{"id":95881,"date":"2017-03-29T03:37:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T07:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=95881"},"modified":"2017-03-29T03:37:38","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T07:37:38","slug":"talks-underway-with-japan-on-helicopter-spare-parts-transfer-to-paf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/29\/talks-underway-with-japan-on-helicopter-spare-parts-transfer-to-paf\/","title":{"rendered":"Talks underway with Japan on helicopter spare parts transfer to PAF"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_93262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-93262\" style=\"width: 960px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17022162_257144811398006_6728099183176724547_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-93262\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17022162_257144811398006_6728099183176724547_n.jpg\" alt=\"To keep the Philippine Air Force's (PAF) fleet of UH-IH combat utility helicopters serviceable and mission-ready at all times, talks are underway with the Japan Ministry of Defense's Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) regarding the transfer of &quot;Huey&quot; spare parts to the PAF.  (Photo: Delfin Lorenzana\/Facebook)\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17022162_257144811398006_6728099183176724547_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17022162_257144811398006_6728099183176724547_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/17022162_257144811398006_6728099183176724547_n-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-93262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">To keep the Philippine Air Force&#8217;s (PAF) fleet of UH-IH combat utility helicopters serviceable and mission-ready at all times, talks are underway with the Japan Ministry of Defense&#8217;s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) regarding the transfer of &#8220;Huey&#8221; spare parts to the PAF. (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dellorenzana\/photos\/a.186247341821087.1073741828.186212171824604\/257144811398006\/?type=3&amp;amp;theater\">Delfin Lorenzana\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>MANILA\u2014To keep the Philippine Air Force&#8217;s (PAF) fleet of UH-IH combat utility helicopters serviceable and mission-ready at all times, talks are underway with the Japan Ministry of Defense&#8217;s Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA) regarding the transfer of &#8220;Huey&#8221; spare parts to the PAF.<\/p>\n<p>This was confirmed by Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on the sidelines of the transfer ceremony for the two Beechcraft King Air TC-90 aircraft in Sangley Point, Cavite early this week.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are pleased to announce that the DND has already started discussions with ATLA regarding the possible transfer of UH-IH helicopter spare parts to the PAF,&#8221; he said when asked on whether the Philippines can expect more equipment aid from Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The PAF is known to operate 40 to 60 units of the Vietnam-era &#8220;Huey&#8221; helicopters in its fleet.<\/p>\n<p>These spare parts, if the talks are formalized, will extend the service life of the UH-IH currently in PAF service.<\/p>\n<p>The helicopter is being used for troop and supply transport, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and close air support missions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are looking toward the actualization of this proposal,&#8221; Lorenzana stressed.<\/p>\n<p>The DND chief also expressed his thanks and gratitude for the support being extended by the Japanese government to the Philippines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u2014To keep the Philippine Air Force&#8217;s (PAF) fleet of UH-IH combat utility helicopters serviceable and mission-ready at all times, talks &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":93262,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1482,16,95],"tags":[12748,6286],"class_list":["post-95881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking","category-news","category-news-ph","tag-delfin-lorenzana","tag-philippine-air-force","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}