Monday, September 21, 2015

MID to get anti-air capability with arrival of APCs fitted with 25mm RCWS

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 21): MID to get anti-air capability with arrival of APCs fitted with 25mm RCWS

The Philippine Army (PA)'s Mechanized Infantry Division (MID) will be getting an anti-aircraft capability with the arrival of the four armored personnel carriers (APCs) fitted with the 25mm remote-control weapon system (RCWS).

This was stressed by MID public affairs office chief Major Filemon Tan during the sidelights of the testing and demonstration of the .50 caliber RCWS-equipped APCs in Camp O' Donnel, Capas, Tarlac Monday.

Aside from having larger rounds and explosive capabilities, the 25mm RCWS-equipped APCs also has the range to deal with helicopters and attack aircraft.

These can be done by using special "bursting" ammunition, Tan added.

The capability will allow the MID to deal with airborne threats, he stressed.

These APCs are expected to arrive by next year along with the 14 armored vehicles fitted with 76mm turrets and the four armored recovery vehicles.

Tan said the 76mm armed APCs will act as fire support and the PA's mobile anti-tank platform.

The Department of National Defense signed a 28 APC order deal with Israeli defense manufacturer Elbit Systems Ltd worth PhP882 million last June 22, 2014.

 http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=806421

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