The six upgraded armored personnel carriers (APCs), which
were delivered from Israel
"The six M-113s are now at the headquarters of the Mechanized
Division (in Camp
O'Donnell
Tan expects commissioning of the APCs to take place this
coming Sept. 11, which is the Mechanized Division's eighth founding
anniversary.
The six APCs were transported to Tarlac last July 8.They
will be followed by 18 other units and four more by August.
Fourteen of the M-113s have been configured as fire support
vehicles, four as infantry fighting vehicles, six as armored personnel
carriers, and another four as armored recovery units.
The M-113s were supplied by Israeli defense manufacturer
Elbit Systems Ltd.
The contract, which was worth PhP882 million, was signed on
June 22, 2014.
Upgrades included installation of 25mm unmanned turrets,
12.7mm (.50 caliber machine guns) remote-controlled weapon stations (RCWS) and
fire control systems (FCS) for 90mm turrets.
The Philippine Army operates around 343 AFVs (armored
fighting vehicles) and APCs.
Around 85 percent of these AFVs are on green status (fully
mission capable) while another 10 percent are on yellow status (undergoing
repair) and five percent are on red (beyond repair).
At least 150 of these are the United Kingdom-built GKN
"Simba," with the remaining AFVs consisting of US-designed V-150 and
V-200 APCs, M-113s, Turkish made ACV-300s and British Scorpion CVRTs.
These vehicles give the PA its armor capability and are
organized into a 14-vehicle mechanized infantry companies for deployment with
regular units.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=785803
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