Six Embraer A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the PAF’s 15th Strike Wing, acquired in December 2024 at a cost of P6.5 billion (US$110 million), replacing the aging Rockwell OV-10 Broncos and Cobra ...

The Super Tucanos replaced the OV-10 Broncos as a part of the Horizon 1 program to progressively modernize the PAF. Six aircraft were ordered and reached the Philippines in Sep. 2020.

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is set to acquire six new A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft, as it recently decommissioned old attack aircraft and helicopters. The Philippine Air Force’s 15th ...

Service in the PAF The United States initially transferred 23 OV-10As from storage, followed by eight other airframes subsequently. Thailand also transferred some OV-10Cs between 2003-2004.

OV-10 Bronco light attack aircraft and AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters of the Philippine Air Force. Photo: 15th Strike Wing These lightweight twin-engine aircraft can carry nearly 1.5 tons of cargo or ...

The OV-10 has served with the air force since 1991 and performed a range of missions. This includes 88 ground attack sorties during the 2017 Battle of Marawi against Islamic militants on the ...

The last two OV-10 Broncos retired over the weekend were operated by the 15th Strike Wing, which is responsible for tactical and close air support for the military’s ground operations. The PAF ...

Meanwhile, the North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco, a twin-turboprop, multi-role aircraft, served the PAF for nearly 40 years, having been introduced in 1991. Proven in the Vietnam War and the first ...

It was the end of an era for the Philippine Air Force’s (PAF) Bell AH-1S “Cobra” attack helicopter and North American Rockwell OV-10 “Bronco” multi-role attack aircraft after they were officially ...

The OV-10 Bronco, which was fundamentally Beckett and Rice’s garage project, albeit with larger specs and more systems, earned the contract. The OV-10 Bronco would serve admirably for three decades.