# List of equipment of the Philippine Marine Corps

This is a list of equipment used by the Philippine Marine Corps, a unit under the Philippine Navy that specializes in amphibious warfare. The marine corps has made use of its existing equipment conduct its operations while modernization projects are underway. The Republic Act No. 7898 declares the policy of the State to modernize the military to a level where it can effectively and fully perform its constitutional mandate to uphold the sovereignty and preserve the patrimony of the republic. The law, as amended, has set conditions that should be satisfied when the defense department procures major equipment and weapon systems for the marine corps.

## Armored vehicles

| Model | Origin | Type | Variant | In Service | Notes |
| AAV7A1 | Republic of Korea United States | Amphibious Assault Vehicle | KAAV7A1 | 8 | Produced by Hanwha Systems for the Amphibious vehicle requirement. |
| Commando | United States | Armoured personnel carrier | V-150 | 18 | Delivery starting 1975, at least 18 known in service and 12 refurbished in 2007. |
| LAV-300 | United States | Armored personnel carrier & Fire Support Vehicle | V-300 APCV-300 FSV | 1211 | Introduced in early 90s. 23 in service as of 2012, 1 FSV destroyed in enemy action. |

## Utility vehicles

| Model | Origin | Type | Variant | In Service | Notes |
| Kia KLTV | Republic of Korea | Armored Tactical Vehicle | K151 | 1 | Donated by Kia Motors for evaluation for future Light Tactical Vehicle requirement. Currently used for convoy escort duties. 1 transferred from the Philippine Army. |
| Kovico KMPV | Republic of Korea | Armored Tactical Vehicle Armored ambulance | KMPV Armored Ambulance | - (+6) - (+1) | The Philippine Marine Corps have released the Notice of Award for the GMRS-PMC-PNBAC2-2024-10 Jeep (4x4) and APC Wheeled Ambulance/Rescue Vehicle Acquisition Project, which was released on 15 January 2025. The winning bidder was Korea Vehicle and Industry Co. Ltd. (KOVICO), with an offer of Php186.050 million, compared to the project's ABC which is worth Php260.800 million. 6+1 on order. |
| AM General HMMWV | United States | Light Utility Vehicle | M998A1M1038A1M1025A1 | unknown | Divided into several variants and series |
| Maxi-Ambulance | United States | Light Utility Vehicle | M1152 | 4 | 23 delivered to AFP in November 2011, PMC received 4 units. |
| Marine Multi-purpose Vehicle | Philippines | 1/2-ton Light Utility Vehicle | MMPV | 8 | A 4x4 prototype utility vehicle used and manufactured by the PMC. The vehicle is rumored to be a heavily refurbished Mitsubishi Pajero while having a similar concept of the HMMWV. Tests were conducted within 2005–2006. 8 units were produced, while some units are equipped with the M40 recoilless rifle. |
| Delta Mini Cruiser | Philippines | 1/4-ton Light Utility Vehicle | M1777 | unknown | Divided into several variants and series, including short and stretched utility and armed variants, and modified variants for specialized units. |
| M151 | United States | 1/4-ton Light Utility Vehicle and Weapons Carrier | Standard | – | In Service, several carrying M40 106 mm recoilless rifle. |
| Kia KM45 Series | Republic of Korea | 1 1/2-ton Utility VehicleField Ambulance | KM450KM451 | <5012 | 651 purchased by AFP on 2007, 61 units shared by Navy/Marines and Air Force60 km-451 field ambulance purchased by AFP in 2012, 12 assigned to the Marines. |
| Freightliner M2 | United States | Utility Truck | M2 106 Crew Cab | 6 | Hauler for Riverine Patrol Boat trailer, each with RPB trailer. |
| M35 Truck | United States | 2 1/2-ton Utility Vehicle | M35 | – | Divided into several variants and series. More delivered in 2013. |
| Kia KM25 Series | Republic of Korea | 2 1/2-ton Utility Vehicle | KM250 | – | Several dozens received in multiple batches acquired by the Philippine Navy and the Armed Forces of the Philippines. |
| M939 truck | United States | Heavy Utility Vehicle | M923 | – | Several delivered to AFP in 2013, several units for the Marines. |
| Kia KM50 Series | Republic of Korea | 5-ton Utility Vehicle | KM500 | 6 | 155mm Artillery prime mover, 6 units delivered in 2012. |
| Mack Defense Granite | United States | Heavy Utility Truck | Granite 4x4 Tractor | 8 | Tank transporter tractor for AAVs. |
| LARC-V | United States | Amphibious Support Vehicle | LARC-V | 5 | Most refurbished in 2006. |

## Artillery

| Picture | Model | Origin | Type | Variant | In Service | Notes style="text-align: center; background:#acc; width:11%;" |
| Mortar |||||||
| | M75 mortar | Philippines | 60 mm Mortar | M75 | unknown | Several hundred units were produced as part of the AFP Self-Reliance Defense Posture Program starting 1977, several distributed for the PMC. |
| | M29 mortar | United States | 81 mm Mortar | M29 | unknown | In service. |
| | EXPAL M-98 mortar | Spain | 81 mm Dismounted Mortar | M-98 | – (+30) | Ordered as part of the RAFPMP Horizon 2 phase. |
| Field Artillery |||||||
| | Soltam M-71 | Israel | 155 mm Towed Howitzer | M-71 | 6 | First batch delivered April 2017. Second batch delivered June 2017. In service. |
| | M101 | United States | 105 mm Towed Howitzer | M101 | ~23 | Total 150 delivered to the AFP, majority with the Army. Delivered in 1957–1958. |
| | Mod 56 | Italy | 105 mm Towed Howitzer | Mod 56 | ~20 | Total 120 delivered to AFP, majority went to the Army. Delivered in 1983. |

## Missiles
### Cruise Missiles

| Picture | Model | Origin | Type | Quantity | Notes |
| | BrahMos | India | Anti Ship Cruise Missile System | 3 Missile Batteries | Operated by the Coastal Defense Regiment. The contract was signed on 28 January 2022. Delivery was scheduled by December 2023 but was moved until early 2024. The first delivery was conducted on 19 April 2024. |

## Aircraft

| Model | Origin | Type | Variant | In Service | Notes |
| AeroVironment RQ-20 Puma | United States | Miniature UAV | RQ-20A Puma AE | 2 systems | Initial 2 systems with 4 drones and 2 ground stations each, delivered through US military assistance in 2021, with possibly more to follow. |
| AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven | United States | Miniature UAV | RQ-11B | 1 system | Initial 1 system with 3 drones delivered on January 27, 2017, with possibly more to follow. |
| MAG Aerospace Super Swiper II | United States | Small UAV | Super Swiper II | 6 system | Acquired under the Marine Forces Imaging and Targeting Support System (MITSS) project. Delivered starting 2017. |
| | Pakistan | Loitering munition | | - (+ several systems) | Notice of Award (NOA) for the Supply of Materials for the Procurement of Vertical Take-off and Landing Precision Strike Munitions was released to Makati-based Pakistani-Filipino company Thunder Defense on 17 January 2025. The project with an Approved Budget of Contract (ABC) of Php100 million was priced by Thunder Defense for Php88,000,080.00. Several systems on order. |

## Watercraft

| Model | Origin | Type | Variant | In Service | Notes |
| Riverine Patrol Boat | United States | Small unit riverine craft | 40' x 10'8" SURC | 6 | Similar, but larger version of the SURC used by the US Marines produced by Silver Ships Inc., purchased under FMS worth $6.5 million and introduced in September 2013 |
| Combat Rubber Raiding Craft | United States | Combat Rubber Raiding Craft | CRRC | >25 | Similar to the CRRC used by the US Marines produced by Zodiac Marine. 25 units were handed over by the US military in June 2017 Prior to that several more already in service with PMC from previous acquisitions. |
| Patrol Craft Coastal (PCC) | Philippines | Special Operations Craft | SOC | +16 | Similar, longer, but less gunned SOC-R used by the US Marines, being built locally and for delivery by 2019. For use by the Marine Special Operations Group (MARSOG) |

## Infantry weapons

| Picture | Model | Origin | Type | Caliber | Variant | In Service | Notes |
| Pistol ||||||||
| | M1911 pistol | United States Philippines | Semi-automatic pistol | .45 ACP | M1911 | unknown | Standard issue sidearm, mostly issued to officers. Majority are former EDA US Army stocks made by Colt, Springfield Armory, and Remington. Being replaced by TAC Ultra FS HC and Glock 17 Gen 4 as standard sidearm of the Philippine Army. Some pistols refurbished and upgraded by Government Arsenal. |
| | Rock Island Armory 1911 series | Philippines | Semi-automatic pistol | .45 ACP | TAC Ultra FS HC 45 ACP | unknown (+5,000) | 3,000 acquired by Armed Forces of the Philippines in 2017, for issue to all service branches. Majority went to the Philippine Army. AFP ordered 60,000 units under AFP 0.45 caliber Hammer Fired Pistol acquisition project, around 5,000 units expected to go to Philippine Marines. |
| | Glock 21 | United States | Semi-automatic pistol | .45 ACP | G21 SF | 200+ | Provided as a US government grant for MARSOG, delivery by June 2017. |
| | Glock 17 | Austria | Semi-automatic pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | Glock 17 Gen 4 | – (+5,000) | Contract awarded to Glock Asia Pacific in September 2017 to supply 5,000 units to be issued to the Philippine Marines. |
| Submachine gun ||||||||
| | Heckler & Koch MP5 | Germany | Submachine gun | 9×19mm | MP5A3MP5A5 | unknown | Issued to Force Reconnaissance Battalion. |
| Assault rifles, Battle rifles ||||||||
| | M16 rifle | United States Philippines | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm | A1A1 (enhanced)A1 DissipatorA2 | unknown | Standard issue rifle, either made by Colt USA or Elisco Tool Philippines. Government Arsenal refurbishing M16A1-standard rifles to M16A1 (enhanced). Being replaced by the Remington R4A3 as standard-issue rifle |
| | PVAR rifle | Philippines | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | PVAR | Unknown | A variant of the Armalite AR-15 and M16 rifle, using a Pneumatic Valve and Rod system. Used by the Special Operations Command. |
| | Night Fighting Weapons System | Philippines | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm | NFWS | unknown | Introduced in 2004, developed by the PMC based on M16A1 rifle after experiences in the MSSR. Used by MARSOG. |
| | M4/M4A1 | United States | Assault rifle, Carbine | 5.56×45mm | Colt M4 & M4A1Remington R4A3 | unknown~7,412 | Remington R4A3 to replace the M16A1 as the PMC's standard rifle. 6,443 units were ordered for the PMC by the AFP. More expected from additional orders made by AFP. 969 more units from residual orders. Colt M4s are used by MARSOG. |
| | LMT Mk.18 CQBR | United States | Assault rifle,Carbine | 5.56×45mm | Mk.18 Mod.0 | unknown | Granted by the US government, delivered in June 2017. Used by MARSOG. |
| | LMT CQB | United States | Assault rifle, Carbine | 5.56×45mm | CQB14.5 5.56 | 300 | Granted by the US government, delivered in June 2017. Used by MARSOG. Similar to New Zealand Defence Force's MARS-L rifle. |
| | Heckler & Koch HK416 | Germany | Assault rifle | 5.56×45mm | D10RSD14.5RS | unknown | Used by MARSOG.most of the time uipt with a peq 2 and a red dot sight and a m320 grenade launcher |
| | CAR-15 | United States | Assault rifle, Carbine | 5.56×45mm | M653M653P | unknown | Used by MARSOG. |
| | SR 88 | Singapore | Assault rifle, Carbine | 5.56×45mm | SR88A | 10 | Donated by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to Philippine Marine Corps. Formerly from the inventory of the BSP's Security Services Department. Initial transfer of 10 units as rifles are phased out of BSP inventory. |
| | M14 rifle | United States | Battle rifle / designated marksman rifle | 7.62×51mm | M14 | unknown | Standard battle rifle, several were installed with optics and used as designated marksman rifles. |
| | M1 Garand | United States | Semi-automatic rifle | .30-06 Springfield | M1 | unknown | Used for ceremonial purposes. Others distributed to ROTC units armed and trained by the Philippine Marine Corps. |
| Designated marksman rifles & Sniper rifles ||||||||
| | M21 Sniper Weapon System | United States | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm | M21 | unknown | |
| | Marine Scout Sniper Rifle | Philippines | Designated marksman rifle | 5.56×45mm | MSSR 4th Gen MSSR 5th Gen | unknown | Introduced in 1996, developed by the PMC based on M16A1 rifle. Primary sniper rifle of PMC Scout Snipers. |
| | Remington Model 700 | United States | Sniper rifle | 7.62×51mm | M40A3M40A5 | unknown~100 | Introduced the M700P in 2004, modified by the PMC to M40A3 standard to suit their requirements. 148 units of M40A5 ordered by the Philippine Navy in 2016, 85 were delivered in February 2017, the rest were delivered before end of 2017. Marines received majority of the sniper rifles. |
| | Barrett M95 | United States | Anti-material sniper rifle | .50 BMG | M95 | unknown | Used by Marine Scout Snipers. |
| | Zastava M93 Black Arrow | Serbia | Anti-material rifle | .50 BMG | M93 | unknown | Donated to the PMC by a private entity, in limited numbers. |
| Machine guns ||||||||
| | FN Minimi | Belgium | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm | Minimi | 76 | In limited service. |
| | System Defence MFR56 | Turkey | Light machine gun | 5.56×45mm | MFR56 | 160 | Acquired to replace FN Minimi as standard 5.56mm squad automatic weapon. Public bid won by System Defence of Turkiye. Initial order delivered in 2023. |
| | M60 machine gun | United States | General-purpose machine gun | 7.62×51mm | M60E3M60E4M60E6 | unknown230unknown | Standard general purpose machine gun. 230 new M60E4 (Mk. 43) delivered in 2014. Several older M60E3 were refurbished to M60E4 standards by Government Arsenal. US provided several units of new M60E6 delivered in June 2017 for MARSOG. |
| | M1919 Browning machine gun | United States | Medium machine gun | .30-06 Springfield | M1919A4M1919A6 | unknown | Used for static/base defense, mounted on vehicles, including gun trucks, and training of auxiliary and reserve units. |
| | M2 Browning | United States | Heavy machine gun | .50 BMG | M2M2A1 | unknown | Standard heavy machine gun. Either on tripod or vehicle mounted. Several more units received in 2021. |
| | M134 Minigun | United States | Rotary machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | M134D | 4 | Delivered in June 2017. |
| Grenade launchers ||||||||

## Anti-tank and assault weapons

| Model | Origin | Type | Caliber | Variant | Notes |
| RPG-7 | Bulgaria | Rocket-propelled grenade launcher | 40mm | Arsenal ATGL-L | On 14 April 2021, 702 units of 40 mm ATGL-L rocket launcher plus associated accessories and ammunition were delivered by Bulgaria's Arsenal JSCo under a contract worth Php514.8 million. |
| Armbrust | Germany Singapore | Anti-tank Weapon | 67mm | Armbrust AT | Sourced from Singapore, in limited numbers as an alternative to recoilless rifles. |
| M72 LAW | United States | Anti-tank Weapon | 66mm | unknown | In limited service with the Force Reconnaissance Battalion. |
| M40 | United States | Recoilless rifle | 105mm | M40 | Vehicle mounted, mostly on M151 or MMPV vehicles. |
| M67 | United States | Recoilless rifle | 90mm | M67 | Standard shoulder-mounted assault and anti-tank weapon. |

## Anti-aircraft weapons

| Picture | Model | Origin | Type | Variant | In Service | Notes |
| Towed Anti-Aircraft Guns |||||||
| | Bofors 40 mm L/60 | Sweden/ United States | Anti-Aircraft gun | Single Naval Mk. 3Twin Naval Mk. 16 | 16+ | Formerly ship-mounted anti-aircraft guns, transferred to the PMC. Mounted on trailer carriages. More being planned as the navy transfers more gun mounts to the PMC. |
| | Oerlikon 20 mm gun | Switzerland/ United States | Anti-Aircraft gun | Single Naval Mk. 10 | No more than 127 units | Formerly ship-mounted anti-aircraft guns, transferred to the PMC. Mounted on M35 2+1⁄2-ton trucks. |
| | M2 Browning | United States | Heavy machine gun | Twin Naval Mk. 56 | – | Formerly patrol boat-mounted guns, either mounted on a naval gun tub fitted on an M35 2+1⁄2-ton trucks that tows the Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft gun trailers, or on trailer mounts. |
| Self-Propelled Anti-aircraft Weapon |||||||
| | M35 SPAA Trucks | Philippines/ United States | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon | M35 20mm SPAA(Equipped with an Mk 4 20mm cannon on a Mk 10 series mount)M35 Twin 50 caliber(Equipped with an Mk 56 Mod 0 Twin .50 caliber machine gun turret) | 2+ | Constructed by the Philippine Marines based on the M35 Military Truck. Only 2 were supposedly made, however, reports also surfaced for additional 2 or more units due to the many pictures surfacing from these SPAA trucks. |

## Communication equipment

| Picture | Model | Origin | Type | Variant | Notes |
| | AN/PRC-150 Falcon II | United States | Manpack Combat Radio | RF-5800H-MP | Introduced in 2004. 15 units received in 2005, more units delivered in 2008 and 2011. |
| | AN/PRC-152 Falcon III | United States | Handheld Combat Radio | RF-5800V-HH | Introduced in 2004. 103 units received in 2005, More units delivered in 2008 and 2011. |

## Night-vision equipment

| Model | Origin | Type | Variant | Notes |
| AN/PVS-14 | United States | Monocular Night Vision Device | M914A | |
| AN/PVS-7 | United States | Binocular Night Vision Device | – | |
| Night Optics Argus D-740 | United States | Night Vision Weapons Sight | D-740 | Used on Night Fighting Weapon System Rifles |
| Night Optics Gladius D-760 | United States | Night Vision Weapons Sight | D-740 | Used on Night Fighting Weapon System Rifles |
| Litton M845 | United States | Night Vision Weapons Sight | M845 Mk.II | Used on Night Fighting Weapon System Rifles |
| AN/PEQ-2 | United States | Target Pointer/ Illuminator/ Aiming Light | – | |