Philippines receives first 2 ArmTrac 100-350 Mk.2 mine detecting vehicles
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| One of the ArmTrac 100-350 Mk.2 mine detecting vehicles of the Philippine Army. Photo c/o Philippine Army. |
The Philippine Army has confirmed that it received delivery of two ArmTrac 100-350 Mk.2 mine search and detection vehicles from UK-based company ArmTrac Ltd.
According to Philippine defense page MaxDefense Philippines. the vehicles arrived in late March 2022 and were delivered to the Philippine Army for inspection and testing before inducting to service.
Both vehicles are up-armored and equipped with ground probing radar to survey ground surface for suspected mines, IEDs or bombs.
The Philippine Army confirmed that the 525th Engineer Combat Battalion of the 51st Engineer Brigade will be operating these new assets.
The Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) ordered a total of 4 vehicles under the Philippine Army’s Combat Engineering Equipment Vehicle Mounted Mine Detector (VMMD) Acquisition Project, which aims to improve the service’s ability to detect mines and IEDs.
The deal, worth PHP110.4 million (US$2.2 million) was signed in mid-2021, and was negotiated under a Philippines-United Kingdom Government-to-Government (G2G) transaction.
Aside from the VMMDs, the Philippine Army is also procuring more hand-held mini mine detectors and other combat engineering equipment as part of its ongoing modernization program.
[1] Philippine Army
[3] Philippine Defense Resource
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