Acquisition of Additional Black Hawk for Philippine Air Force

With the recently delivered Polish-made S-70i Black Hawks, DND Sec Delfin Lorenzan and Cabinet Sec. Karlo Nograles confirmed in a separate interview that the Philippines is planning to acquire more Black Hawk Helicopters. This new project is known as Philippine Air Force Combat Utility Helicopter Phase 4 Acquisition. As per Maxdefense Philippines, the government is keen to acquire between 15 to 32 units depending on funding availability.

It also turns out that 16 units of Black Hawk will be funded by budget originally allocated for Heavy Lift Helicopter Acquisition Project, which the Philippine government is having problem to overcome the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) against Russia which was selected to supply their Mil Mi-171. The remaining 15-16 units which was mentioned by Cabinet Sec. Nograles will be funded through the AFP Modernization Program Fund as part of Fiscal Year 2022 GAA allocation. But, the DND is looking for ways to make funds available earlier, either through Unprogrammed Fundings or with assistance from Malacañang and DBM.

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