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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Pormal ng natanggap ng PNP ang tatlong brand new H-125 airbus single engine turbine helicopters na gagamitin ng PNP para palakasin ang suporta sa anti-terrorism at anti-insurgency campaign. Idedeploy ng PNP ang mga ito sa Central, Southern Mindanao at Northern Luzon. (📸PNP-PIO) <a href="https://t.co/dDl6Ic0fzW">pic.twitter.com/dDl6Ic0fzW</a></p>— doland castro (@dolandcastro) <a href="https://twitter.com/dolandcastro/status/1355487163622690821?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 30, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The Philippine National Police has acquired 3 multi-role police helicopters for public safety operations, it announced Saturday.</p><p>PNP Chief Debold Sinas said the PNP Special Action Force Air Unit formally accepted delivery of 3 brand-new H-125 Airbus single-engine turbine helicopters from Airbus Helicopters Southeast Asia PTE LTD on Friday at Manila Domestic Airport in Pasay City.</p><p>“These new air assets will further boost our operational capability in support of the anti-insurgency and anti-terrorism campaign,” Sinas said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/16/21/helicopter-na-may-7-sakay-bumagsak-sa-bukidnon">Military helicopter carrying 7 people crashes in Bukidnon; no survivors reported</a></li></ul><p>The helicopters were procured using funds from the General Appropriations Act 2019.</p><p>The new police helicopters with registry numbers RP-2420, RP-6088, and RP-9710 are now at the PNP SAF Air Unit hangar at the Manila Domestic Airport, Sinas said.</p><p>The PNP fleet now has 7 H-125 Airbus, two R-22 Robinson police helicopters and a fixed-wing trainer aircraft, all stationed in Metro Manila.</p><p>The PNP is eyeing the deployment of two helicopters each in Central Visayas and Southern Mindanao, and one in Northern Luzon, Sinas said.</p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/u_VvRuzewyw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The Philippine National Police has acquired 3 multi-role police helicopters for public safety operations, it announced Saturday.</p>

The Philippine National Police has acquired 3 multi-role police helicopters for public safety operations, it announced Saturday.