Philippines inducts 100+ M113A2s
The Philippine Army formally inducted 114 BAE Systems M113A2 armoured personnel carriers (APC) on 4 February.
The vehicles are being supplied under the US Excess Defense Articles (EDA) programme.
The army’s Mechanised Infantry Division (MID) held a ceremony at Camp O’Donnell, the division’s headquarters well north of Manila. The first batch of 77 APCs reached the Philippines on 9 December 2015, while the remainder arrived at the port of Subic Bay five days later.
This deal, giving Manila the vehicles almost for free, was concluded through the Joint United States Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG) in June 2012. Delivery had
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