{"id":15598,"date":"2018-05-23T15:44:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T15:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/23\/philippines-to-receive-cobra-helicopter-gunships-from-jordan\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:31:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:31:55","slug":"philippines-to-receive-cobra-helicopter-gunships-from-jordan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2018\/05\/23\/philippines-to-receive-cobra-helicopter-gunships-from-jordan\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines to receive Cobra helicopter gunships from Jordan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MELBOURNE, Australia \u2015 The Philippines has confirmed it is to receive used U.S.-built Cobra helicopter gunships donated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/sofex\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">by Jordan<\/a>, marking the first time the country will operate dedicated attack helicopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed the donation of the helicopters in remarks reported by the official Philippine government news wire service. Duterte was speaking at an event marking the 120th anniversary of the Philippine Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The helicopters are Bell AH-1F Cobra gunships currently used by the Royal Jordanian Air Force and were offered to the Philippines sometime in 2017. According to sources in the Philippines, officials from the Department of National Defense inspected the helicopters in Jordan in June last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources also told Defense News that Jordan had initially offered to donate four helicopters to the southeast Asian country, although this was later reduced to two. Jordan had earlier donated at least three Cobra helicopter gunships to Kenya from its fleet of almost 50 Cobras, which include ex-U.S. Army helicopters acquired in 2001 and 15 more from neighboring Israel in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AH-1F Cobras being donated to the Philippines are capable of utilizing guided anti-tank missiles. The country has already taken delivery of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/breaking-news\/2017\/03\/27\/india-to-buy-spike-anti-tank-missiles-from-rafael\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Israeli Rafael Spike<\/a> Extended Range missile for its Navy\u2019s fast-attack craft and selected the Spike Non Line Of Sight for its Leonardo AW159 Wildcat naval helicopters,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As such, integrating the Spike, which is already being used on Israel\u2019s Cobra helicopters, would appear to be the likely route for the Philippines when funding is available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Philippines has been battling insurgencies on several fronts, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2017\/10\/23\/the-lead-up-to-isis-campaign-in-the-philippines\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">five-month-long battle<\/a> with Islamic State-linked militants who seized control of 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