The Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said they are no longer interested in acquiring assault rifles from Russia as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has recently acquired 50,000 units of brand new Remington M-4 carbine for soldiers.
Speaking at a press conference in Camp Aguinaldo Lorenzana said the AFP has recently replaced with Remington M-4 carbine the older M-16 automatic rifles which are now stored at its various armories.
The DND plans to buy specialized military equipment instead, such unmanned aerial vehicles or drones and sniper rifles that can bend, which Russia was also offering.
The older weapons, he said, could still be given to reserve military and militia units whenever necessary because the Government Arsenal was producing enough ammunition for the AFP.
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