If nothing gets in the way, then before the end of this year, the Philippine Army will receive the entire Sabrah light tank order. This was stated in the contract signed by Elbit Systems in January 2021, that all Sabrah tanks must be delivered to the Philippines within a three-year period.
Previously, at the 87th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, on December 19, 2022, the Sabrah tank with dark green paint was shown to the public for the first time.
Overall, the Armed Forces of the Philippines Army Armor Division will receive 20 Sabrah tanks, and 10 Pandur II 8×8 tanks. Quoted from the Philippine News Agency – pna.gov.ph (20/12/2022), the Philippine Army said that the rest of the Sabrah tank order would arrive in early 2023. Later, the Sabrah tank fleet will be placed in the 1st Tank Battalion.
Sabrah carries the ASCOD 2 platform, known as a joint design between Austria and Spain, produced by General Dynamics European Land Systems. The Sabrah is one of the light tanks of the modern generation available on the military market today.
The design of the Sabrah was completely designed by Elbit Systems based on the tracked ASCOD AFV (Armored Fighting Vehicle) platform, manufactured by General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS).
Weighing 30 tonnes, the Sabrah has a modular design. The Sabrah is armed with a combination of a 105 mm Elbit Systems Land gun and a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun. In addition, the armament includes eight 76 mm smoke grenade launchers and two anti-tank missiles (optional).
The 105 mm gun on the Sabrah can fire at a rate of six rounds per minute with an effective range of 3,600 meters. Ammunition on the Sabrah tank is loaded using an autoloader with manual reserve loading.
In one go, the Sabrah tank has 12 rounds of ready-to-use ammunition located in the autoloader drum and an additional 24 rounds of ammunition stored in the tank hull.
The Sabrah is equipped with an armor protection system to provide ballistic protection up to STANAG 4569 Level 4 NATO. This Ranpur can be integrated with an active protection system. In the sales package, this light tank includes the TORCH-X battle management system. Other features that are also not absent such as electro-optical (EO) sights, fire control systems and life support systems.
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