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Philippines Schedules Cutter Upgrade



Kelvin Wong, Singapore - IHS Jane's International Defence Review
13 January 2014

The Philippine Navy will upgrade the second of its ex-US Coast Guard Hamilton-class cutters, the BRP Ramon Alcaraz , with a pair of BAE Systems Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm Machine Gun Systems by March 2014, state media reported on 6 January 2014.The guns will be installed on the Ramon Alcaraz at its homeport in Subic Bay. BAE Systems was awarded a USD24 million contract in 2012 to deliver 21 Mk 38 Mod 2 systems and spare parts to the Philippines and US Navy.

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Airbus Military Close to PAF Deal



Kelvin Wong, Singapore - IHS Jane's International Defence Review
13 January 2014

The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) announced on 13 January that Airbus Military has been selected as the remaining bidder for the Philippine Air Force (PAF)'s medium-lift aircraft acquisition programme, edging out PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI)'s CN295 and Alenia Aermacchi's C-27J offers.If a deal is formalised, Airbus Military will supply three C295 twin-turboprop tactical transport aircraft and spare parts worth PHP5.3 billion (USD118 million). Senior DND officials expect the first aircraft to be delivered within 18 months of the contract award.

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Philippines Acquires 400 RPG-7 (USA) for Anti-Armour Operations



Kelvin Wong, Singapore - IHS Jane's International Defence Review
13 January 2014

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has acquired 400 US-made RPG-7 (USA) 40 mm recoilless rifles that will be delivered to the Philippine Army by the end of 2014.Speaking to IHS Jane's on 13 January, army spokesperson Captain Anthony Bacus said the new launchers, manufactured by US firm Airtronic USA, will enhance the mobility of the army's elite and mechanised infantry troops, as the RPG-7 (USA) is up to 60% lighter than the recoilless rifles that are currently in service. He declined to comment on the delivery schedule.The new acquisition will replace the obsolete M18 57 mm and M67 90 mm recoilless rifles, which are currently in service.

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Philippines Acquires 400 RPG-7 (USA) for Anti-Armour Operations

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Kelvin Wong, Singapore - IHS Jane's International Defence Review
13 January 2014

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has acquired 400 US-made RPG-7 (USA) 40 mm recoilless rifles that will be delivered to the Philippine Army by the end of 2014.Speaking to IHS Jane's on 13 January, army spokesperson Captain Anthony Bacus said the new launchers, manufactured by US firm Airtronic USA, will enhance the mobility of the army's elite and mechanised infantry troops, as the RPG-7 (USA) is up to 60% lighter than the recoilless rifles that are currently in service. He declined to comment on the delivery schedule.The new acquisition will replace the obsolete M18 57 mm and M67 90 mm recoilless rifles, which are currently in service.

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story is right but photo is miss leading. The Airtronic Mk777 RPG (USA) uses any RPG 7 compatible war head but the launcher is a total redesign.

the launcher is made with reinforced composites its lighter features Mil std Rails a redesigned trigger assembly.
IF the classic RPG is the AKM then this is the AK12. The best of the original with modern features and improvements.

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TerraN_EmpirE said:

story is right but photo is miss leading. The Airtronic Mk777 RPG (USA) uses any RPG 7 compatible war head but the launcher is a total redesign.

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the launcher is made with reinforced composites its lighter features Mil std Rails a redesigned trigger assembly.
IF the classic RPG is the AKM then this is the AK12. The best of the original with modern features and improvements.

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There are two versions : RPG-7 (USA) which is heavier but more versatile and lighter Mk777 . I'm not certain that lighter version could use more recent Russian rounds for RPG-7

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I think they are both compatible for the newer stuff to, I mean it might have a reduced life span with the newer stuff but it would be pretty stupid if Airtronic built it so inferior to a conventional launcher. And the Russians would be pretty foolish if they built new rounds for what is primarily a export system these days that wrecks older tubes or won't fit.

side note I have been trying to stay way from Modern Firearms. Max P. Tries his best on the weapon specs bit the site itself has been troubled, the site security is flimsy and notorious for being a typhoid marry.

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TerraN_EmpirE said:

I think they are both compatible for the newer stuff to, I mean it might have a reduced life span with the newer stuff but it would be pretty stupid if Airtronic built it so inferior to a conventional launcher. And the Russians would be pretty foolish if they built new rounds for what is primarily a export system these days that wrecks older tubes or won't fit.

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Russians are peddling their own stuff (recent modification RPG-7V2 ) and they certainly have no obligation to producers of cheap knock-offs all over the world . Maybe they guarantee compatibility to their own old systems , but not to Airtronic .

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TerraN_EmpirE said:

The story is right but photo is misleading. The Airtronic Mk777 RPG (USA) uses any RPG 7 compatible war head but the launcher is a total redesign.

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The launcher is made with reinforced composites its lighter features Mil std Rails a redesigned trigger assembly. IF the classic RPG is the AKM then this is the AK12. The best of the original with modern features and improvements.

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Exactly.

Let's get a picture of what that bad boy actually looks like.

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Damen (DSNS) starts steel cutting for SIGMA 10514 PKR Frigate for Indonesia Navy (TNI AL)

In June 2012, the Ministry of Defence of Indonesia and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) signed the contract for the first SIGMA 10514 PKR Frigate. In accordance with the agreed planning for the construction of this frigate, the Steel Cutting Ceremony took place simultaneously on 15 January 2014 at PT PAL (Persero) Shipyard in Surabaya (Indonesia) and DSNS in Vlissingen (the Netherlands).

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DND Inks Contract for 28 Israeli-Made 'Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles



By Priam F. Nepomuceno

MANILA, Jan. 16 (PNA) -- The Department of National Defense (DND) has formally signed the contact for the delivery of 28 "armored infantry fighting vehicles" which will boost the inventory of the Army's light armored units.DND Assistant Secretary Patrick Velez said that this project is worth P882 million. He said the contract was already signed last week.He added that the contract was awarded to Israeli's leading defense manufacturer, Elbit Systems Land and C4I.Four of the 28 "armored infantry fighting vehicles" are recovery models which can be used to tow units damaged or incapacitated in the battlefield.For security reasons, Velez declined to give specifics of the vehicles' armament, speed and armor but stressed that these armored infantry fighting vehicles "are very capable."

Full delivery of these vehicles is expected within a year or around January 2015.The PA, which has around 10 infantry divisions, is equipped with 343 AFVs (armored fighting vehicles).Capt. Anthony Bacus, Army spokesperson, said earlier that these AFVs are distributed to the various infantry units to provide them with mobility and additional firepower."Around 85 percent of these AFVs are on green status (fully mission capable) while another 10 percent are on yellow status (undergoing repair) and five percent are on red (beyond repair)," he added.Some 150 of these are the United Kingdom-built GKN "Simba" with the remaining AFVs consisting of US designed V-150 and V-200 APCs, M-113 "Bradley", Turkish made ACV-300s and British Scorpion CVRTs.