Live Breaking News & Updates on Ueva Ecija The Army Received 12 Atmos Howitzer Units In December 2021 From Israeli Defense Company Elbit Systems Photo Courtesy Of Artillery Regiment Manila Philippine 39s Have Test Fired For First Time Its Newly Acquired Autonomous Truck Mounted System 155mm 52 Caliber Self Propelled Pieces Ina Statement Sent To Reporters Sunday

NEW HOWITZER. The Philippine Army has test-fired its Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzer System (ATMOS) 155mm/52 caliber self-propelled artillery pieces from April 6-8 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) MANILA - The Philippine Army's artillery units have test-fired for the first time its newly-acquired Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzer System (ATMOS) 155mm/52 caliber self-propelled artillery pieces. In a statement sent to reporters Sunday, 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. 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 ....

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