![]() ![]() The Sabrah Ascod and Pandur light tanks are the first modern tanks the Philippine Army will have postwar era. Currently, The Philippine Army has more than 400 armored personnel carriers of different variants like Simba Fighting Vehicle, V150 commando, Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicle, and the M113 A1 and A2. ![]() The Sabrah light tanks are mounted with heavier-caliber firearms that were similar to the weapons that the AFP used during the five-month siege and retaking of Marawi City from Islamic State-aligned terrorists in 2017. This after the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced it was expecting the delivery this month of 20 Israeli light tanks that would be turned over to the Philippine Army’s Armor Division based in Camp O’Donnell in Capas town, Tarlac province. The Inquirer reported that the Philippine Army will receive this month 20 Sabrah (Ascod) light tanks produced by the Israeli company Elbit Systems. ![]()
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