The Philippine Air Force (PAF) is allocating the sum of
PHP6,309,358 for the acquisition of spare parts needed for the maintenance of
the APG systems of its brand-new Airbus Military C-295M medium transport
aircraft.
Bid submission and opening is on July 7, 9:00 a.m. at the
PAF Procurement Center Conference Room, Villamor Air Base, Pasay City
The PAF has three C-295 aircraft in its inventory. All three
are assigned to the 220th Airlift Wing which is based in Mactan, Cebu . All three planes are worth PHP5.3 billion.
The 220th Airlift Wing of the PAF will operate and maintain
the above-mentioned aircraft.
The PAF uses the medium lift aircraft for tactical and
medium airlift requirements, and are essential to internal security operations
in ferrying personnel and logistical requirements of different line/combat
units to any part of the country.
The timely deployment of troops and supplies is vital to
ensure the success of any military operations.
The Airbus Military C-295 is a new generation, very robust
and reliable, highly versatile tactical airlifter able to carry up to nine
tonnes of payload or up to 71 personnel, at a maximum cruise speed of 260 kt
/480 km/h.
Fitted with a retractable landing gear and a pressurized
cabin, it can cruise at altitudes up to 25,000 ft, while retaining remarkable
short take-off & landing (STOL) performance from unprepared short, soft and
rough airstrips, as well as low level flight characteristics.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=896521
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