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Philippine Army confirmed use of AR-M52F assault rifle from Bulgaria during 125th founding anniversary on 23 March 2022. Reportedly used by First Special Forces Regiment, [112] and the 103rd Infantry Battalion. M14 rifle United States: Battle rifle: 7.62×51mm NATO: M14: In service as standard battle rifle and training rifle.
This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Air Force (PAF), the branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines that specializes in aerial warfare.It covers active equipment, such as aircraft, ordnances, air defenses, and retired aircraft inventory.
The Philippine Army categorizes this configuration as a "wheeled" light tank. The base platform is the Pandur II, which features a robust chassis with higher ground clearance and enhanced protection. [13] The heavy-duty chassis enables high off-road performance. The 8×8 vehicle is designed to carry up to 14 crew.
This IFV variant is essentially a Fahd 240, fitted with a dual-weapon turret that has a 12.7 mm machine gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun. The addition of a turret requires a third crewman, the gunner, but it does not affect the Fahd 240's passenger capacity. The turret is the French BTM-208 turret, produced under license from the French SAMM company.
Philippines select Hyundai Heavy Industries to build 6 new offshore patrol vessels. [76] The contract to build these vessels was recently signed on June 27, 2022. The ship offered has a heavier displacement of 2400 tonnes and a length of 94.4 meters and width of 14.3 meters.
Introduced the M700P in 2004, modified by the PMC to M40A3 standard to suit their requirements. [29] [33] 148 units of M40A5 ordered by the Philippine Navy in 2016, 85 were delivered in February 2017, [34] the rest were delivered before end of 2017. Marines received majority of the sniper rifles. Barrett M95
The Miguel Malvar-class frigate is a class of frigates designed and currently built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the Philippine Navy.It was previously known as the HDC-3100 corvette based on the company's product nomenclature system and the service's acquisition project name until it was reclassified to frigate "FF" and then to its current "FFG" guided-missile frigate designation.
In April 30, 2024 the Bagacay was on a mission to supply food and water to Filipino fishermen doing their livelihood at Scarborough Shoal inside the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines in the South China Sea when she was harassed and bombarded with water cannons by Chinese Coast Guard ships causing damage to her canopy and steel railings.