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Possible PAF projects; OV-10s and Huey II over F/A-18s.
Topic Started: Aug 17 2004, 10:08 AM (2,182 Views)
holydoggy
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apo lakay
Nov 19 2004, 07:20 AM
bad news depending on your point of view. the PAF has cancelled the funding of 10 more UH-1 "HueyII upgrades ($15million) for this year and instead will be used to puchase and maintain regular refurbished UH-1H helicopters instead. some including Manokski's site has speculated that the PAF either got a guarantee of a spares supply for UH-1 "H" models from STAero of Singapore or Bell or both. the PAF now wants a larger force of less capable units flying than a small force but more capable helicopters. the PAF will get more units flying but they wont be "HueyII". the PAF is to get 20 refurbished units from STAero and a further 50 from the US. more and more are being trained for night-lfying tactics with NVGs. some 40 helicopters are already NVG-campatible cockpits and the crews armed with NVG and are training hard on them. more helicopters to support ground forces will make sense, just hope the military doesnt go adventurist and ruin things.

im an optimist...its good news to me :armysmile:
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Pendejo
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Nov 18 2004, 03:20 PM
bad news depending on your point of view. the PAF has cancelled the funding of 10 more UH-1 "HueyII upgrades ($15million) for this year and instead will be used to puchase and maintain regular refurbished UH-1H helicopters instead. some including Manokski's site has speculated that the PAF either got a guarantee of a spares supply for UH-1 "H" models from STAero of Singapore or Bell or both. the PAF now wants a larger force of less capable units flying than a small force but more capable helicopters. the PAF will get more units flying but they wont be "HueyII". the PAF is to get 20 refurbished units from STAero and a further 50 from the US. more and more are being trained for night-lfying tactics with NVGs. some 40 helicopters are already NVG-campatible cockpits and the crews armed with NVG and are training hard on them. more helicopters to support ground forces will make sense, just hope the military doesnt go adventurist and ruin things.

I got no problem with that. The venerable Huey can still do the job.

Like I'd rather have 2 Land Cruisers instead of 1 Land Rover.
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6 years since and nothing in apo lakay's proposal was realized.
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yes there is.... Some Officials got it all!!! $$$ :headbang: :nono:
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Who's Official are you stating? the one's who supported and help the last administration of this country who spend it all and leave us almost nothing to spent on!? thats Cruel..
Per Ardua ad Astra "Through Adversity to the Stars"! We Filipinos should always aim High! to the Stars! and Beyond them blue yonder!.
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