The weapons that arrived in the country
last december 28 are now scheduled for
technical inspection this month prior to
formal acceptance of the AAR, philippine
army spokesperson colonel Xerxes Trinidad said thursday.
The 12 units are already delivered to
the AAR and scheduled for technical
inspection by the tayak, technical
inspection acceptance committee within
this month prior to its formal
acceptance. Once inspected in accordance
with the specifications and accepted by
the committee, training of personnel will
be required then deployment of the new
asset of the army. As of now the army
still waits for the formal acceptance of
the new assets, he added in the message
to the philippine news agency.
Trinidad also said the 12 self-propelled
hoaxes were required to provide the AAR with mobility with firepower. It was
acquired under government to government
set up under horizon 2 of the armed
forces of the philippines modernization
program and is worth php 2.4 billion.
He added that the weapons will augment
the existing 155 millimeters towed hurts
as being operated by the AAR, it is in
addition to the existing fire support
artillery guns the 155 millimeters towed
hotels, Trinidad said.
