Philippine engineers receive mine detection vehicles
Combat engineers of the Philippine Army have received half of their allotted Armtrac 100-350 Mk2 vehicle-mounted mine detectors. (Philippine Army)
Combat engineers in the Philippine Army have received the first two of four vehicle-mounted mine detectors, after they arrived by ship from the UK in late March.
These Armtrac 100-350 Mk2 vehicles are based on a JCB Fastrac 8000 tractor. They will be operated by the 525th Engineer Combat Battalion, which is a unit of the 51st Engineer Brigade.
The Philippines purchased four vehicles for PHP110.4 million ($2.15 million) under the Combat Engineering Equipment Lot 6 project in mid-2021. The final pair of vehicles will be delivered by July 2023.
The vehicles can be operated remotely or with a crewman
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