Philippine Army to Acquire Israeli-Made Precision-Guided Shells

Jerusalem, 19 August, 2025 (TPS-IL) -- Manila (PNA) – The Philippine Army (PA) will be acquiring 100 rounds of high explosive 155mm precision-guided munitions from Israel to arm its howitzer platforms having the same caliber.

A check on the PA’s website shows the service has allocated PHP 248,190,000 ($4.3 million) for the acquisition of the munitions.

Israel’s Elbit Systems Land Ltd. was named as the winning proponent for the contract in the Notice of Award issued on Aug. 11, with the advisory being posted in the website late last week.

Precision-guided munitions are weapon systems that integrate advanced guidance and control systems.

These munitions are capable of being used by the newly acquired ATMOS 2000 self-propelled howitzer systems and the M-71 Soltam towed howitzer system currently used by the Philippine Army.

Elbit is expected to deliver these munitions within 540 days upon receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

The acquisition project for the 155mm PGMs started in the first quarter of last year.