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| Philippines Department of Defense to purchase 28 armoured infantry fighting vehicles from Israel. | |||
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Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) has signed a P882-million
contract with an Israel-based Company for the purchase of 28 armored infantry
fighting vehicles. DND Assistant Secretary Patrick Velez said in an interview
on Thursday, January 15, 2013, that the deal was signed last week with
Elbit Systems Land and C4L for the "very capable" vehicles. |
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 The Philippine Army is so far equipped with 343 armored fighting vehicles for its 10 infantry divisions. |
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Velez declined to divulged the vehicles' specifications citing security reasons. He said that four of the 28 armored vehicles are recovery models to be used to tow damaged units and those incapacitated in the battlefield. The delivery of the vehicles are expected to be completed by January 2015. The
28 armored infantry fighting vehicles are among the the department's planned
acquisitions this year for the Army. The list includes a shore-launched
anti-ship missile system, various grenade launchers, 155mm Towed Howitzers
and a few other trucks. |
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