▁Def ense ▁Articles ▁( ED A )' ▁programme ▁allowed ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Army ▁to ▁ac quire ▁ 1 1 4 ▁M 1 1 3 A 2 ▁vehicles ▁from ▁US ▁stock s , ▁with ▁deliver ies ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Another ▁ac quisition ▁saw ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Army ▁ac quire ▁ 2 8 ▁more ▁M 1 1 3 A 2 ▁vehicles , ▁which ▁El bit ▁Systems ▁will ▁upgrade ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁a ▁$ 1 9 . 7 ▁million ▁contract . ▁ ▁M 1 1 3 A 2 ▁Fire ▁Support ▁Ve h icle ▁( F SV ) ▁- ▁ 1 4 ▁Fire ▁Support ▁Ve h icles ▁( F SV ) ▁will ▁be ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁the ▁tur rets ▁of ▁de comm ission ed ▁Al vis ▁Sc orp ion ▁arm oured ▁reconna issance ▁vehicles , ▁a ▁new ▁fire ▁control ▁system ▁and ▁thermal ▁imag ing ▁system . ▁The ▁two - person ▁Sc orp ion ▁tur ret ▁is ▁armed ▁with ▁a ▁ 7 6   mm ▁L 2 3 A 1 ▁gun ▁and ▁a ▁ 7 . 6 2   mm ▁co - ax ial ▁machine ▁gun ▁( M G ) ▁with ▁day / image ▁intens ification ▁s ights . ▁Four ▁of ▁the ▁M 1 1 3 A 2 ▁will ▁be ▁equ ipped ▁a ▁ 2 5   mm ▁can non ▁mounted ▁in ▁an ▁El bit ▁Rem ote ▁Control ▁We ap on ▁Station ▁( RC ▁W S ), ▁six ▁will ▁have ▁an ▁RC ▁W S ▁mount ing ▁a ▁ 1 2 . 7