Saturday, March 26, 2016

More modern weaponry for PA this 2016

From the Philippine News Agency (Mar 27): More modern weaponry for PA this 2016

The Philippine Army (PA) is expecting more modern weaponry this year.

This was disclosed by PA commander Lt. Gen. Eduardo Ano in a speech he gave during the Army's 119th founding anniversary last March 22.

In the pipeline for this year are additional infantry fighting and fire support vehicles, brand-new 155mm howitzers, light utility vehicles, 60mm mortars, 40mm grenade launchers, rocket launcher light units and 50-watt armored vehicle configured radios.

This is aside from the completed delivery of 56,844 R-4 carbine units, which are the replacement of the Vietnam-era M-16 automatic rifles, 124 additional armored vehicles, six armored personnel carriers fitted with .50 caliber remote-controlled weapon systems, 60 field ambulances and 300 light utility vehicles.

Ano said these additional equipment will make the PA more responsive and capable in its security and disaster alleviation missions.

Aside from these, 2,000 assorted radio and communication equipment were also acquired by the PA, giving it much effective command-and-control over its various units.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=870341

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