THE Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Friday said it had completed the nine-day gunnery competition and exercises between state troops at the Colonel Ernesto Rabina Air Base, in Capas, Tarlac.

In a statement, the PAF said the events were held on May 16 and 24, 2022 where the air troops completed the Sanay Tudla II and Simex III gunnery competition.

It was participated in by the Air Defense System, C4ISTAR, Surveillance System, Search and Rescue System, and Surface Strike System-capable.

They were divided into two teams supported by other PAF units corresponding to their Core Systems under the Integrated Air Operation System.

The PAF said the exercise was at the Philippine Air Defense Control Center, Air Force Command Center, Hall of Flags, PAF Unit’s COCs and WOCs, including the AFP Command Operations Center and Unified Commands.

During the conduct of the exercise, the PAF utilized its air assets such as the FA-50PH of the 5th Fighter Wing; the AW-109AH, SF-260TP, T-129, and A-29B Super Tucano of 15th Strike Wing; BELL-412 helicopters from the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing; Unmanned Aerial Vehicles from the 300th Air Intelligence and Security Wing; the S-76 and Sokol helicopters from the 505th Search and Rescue Group; and radars from the 580th Aircraft Control and Warning Wing.

Combat Air Controllers of the 710th Special Operations Wing and Direct Air Support Forward Teams were also the key players in the success of the activity. Critical to the activity was the connectivity provided by the 950 CEIS Group.

The Sanay-Tudla II and Simex III showcased the delivery of secured and near-real-time Common Operational Picture through a live voice, video and data feeds from sensors to shooters and to decision-makers in all Commandand-Control centers of the PAF.