Army Philippine to acquire M113 armoured personnel carrier fitted with 76mm Scorpion turret 0801143

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014 10:14 AM
 
Army of Philippine to acquire M113 armoured personnel carrier fitted with 76mm Scorpion turret.
The Philippine Army will acquire 14 M113 armored personnel carriers in 2015 to boost its fire support capabilities. Army spokesperson Capt. Anthony Bacus said the M113 vehicles will be fitted with 76-mm turrets among others from decommissioned British-made Scorpion combat vehicle reconnaissance (tracked) units.
     

M113 armoured personnel carrier fitted 76mm Scorpion turret of Philippine Army.
     

"The vehicle will be equipped with modern fire control and thermal imaging equipment. Once it is completed, the 76mm cannon armed M113s will be quite lethal," Bacus added.

The Army of Philippine is currently operating over 100 M113 units, and the would-be acquisitions are manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments.

The Department of National Defense had said that more than P85 billion is needed for the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines from 2014 to 2018.

Last year, the Army commissioned excess M1114 Armored Humvees as well as M939 and M35 truck series from the US. The new fighting vehicles provided fire support during the Zamboanga siege last September.