The modernizing Philippine Army
has tested its new powerful equipment.
The Philippine Army test-fired
its brand new Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzer System (ATMOS) 155mm/52 caliber
self-propelled artillery pieces from Israel.
Army spokesperson Col.
Xerxes Trinidad said the live-fire exercises were held from April 6 to 8 at the
Fort Magsaysay Military Reservation Area in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija.
The Army received 12 ATMOS howitzer units in December 2021 from Israeli defense company Elbit Systems. (Photo courtesy of Army Artillery Regiment) |
Trinidad said the ATMOS
155mm howitzer system is a "shoot-and-scoot" weapon that can be
rapidly deployed in rugged terrain.
"The weapon
incorporates an 'inertial navigation system' (INS)-based gun-laying method and
an automatic loader," he added.
The Army received 12 ATMOS
howitzer units in December 2021 from Israeli defense company Elbit Systems
The Army received 12 ATMOS howitzer units in December 2021 from Israeli defense company Elbit Systems. (Photo courtesy of Army Artillery Regiment)
The self-propelled artillery
pieces are procured under the Horizon 2 of the Revised Armed Forces of the
Philippines Modernization Plan. It is worth PHP2.4 billion.
Trinidad earlier said the
weapons would augment the existing 155mm towed-howitzers being operated by the
Army Artillery Regiment.
"It is in addition to
the existing fire support artillery guns, the 155mm-towed howitzers," he
added.
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