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Indonesia Mulls Turkish, South Korean, Russian Options for Marines APC Requirement 10 Februari 2017 Indonesia is currently considering options in the acquisition of 50 APCs for its Marines Corps. Contract to include an in-country licensed production component for latter units (photo : tactdb) The Indonesian Ministry of Defence is currently evaluating proposals from Russia, Turkey, and South Korea in a programme to acquire 50 armoured personnel carriers (APCs) for the Indonesian Marines (Korps Marinir: KORMAR). Jane"s understands from sources close to the procurement process that options being considered are namely the BTR-80 from Russia"s Military-Industrial Company, the ACV-19 from Turkey"s FNSS, and the Next Infantry Fighting Vehicle (NIFV) K21 from South Korea"s Doosan. A sum of USD95 million has been allocated for the programme, and will be provided for under the defence ministry"s budget for 2017. Hanwha K-21 amphibious (photo : reddit) Besides deployment ...

PHL Marines Received RQ-11B Small UAV 03 Februari 2017 RQ-11B Raven small UAV (photo : Military) Army, Marines Acquire US drone System, 400 Grenade Launchers, 85 Sniper Rifles The Philippine Army and Philippine Marine Corps have received the delivery of over 400 M203 grenade launchers, 85 M40A5 sniper rifles, and a RQ-11B Raven unmanned aerial vehicle system consisting of three drones from the United States, January 27. Delivered by US Embassy in the Philippines Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group (JUSMAG). The said military equipment will be for exclusive use and ownership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the US Embassy in Manila said. “The AFP procured the small-arms weapons through the US government’s Foreign Military Sales program,” the US Embassy said. While the US government provided the Raven unmanned aerial vehicle system through the grant counterterrorism program. Philippine service members also received training in the United States on Raven’s o...