Philippines MoD Orders Armored Earthmover from Turkey's FNSS

Turkey’s FNSS company announced that it is providing amphibious armored combat earthmover (AACE) vehicles, training services and logistic support to the Philippine military.

Under a contract signed between FNSS and the Philippine Department of National Defense (DND), the project will be completed by the end of March 2023.

This deal marks the first export contract for AACEs. It is the first and only combat engineering dozer vehicle with amphibious capabilities in the world.

Under another project, the FNSS will integrate stabilized one-man turrets into Manila’s tracked armored vehicles by this October. Logistics support services to be completed by December.