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A long-range acoustic device (LRAD), acoustic hailing device (AHD) or sound cannon is a specialized loudspeaker that produces sound at high power for communicating at a distance. It has been used as a method of crowd control , which has caused permanent hearing damage , having an extremely high decibel capacity (up to 160 dB measured at one ...
The Philippine Government received $18 million worth of weapon systems from the United States Government, Total of 100 tube launched optically guided wireless BGM-71 TOW2A Missiles; 12 Improved target acquisition system and support equipment. [136] AT-1K Raybolt Republic of Korea: Anti-tank guided missile: 153mm AT-1K
Sonic and ultrasonic weapons (USW) are weapons of various types that use sound to injure or incapacitate an opponent. Some sonic weapons make a focused beam of sound or of ultrasound; others produce an area field of sound. As of 2023 military and police forces make some limited use of sonic weapons.
MANILA (Reuters) -Global defence contractors put their advanced hardware on display as the Philippines embarks on the latest phase of a multi-billion-dollar effort to modernise its military at a ...
The ships are expected to be installed with additional weapons and improved sensor systems. [11] More are now being materialized for acquisition with slightly modified designs under the Philippine Navy's Landing Docks Acquisition Project, which is a Horizon 2 project of the Revised AFP Modernization Program.
1 mobile radar system delivered free under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 1 Project. [23] Mitsubishi Electric J/FPS-3ME Japan: Air surveillance radar: 3 fixed radar systems to be delivered under the Air Surveillance Radar Phase 2 Project. [25] [26] [27] The first unit was fully delivered in October 2023. [28]
A variant of the Armalite AR-15 and M16 rifle, using a Pneumatic Valve and Rod system. Used by the Special Operations Command. Night Fighting Weapons System Philippines: Assault rifle: 5.56×45mm: NFWS: unknown: Introduced in 2004, developed by the PMC based on M16A1 rifle after experiences in the MSSR. Used by MARSOG. [28] M4/M4A1 United States
A directed-energy weapon (DEW) is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy without a solid projectile, including lasers, microwaves, particle beams, and sound beams. Potential applications of this technology include weapons that target personnel , missiles , vehicles, and optical devices.