on Monday morning.

"(The last five S-70i helicopters), it was transported by an Antonov aircraft (An-124) that landed in Clark around 10:45 a.m. Again the (manufacturing) company is the PZL Mielec from Poland. (They are the company that has the license from the US) to build the 'Black Hawk'," Mariano said.

The first batch of six (6) units was delivered in November 2020, followed by the second batch of five (5) units of Black Hawk helicopters in June 2021 and was formally accepted, turned over, and blessed in a simple ceremony on October 13, 2021.

The Black Hawks were first utilized by the PAF in transporting COVID-19 vaccines to various locations in the country in support of the government's effort in the midst of the pandemic.