The Philippine Army (PA) will be testing before the media on
Monday the .50 caliber-remote controlled weapons system (RCWS) of its six
newly-acquired M-113 armored personnel carriers (APCs) in Capas, Tarlac.
Col. Benjamin Hao, PA spokesperson, said on Sunday the
demonstration will take place at the rifle range of the Mechanized Infantry
Division in Camp O'Donnell
The six APCs were transported to Tarlac on July 8 after
arriving in the Philippines
They were part of the 28 APCs ordered from Israeli defense
manufacturer Elbit Systems Ltd. The contract, worth PhP 882 million, was signed
on June 22, 2014.
Fourteen of the M-113s will be configured as fire support
vehicles, four as infantry fighting vehicles, six as armored personnel
carriers, another four as armored recovery units.
Upgrades include installation of 25mm unmanned turrets,
12.7mm (.50 caliber machine guns) RCWS, and fire control systems (FCS) for 90mm
turrets.
The PA operates 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).
A total of 150 AFVs are of the United Kingdom-built GKN
"Simba," with the others 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 companion for deployment with
regular units.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=806095
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