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EDITORIAL

REVOLUTIONIZING THE ARSENAL

The Government Arsenal (GA) which has been

manufacturing ammunition for the AFP for over 35 years

now, must undergo the needed transformation in order to

fully sustain the mandate for its existence as called for in the

Administrative Code of 1987.

In 2"001, it has taken an initial step to venture into

weapons manufacture, with the joint research and

development project for the production of 9mm machine

pistol or the Special Assault Weapon (SAW9) which has

completed ten (10) units by 2008 that already passed

engineering and field tests.

Much as the Arsenal wanted to grow and diversify, it is

constrained by the yearly appropriations it receives from the

national budget. With the assumption to duty of the

incumbent Director, GA just last April 2010, much has

already taken off, in close collaboration with the AFP and full

support from the SND.

In less than a year during his incumbency, several major

projects have taken shape which are truly responsive to the

needs of the AFP like the procurement of additional

production equipment to increase the capacity in the

manufacture of 5.56mm ammunition; refurbishing of

unserviceable M16 rifles in the/ AFP inventory and eventual

upgrade into M4; manufacture of training and blank

ammunition using recycled cases of Caliber .45, 5.56mm and

7.62mm; and adoption of the laser marking technology to

improve traceability of ammunition, among others.

Further, there still exists the potential to enter into Joint

Venture projects with foreign investors in the defense

industry, which would open opportunities for high-investment

projects without cash outlay from the Philippine government.

Indeed, the bright prospects for enhancing the manufac-

turing capability and capacity of the Arsenal are at hand. It

would just require sustainability and support from the higher

authorities, to the benefit of our soldiers in the field. (TLV)

[W ith m y ove r a year of a ss ign me nt in GA , I a

g ra te fu l fo r the w arm recep tion acco rded to me by th e

popu lace as the ir new D irecto r. If I m ay say , I w as ab le

qu ite eas ily in to the ir s tream , as w e speak w ith one m in

it co m es to th e p ro du ct th ey a re m an ufa ctu rin g.

M y early m onths in th is bureau opened m y eyes

real izat ion of its vas t po ten tia l fo r g row th cons ide r

te ch nic ally -c ap ab le h um a n re so urc e a nd co m pe te nt m a

as w ell as the fac ilit ies and land resource no t fu lly op

There lies the cha llenge - to fill in the gap w here it is ve

wa nt in g th ro u gh s ome c olla b or at iv e e ffo rts a n d r es ou rc e

In the com ing years , the A rsena l com mits to inc rsm a ll a rm s am mun ition p roduction . H ighe r vo lum e

c erta in ly b rin g d ow n th e c os t o f m a nu fa ctu rin g.

Fortuna te in these tim es tha t the Secre ta ry of

D efense is ve ry supportive of the capac ity and ca

u pg ra de a nd m o de rn iz atio n th ru sts of th e GA , a nd th ere

of p roposa ls com ing in from various de fense m anufa

h ere a nd a bro ad .

W ith the recen t v is it of tw o (2 ) proponen ts , w e

look ing in to the convers ion o f the P rope llan t P lan tm anu factu re o f ba ll pow de r, and the p roduction o f M -4

R ifles , these a t no cost to the governm ent, wh ile a t th

tim e , p ro vid in g em plo ym e nt o pp ortu nitie s in th e lo ca lity .

T he re is so m uch brigh t fu tu re fo r the G A, t~befu lly sup po rt the d efe nse m ate r ia ls re qu irem ent o f th e A

extend such supp ly to the PNP and o ther law en fo r

agenc ies , no t on ly in te rm s o f sm a ll a rm s ammun it

h ig her ca lib er a mm o an d w eap ons as w ell.

I be lieve in the in itia tives, b r igh t ideas and teknow-how of the peop le in the A rsena l, and m ost im por

b elie ve in th e q ua lity o f th e p ro du cts th ey p ro du ce as the

p a r w ith in te rn at io n al s ta n da rd s.

M a bu ha y a ng a tin g A rs en al!

Deslgn/Lay,out Artist

Mr. Murbie Narciso

Ms.Susan Narciso

Mr. Giovanni Cortez

Editorial Board

Chairman

GA Bullet-in Editorial Board and Staff

Dir. Jonathan C Martir

Editorial Staff

Editor.fn-Chief

M s. Teresita L V1tug

Assistant Editor·in-Chief

M s. Hiyasmln Karunungan

staff Writers

Engr. Jeaneth Espinosa

Engr. Dennis Chua

Mr. Roger Gamban

Engr. Czarina Daclan

Ms. Cheyene S9!1/co

Artist/illustrator

Mr. Emesto Abel

Photographer

Mr. Lucky Bondo

Production/Circulallon

M r. Roger Gamb

Vice Chairman

Asst. Dlr. Vil/amor B VI/la

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.A.Builet-in

GA MODERN IZATION ...NOW GAINING HEADWAY

PROJECTS ONTHE

E N HA N C ED V ER S IO N O F 7 .6 2M M M a OA

The G ove rnm ent A rs enal (G A ) has

w ith a n im pro ve d v ers io n o f th e c artrid ge

M80A proje ctile w ith the A ge ncy prod

ad ap tin g th e d es ig n of th e s tan dard 7 .6 2

boat- tai led bu l le t .

The Cartridge 7.62m m a.k.a. G Abe ing manufacture d at G A way back

th rou gh in -h ou se d eve lop me nt, w he re t

c on fi gu ra tio n o rig in a te d fr om t he c la s si c

C al .3 0M 2 1 50 g r. fla t-b as e d b ulle t c ham

U S M 1 G a ra nd R ifle , B ro wn in g A u to ma tic

B MG . T he v elo city is lim ite d o nly to 8 10 m

is low er com pare d to th e s tan dard M 80 b

v elo city o f 8 38 m ps . T he re as on fo r th is is

b allis tic s s pe cific atio ns fo r M 8 0 is n ot a

d ue to h ig he r ch am be r p re s su re a nd p ort

a s p e r U S m ilita ry s ta nd ard w he n u sin g'1 5

b ulle t ag ain st th e 1 47 g rain s for th e M 80 ,

a dv an ta ge o f th e 1 50 -g ra in b ulle t is th at, itto manu fa ctu re t ha n t he boat- ta il b u lle t .

T he b oa t-ta il b ulle t, th ou gh , h as le s

re tain its e ne rgy at long range and has

s tab ility agains t cros sw inds , thus , i

d is tance and accuracy. T he prope llant

we ight is also re duce d be cause the

ve locity is e as ie r to atta in at lowe r

pre s sure , he nce , le s s e r prope llant

r e quir emen t fo r e a ch c ar tr id g e .

B e ca us e o f th is im p ro vem e n t, G A ' s C

7.62mm M80 is now at par w ith the US

NATO s ta nda rd s .

The ince ssant que st to mode rn ize or at DND BA C is now in fu ll sw ing.

le as t upgrade the G ove rnme nt A rse nal (G A) The SND also grante d the G A 's re que s t

manufacturing capability and capacity is for add itional PhP17M to augme nt the

primarily prem ise d on the fact that its pre v ious ly approve d PhP75M for the

e qu ip me nt are n ow ve ry old an d la bor in te ns ive acq uis ition of a M utli-s tation B ulle t A s se mb lyw ith de cre ase d production e ffic ie ncy. A s part machine for the in-country production of

of the war re paration goods from the Japane se 5.56mm M855 or SS -109 ammunition to

G ove rnm ent afte r W orld W ar II, the se are firs t support the re qu ire me nt of the A FP 's Squad

ge ne ration hand-me -down and out-mode d A utom atic W eapon, othe rw is e known as M in im i

m ach ine rie s w ith low rate d capacity capable of and the K3 R ifle . A nothe r fund support, Le .

producing only about 58% of the total small PhP35M , goe s to the Lase r M ark ing and

arm s amm unition (SA A ) re qu ire me nt of the Packaging machine . O nce acquire d, th is would

A FP. W ith book value de pre ciate d to almos t addre ss the prob lem on the trace ab ility of

ze ro, th is s e t of e qu ipme nt has be e n G A-manufacture d ammunition upon is suance

continuous ly ope ratin g and prod ucin g the m uch by the A FP in various un its . Th is wou ld p lace

ne ede d SA A for the A FP for ove r 40 ye ars now . the Ph ilipp ine A rse nal as se cond amm unition

W hile the fortu itous passage in to law on manufacture r world-w ide to use said las e r

Fe bruary 23, 1995 of RA 7898, othe rw ise te chnology. Equally important is SND 'sknown as the A rme d Force s of the Philipp ine s approval for the re le ase of PhP7.2M for the

M ode rn ization A ct has no doubt brought hope s re storation of powe r supply and othe r G A

to the advocate s o f the G A Mode rn ization and facilitie s that we re damage d by typhoon

ce rta in ly to the re st of the G A w orkforce , m os t B asyang las t ye ar, and for the pre paration of a

e spe cially be cause Se ction 12 of sa id law maste r de ve lopme nt p lan for the e ntire G A 's

e xp lic itly m an date s the m ode rn ization of the de fe ns e indus tria l e state cove ring a total lan d

G ove rnm ent A rs enal, it is ve ry unfo rtunate that are a of 370 he ctare s.

afte r more than a de cade s ince its e nactme nt The incumbe nt D ire ctor, know ing e xactly

in to law , no fund was re le ase d to impleme nt the what the A FP ne e ds and what the G A is

suppose d G A m ode rn ization , caus ing the ray of capable of doing , has othe r proje cts in the

hope in the he arts of the de dicate d G A w orke rs m aking w hich are du ly sup porte d and approve d

to fain t. Sadly , m os t of the p ione ers in G A have by the SND :

alre ady re tire d and w ill no longe r w itne s s any Re furb ish ing and e ve ntual upgrade in tore alization of the ir dre ams for a mode rn M 4 of ove r 8 ,000 unse rv ice ab le M 16 rifle s in TH E N EW 210 G RA IN S C TG C AL .4 5 M

A rse nal. the A FP inve nto ry - Th is w ill be u nde rtake n by Incumbe nt G A D ire ctor Jonathan

Those who we re le ft be hind and the ne w the G A in poss ib le collaboration w ith a fore ign we apons e xpe rt and we ll-e xpe rie nce d

ge ne ration of w orke rs can only re st the ir hope s partne r, that is finanC ially and te chn ically ca- G e ne ral o f the M arine s, con ce ptualize d th

in praye r, hop ing that in G od 's chose n tim e , the pab le to unde rtake the proje ct, wh ich w ill in - de ve lop ing the 210 grains bu lle t for C

m ost aw aite d G A m ode rn ization w ould take off. clu de in -country m anufacture of fire arm s parts C al .45 M 1911.

That long wait finally found ligh t in the ye ar to e ve ntually bring the id le rifle s back in to se r- Expe rim e nt was conducte d by re du

2010, as we had a good tande m of a Se cre tary vice ab le conditions . Th is proje ct which could we ight of the s tandard 230 grains bu lle t fo

of National De fe nse and a G A D ire ctor, who save m illions of gove rnme nt funds is aime d to M1911 m ilitary grade ammo manufacture

are both tru ly supportive of G A 's mode rn iza tion e nhance the age ncy 's te chn ical capability in to 210 grains . Th is was done by adjus

thrus t and who both wante d it to re ally happe n the re pair of fire arm s, which would e ve ntually jacke t and s lug le ngth in Trim ming ope rati

s oon. MG en Jonathan C Martir A FP (Re t) who e volve in to in-country manufacture of small ma in ob je ctive is to le s s e n and/or re d

assume d office as D ire ctor, G A in A pril 2010, arms . muzzle re coil of the Cal . 45 P is to l, thus c oknows the ne eds of our sold ie rs in the fie ld and Manufacture of tra in ing ammunition for the muzzle c limb during firing , w ithout s

knows be tte r how to appre ciate the quality o f the A FP us ing re cyc le d case s of Calibe r .45 , the accuracy and te rm inal e ffe cts o f the Ca

SA A the G A manufacture s ; he , be ing a 5.56mm and 7.62mm, to include b lank The re is like w ise a c orre sponding inc

we ll-tra ine d and be -me dale d Marine ammunition - Cons ide ring the h igh cos t of ve loc ity from the s tandard 260 mps to 2

sharp-shoote r. O n the othe r hand, the coppe r in the world marke t which d ire ctly Th is is to compe nsate or re ta in its powe r

Honorab le Volta ire T G azm in , Se cre tary of affe c ts the cos t of bras s raw mate ria l for muzzle e ne rgy w ithout sacrific ing the kn

N ational D efe ns e, during h is v is it to the age ncy am munition com pone nts , re cyc ling of fire d or pow er of m ilitary grade Cal .45 cartridge .

in Octobe r 2010, unhe s itating ly gave the G A spe nt case s in the manufacture of tra in ing A fte r a se rie s of tria ls and te s ts cond

fund support in the amount of PhP306M for the ammunition would s ign ificantly re duce e xpe rt shoote rs , inc lud ing the D ire ctor

acqu is ition of s ele cte d e qu ipm ent w hich w ould production cos t, w hile at th e s am e tim e, m aking im prove d pe rform ance w as obs erve d in

in itia lly incre ase the production capacity of the use of what use d to be le ft as was te or contro llab ility , accuracy and pe ne tration.

age ncy from the pre se n t 58% to at le as t 70% dis carde d items . It is as sure d , howe ve r, that W ith th is innovation , us e of the G A

supportab ility to A FP"s total SA A re qu ireme nt. the functionality of e ve ry round w ill be of the ammo is now lim itle s s , as it can be

The e quipm ent acqu is ition proce ss th ru the (Continued on page 7) c omba t, a s w e ll a s fo r p ra ct ic al s hoo tin g .

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N ew C od in g S ,s tem fo r G A Am m un itio nThe G A 's original sys tem of product coding was denved from the

product code s of fore ign manufacture rs us ing a com bination of E nglish

(products pre ce de d by Cal e .g. Cal .45 which me ans 0.45 of an inch) and

M etric S ys te m or S ys te me Inte rnational (S I) units (products w ith "m rn" as a

unit of dim ens ion e .g. 5.56 mm).

A new G A Standard Coding System was formulated and duly

a pp ro ve d la st O cto be r 1 4, 2 01 0 fo r p urp os es o f o rig in ality a nd id en tific atio n

of G A 's amm unition products and its compone nts . The ne w syste m w ill be

adopte d starting CY 2011 production in all the markings on packaging

mate ria ls like c arto n b ox es a nd p la stic c ra te s.

The re vise d coding system makes use of le tte r and numbe r

com binations that w ould s till give a hint on the calibe r / type of the product,

not only for eas ie r identification but at the same time avoid the use of a

m ix -u p o f E ng lis h a nd S I S ys tems .

Se en on the following table s are the re vise d coding syste m for G A 's

e xis ting products as we ll as those that are ongoing and for future

d ev elo pm en t. T he s ta nd ard iza tio n w ill n ot o nly b e lim ite d to th e ammun itio n

products , but w ill be e xtended to the te chnical drawings of packaging

mate ria ls , t oo ls , d ie s and machin e rie s .

~PR~O ~J~ 'E ~C T .!-" ,:5w ,O ,,-W :..JT ,- ,,'H E ~G !.-"O :__ (C on tinu ed from page 3 )

L A SE R M A R KIN G T E CH N O LO G Y

T O IM P RO V E T RA CE AB IL IT Y O F A M M UN IT IO N

The proje ct aims to have a system for e fficie nt and e ffe ctive

ammunition trace ability to p rope rly id entify the G A ammunition as to origin

type and transfe rs us ing the lase r marking te chnology and packaging

machine . This tracing proce ss provide s not only bas ic se curity norm of

handling ammunition but it also he lps to counte r any attempts of

misappropriations. Once acquire d, the G A will be the firs t to use such

te c hn olo gy among lo ca l ammun itio n manufa ctu re rs .

The e xis ting m ethod is marking at the base of the cartridge case he ad

the stam p R PA and the las t two dig its of the ye ar of manufacture , bas ically

to id en tify th at th e ammun itio n is p ro du ce d b y th e R ep ub lic o f th e P hilip pin es

A rs enal. T his proce ss of m arking is done during he ading ope ration .

W H IS PE R A M M OW hispe r ammo is ve ry suitable for production at G A , as said wild cat

cartridge m atche s w ith our e xis ting m anufacturing line for 5.56mm cas e and

Cal .30M2 flat-base bulle t, the main components in the manufacture of

300 -223 Wh is pe r Ammunit ion.

W ith use of the e xis ting 5.56mm case , no alte ring or re place me nt of

the bolt face (M 1 6 Rifle ) is ne ce ssary if the cartridge is use d in fire arm s with

this type of chambe ring. Furthe r, the 5.56mm case allows the long

Cal .30M 2 flat base bulle t, 7.62mm boat tail bucke t or the popular Sie rra

M atch King bulle t to be se ate d for the sam e cartridge ove r-all le ngth as for

the 5.56mm x 45mm Mi6 Rifle se rie s , only, the uppe r re ce ive r assembly

re quire s re place me nt with the one chambe re d to W hispe r. The unalte re d

m aga zine allow s th e ne w cartridge to fun ction in a corre ctly b arre le d uppe r

receiver.

DESCRIPTION EX ISTING CODE

1 .) 5 .5 6MM (CAL . 22 3)

M193 5.56MM, BA LL * 5.56MM M193 BALL G

M855 / SS109 5.56MM* 5.56MM M855 G

5 .5 6MM , ARMOUR P IERC ING - G

AMMUNITION5 .5 6MM , ARMOUR P IERCING - GINCENDIARY

5.56MM, B LA NK *5.56MM B LA NK , G A

G45

5 .5 6MM , MATCH - G

5 .56MM, TRACER - G

2 .) 7 .6 2MM (C A L .3 0)

M 80 C ARTRIDGE, 7 .6 2MM , B A LL ,7.62MM M80 BALL G

BOATTAIL*

M 80 A C ARTRIDGE , 7 .6 2MM , B A LL ,7.62MM M80A BALL G

SQUARE BA SE "

7 .6 2MM , ARMOUR P IERCING - G

INCENDIARY7 .62MM, BLANK - G

M852 CARTR IDGE , 7 .6 2MM , - GMATCH

7 .62MM, TRACER7 .6 2MM , M62 (GM )

GTRACER

3 .) CAL .45

CAL.4S, M1911, BA LL ' CA L.45 M1911 BA LL

4.) 9MM (C AL .354)

9MM PARABEL LUM, B A LL '9MM PARABELLUM

BALL

5 .) CAL .30

CAL .30 M1' CA L .30 M1 BALL

C AL .30 M 2* CA L .30 M2 BALL

6.) C AL .50

CAL .50 M33* CA L .50 M33 BA LL

7. ) CA l .38

CA L .38 SPL 158 LRN •C A L.3 8 SPL 1 58

LRN

CALIBER CALIBER

5 . 5 6MM 7 . 6 2MM

100 M193, 5.56MM, BA LL100 M 80 CA RTRIDG E,

B A LL , BOA T T AIL

110 M855 I SS109, 5 .56MM105 M 80A CA RTRIDG E,

B A LL , SQUARE BA SED

200 5.56MM, ARMOUR 300 ARMOUR PIERCING

PIERCING INCENDIARY300 ARMOUR P IERC ING

400 7.62MM, BLA NKINCENDIARY

400 5.56MM, BLANK 500 7.62MM, M ATCH

500 5 .5 6MM , MATCH 600 7 .62MM, TRACER

600 5 .56MM, TRACER GAL .3D

100 G AL.30 M1

GALA5 105 G AL.30 M2

100 CAL.45,M1911 ,BA LL GAL .5D

10 0 CAL. 5 0 M33

9MM GAL . 38

100 9MM PARABELLUM,700 SPL 158 LRN

BALL

Legend: * - ex is ti ng G . l\ 'ammunit ion p roduct s ( Eng r. Ka

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PACKAGING INNOVATION FOR BETTERAMMUNITION STORAGThe type of packaging is vital in se curing

and p re se rv ing the qu ality of ammun ition w hile

be ing s tore d and awaiting its d is tribution or

u tiliz atio n. T he mos t s uita ble p ac ka gin g mate ria l

s hou ld b e ab le to w ith stan d e xtre me con dition s

s uch as e rratic change in te mpe rature and can

p rote ct th e ammu nition from u nw an te d age nts

th at m ay ca us e its fa st d ete rioration . H e nc e, th e

attrib ute s of th e m ate ria l m us t be an im portant

c on sid e ra tio n in amm un itio n p ac ka gin g a nd n ot

on ly the e conom ic aspe ct

which s om etim es d ictate s

the choice for the said

application.

The G ove rnment

A rs en al (G A ) h ad b ee n us ing

c on ve n tio na l w oo de n c ra te s

for ammo packaging s ince

the s tart of its ope rations in

1 97 4. T his ty pe o f p ac ka gin g

proved to be e ffe ctive and

e conom ical in ne arly thre e

de cade s of usage .

Howe ve r, a ne w conce pt of

ammo packaging for 5 .56 mm ammo was

conce ive d in 20 06 an d in itia lly im ple me nte d in

2008 w ith the eme rge nce of the problem on

re curring te rm ite infe station and conse que nt

s ta in in g/c orro sio n of fin is he d ca rtrid ge s in th e

re ce nt ye ars . A ddre ss in g th e p rob le m w as als o

an opportun ity to g ive G A 's am mo packaging a

new look that fits the crite ria for m ilitary

application.

T he orig in al p ac kag in g s ys te m c on sis ts of

ammo carton boxe s place d in ammo tin cans

w ith can ope ne r which are furthe r place d in a

w oo de n b ox w ith c ar to n fille rs a nd fin ally s e cu re d

w ith a ny lon s trap. The ne w packaging for 5 .56

mm has th e s am e cap acity of one thou sand fou r

hundre d and forty (1 ,440) cartridge s p lace d in

fo rty-e ig ht (4 8) ca rto n b oxe s . T he ca rton b ox es

are now e qually packe d in e ight (8)

vacu um -s eale d trans pare nt n ylon-lam in ate d

p olye th yle ne p las tic b ag s w ith 5 -g ra m· s ilica g el

bags . T he se are all arran ge d into tw o (2) laye rs

ins ide an olive drab-colore d high de ns ity

polye th yle ne (H OP E) plas tic crate . T he p las tic

crate w ith d ime ns ion spe c ifications of

3 5 4 + 2 / - 0 mm x 362±0.2mm x 1 3 3 + 2 1 - 0 mm has an

approx imate gross we ight of twe nty (20) kgs

w he n load ed w ith 5 .5 6 mm ammo.

T he obje ctive of th e proje ct w as to re place

th e w oo de n cra te w ith h ig h d en sity p oly eth yle n e

(HOPE) p las tic crate and to forgo the use of

ammo tin c an b y r ep la cin g it w ith v ac uum -s e ale d

nylon polye thyle ne (PE) plas tic bag. P las tic

m ate ria l is th e b es t op tio n to re pla ce th e e xis tin g

am mo packaging due to its favorab le phys ical

prope rtie s. The p las tic crate can surv ive .any

typ e of w e ath er co nd itio n fo r lo ng e r p e rio ds a nd

res is t an t t o attack o f t e rm ite s a nd o th e r b io lo gic al

pe s ts . Unlike the woode n crate , it can re pe l

mois ture which is an unwante d age nt in

packaging. More ove r, p las tic crate can be

G A A C D U IR E S N E W P R [ ) D U C T I [ ) N E D U IP M E N TT he S e cr eta ry o f N atio na l D e fe n se , V olta ir e

T . G azm in, approve d the budge t allocation of

P306M from the A FP M ode rnization A ct Thrus t

Fund (A FPMA TF) in the Departme nt

memorandum D ire ctive No. 1 date d Ju ly 26,

20 10 for th e p artia l acq uis ition of 5.5 6mm C as eman ufa ctu re a nd C artrid ge A s s emb ly e q uipme n t.

The se numbe rs of e qu ipme nt are ne eded to

incre ase tfie "capability of G A in producing

5 .5 6mm ca lib er' to fu lly s us ta in th e amm un itio n

re quireme nts of the A FP, PNP and othe r

g ov e rnme n t la w e n fo rc eme n t a ge n cie s .

A s s tate d in the proje ct's C ircular of

R equ ire me nts , th e e quip me nt for p rocu re me nt

are the Draw Pre ss Machine and the Case

Form ing for Case M anufacture along w ith the

C ar trid ge P rim tn g and W eigh ing and G aging

M ac hin e for C artrid ge A s sem bly. In comp aris on

to G A 's e xis tin g e qu ip me nt w hich are te diou s to

ope rate and w ith low rate of production , the se

mode rn machine s are capable of doing

m ulti-o pe ra tio ns w ith a c ap acity o f 1 25 p arts p er

minute (ppm) for the We igh ing and G aging

Machine and 250 ppm for the re st. Th is would

me an le sse r numbe r of ope rators and gre ate rou tp ut fo r th e 5 .5 6mm man ufa ctu rin g lin e. O nc e

acquire d , the se e quipme nt are e xpe cte d to

incre as e G A 's \ p rodu ction cap acity from 15 M to

2 0M rou nd s s mall arm s ammu nition an nu ally or

from 58% to 70% supportability of the A rme d

F or ce s o f th e P hilip pin e s ( A FP ) re q uir em e nt th us ,

in cre a sin g th e le v e l o f th e c ou ntry 's s e lf- re lia nc e

in ammunition re qu irement. Succe ss ful

im plem e nta tio n o f th is p ro je c t w ill e v e ntu ally le a d

to the acquis ition of a ne w de dicate d line for

5 .56mm; a gre at s te p towards G A 's

mode rn iz a ti on goal . (Ms. C h ey e ne S a ni co )

con sid ere d lig htw eig ht as com pare d to

and bulky woode n crate . A side from

re s is ta nce , th e u se o f v acu um -s e ale d p

w ith s ilica ge l ins te ad of ammo tin

m ake s th e p ac ke d amm un itio n v irtu all

and se cure ly se ale d for prote ction

mo is tu r e and de t e ri ora ti on .

P rim ary te s ts fo r th e p las tic cra te

during its de ve lopme ntal s tage

me chanical prope rtie s such as 24 M

m ean te ns ile s tre ngt

(m in) m ean e lon gation

SO (m in) mean h

More ove r, te s ting

include d drop/im pact

b re akin g loa d in com

and mean fle xural

analys is . The se

te s ts we re condu

e nsure that the plas

w ill in de e d s e rve its p

provid ing be tte r

protection.

T he in itia l 2 2%

in packaging cos t during the e arly s

im ple me ntation is now s ig nificantly re

3% incre ase base d on the late

p ro cu rem e nt o f p ac ka gin g mate ria ls . T

the incre ase in packaging cos t is ve ry

compare d to the loss e s that may re

u sin g le s s s up e rio r ty pe o f p ac ka gin g, e

du rin g lo ng s to ra ge .

For continuous im prove me nt of

p ac ka gin g, in clu sio n o f a r ub be r g as ke t

g ua ra nte e p ro te c tio n a ga in st m ois tu re a

is b ein g u nd ertak en . T his p acka gin g in

is not only a s te p forw ard to a long er s t

for 5.56 m m am mo but also for othe r c

th e n e ar fu tu re . ( E ng r. C z ar in a D ac /a n)

A NO D IZ IN G (A NO D

CO A T IN G ) A N D HAR

C HRO ME PLA TINGPart of the G ove rnm ent A rse nal

in sofar as m od ernization an d re alizatio

mandate are conce rne d is the upgrad

re habilitation of the small arms use dA rm e d F orce s of th e P hilip pin e s. V irtu al

the fabrication of worn out pa

emplo ym e n t o f a pp ro pr ia te p ro te c tiv e

to le n gth e n th e ir u se fu l life .

A means of prov iding re s is ta

corros ion of small arms ' parts m

aluminum and its alloys is the use o

coating or anodizing. Th is is the e l

tre atm ent of alum inum , m agne sium a

alloys and othe r s imilar me tals the

w hich is th e form ation of h eavy an d s t

of oxid es on th eir s urface s. A thin oxid e

(Continued o

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E ven in e T alk S how L IB ER TA S in te rv iew s D ire c to r M a r

GA ASSESSORS ATTEND IDAP

TRAINING WORKSHOP

The de signate dass e ssors o f G A as pe r

D .O . N o. 78 fo r t he I ns ti-

tu tionaliza tion of the

In te grity D e ve lo pm e nt

A c tion P ro gram (ID A P)

o f th e D ND, a tte n de d th e

fo ur -d ay T ra in in g Wo rk -

shop at Sub ic Holiday

V illa s, S u bic , Z ambale s

on 29 Ma r ch t o 1 Apr i l 2011 .

T he T ra in ing W orks hop is aim ed to p rim e the as se ss ors in th e as -

s e ssm ent p roce ss and ins trum ents , and app lica tion of the tools and

m eth od ology. A S EC Lam be rto S illon a of A S PE R d elive re d the ope ningre marks in be half o f the D ND ID AP Proje ct Sponsor, U SEC H onorio S

A z cu e ta . T his w as a tte n de d b y th e D ND P ro je c t M a na gem e nt T e am ; A s s e s-

s ors from th e v ario us A F P u nits , C iv ilia n B ure au s a nd D ND O ffic es ; D ND

R e se arc he rs a nd s up po rt s taff fo r a to tal o f 50 part icipants.

T he T ra in in g W o rk sh op w as fa cilita te d b y th e D e ve lo pm e n t A c ad em y

of the P hilipp ine s (D AP ) th rough the D ND Proje ct M anage me nt Te am

h ead ed b y D ire cto r A n a M arie P S ta A n a o f O A SP ER .

Amo ng t he s alie n t t op ic s d is c us s e d a nd b e c ame s u bje c t o f w o rk s ho ps

w e re : O v erv ie w o f C orru ptio n a nd M e a su re s o f C on tro l, S ta ge s o f In te g rity

D e ve lo pm e nt R e vie w (ID R ) T oo ls a nd M e th od olo gy s uc h a s th e C orru ptio n

R e sis ta nc e R e vie w a nd C orru ptio n V uln e ra bility A s s e ss m e nt, a nd R e po rt

P re para tion and P lann ing for the ID R. It was e mphas ize d he re tha t as

a ss es so rs , ou r ob je ctiv e is to e nh an ce s ys te m s in te grity in th e w ork pla cet ha t w ill p re v e n t c or ru p tio n in a ll s ta ge s o f th e p ro ce s s . ( TLV)

M r. Sayani Lagac and Re p . M itos M agsaysay of

Zambale s , hos ts of e ve n ing talk show Libe rtas on channe l 21

in te rv ie w e d D ire ctor Jonathan C Martir live in the ir s how for

one solid hou r on M arch 3 , 2011 , which was aire d from 8:00

p.m . to 9:00 p.m . same day.

The in te rv ie w ce nte re d on the ' que rie s by the hos ts on

what the G ove rnme n t A rs e na l (G A ) is all about, its ye arlybudge t, the type s of ammunition tha t the G A produce s ,

capability to supply the re qu ire me nts o f the A FP , hau ling of

fin is he d ammun ition by the A FP from G A , th rus ts pe rta in ing

to mode rn ization and se lf-re liance , con formance of G A

products to in te rnational s tandards , e tc .

It was qu ite amazing for the hos ts to le arn from the good

D ire ctor that the mach ine s are s till runn ing in good condition

to p roduce qua lity ammunition de sp ite the ir be ing in ope ra tion

for 35 ye ars a lre ady, which the D i~e ctor cre d ite d to the

e ng ine ers and te chnic ians mainta in ing the se m achine s.

D ire ctor M artir like w is e c larifie d tha t G A is sue s the

ammunition only to the A rme d Force s and that, it has no

capability of b ring ing the ammun ition to M indanao. It is on lythe G ene ra l He adquarte rs of the A rme d Force s wh ich hauls

the ammunition from G A Comp le x. Howe ve r, the G A is tak ing

the in itia tive to find a so lu tion to the prob lem of ammun ition

going in to the w rong hands th rough the adop tion of las e r e tch-

ing te chnology in to the cartridge . R e a liz ing the importance of

such, the acqu is ition of the ne e de d e quipme nt is fu lly

supporte d by the SND in te rm s of funds .

The in te rv ie w was a ls o an opportun ity fo r the D ire cto r to

d is cus s the

various m ode rn i-

zation p ro je cts o f

G A in tune w ith

th e S e lf-R e lia nc e

De fe nse Pos ture

(SRDP ) programof the gove rn-

me nt, to be able

to me e t fu lly the

demands of the ~K~~""C

A FP for ammun ition and conse que n tly bring down the

ammun ition , while a lso e xpanding its capab ility

ammu nitio n m an ufa ctu re .

In parting , the hos ts had the s e to say-

Re p Magsaysay: " ... it's n ice to he ar naman na di

lahat ng bagay na ka ilangan natin e h, w e have to p roc

from abroad. A t le as t, it's n ice to know na that e ve n

the Philipp ine s , m e ron tayong Ph ilipp ine A rs e nal na p

pa la nating asahan ... "Ka Van i: "H ind i po lahat e h puro mali na lang.

pong isang tao ngayon ... G e ne ra l M artir, na doing h

e ve n on the ve ry low re source s on h is re spons ib ilit ie s

to that. .. 1 salu te you, S ir!" ( M s . H i y a s K a r u n u ng a n )

~ PUR sUE s ~MS-ISO PROJ "EA DND-s po ns ore d G e n e ra l Em plo ye e O rie n ta tio n re g ard in

M anage me nt S ys te m (Q M S) IS O P roje ct w as cond uc te d at G A

10 ,2011 a t t he A r s e na l Kaw il ih a n f rom 8:30 - 11:3 0 a.m.

T h e O rie n ta tio n a im s t o in tr od u ce t he c on ce p ts , im p or ta nc e

an d re qu ire me nts o f IS O. It a im s to e ffe ct im prove m en t in pu b

p e rfo rm an ce a nd m ore c on sis te nt, e ffic ie nt a nd c itiz en -d riv es erv ice . It w as fac ilitate d b y re source p ers ons from th e D ev

A cade my of the P hilipp in es (D A P) w ho w ere join ed by s om e m

th e D ND P ro je c t M a na gem e nt T e am .

T he in itia l G a p A s se s sm e nt for th e G A QMS w hic h aim s to e

b as eline from w hich to b uild and de ve lop an IS O 9001 c omp li

fo llow e d on M arch 17, 2 011 which was atte nde d by d

re pre se ntativ es from th e d iffe re nt d iv is io ns a nd o ffic es . A fte r

A s s e ss m e nt, th e tw o-d ay F ou nd atio n C ou rs e o n th e D e ve lo pm e n t

C e rtifia ble to IS O 9 0 01 : 2 00 8 was he ld on A pril 7-8, 2 011 fo

e x e cu ti ve s and d iv is io n r e p re s e n t at iv e s .

The Q M S ISO is one of the p ro je cts unde r the Ph ilipp ine

T ra ns form atio n (P DT ) o f th e D ND in p artn ers hip w ith th e D A P

p ro vid e te c h nic al a s sis ta nc e fo r t he p ro je c t. T h e p ro je c t is g e ar ein stitu tion aliz ing Q uality M an age me nt S ys te m for a ll D ND

ce r ti fi ab le t o I SO 9 0 01 : 2 00 8 a s m an da te d b y A dm in is tra tiv e O rd e

Exe cu ti ve O r d e r 605 . ( M s . L o rie G a m i ao )



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FEATURED PERSONNELCARMELITA MENDOZA

2010 Danga/ ng 8ayanAwardee

M s Carme lita M endoza or Thalits as she is fondly calle d by he r

pe e rs is a SSBA A ccounting graduate calle d to s erve in th e A rs enal on 7

M ay 1975 as A ccounting cle rk and P roduction C ost A nalys t. S he w as

as signe d as C hie f, F inan ce S ection of A dm inis trative D ivis ion in A pril

1 991, a pos ition o f tr us t wh ic h she hold s fo r ove r 3 5 y ear s now .Marrie d to he r

care er, Thalits also find

time or rathe r de vote s he r

time outs ide office in the

act iv it ies o f t he Coup les for

C hris t, pa rticularly in the

Handmaids of the Lord

whe re she is a ve ry

suppor tive member .

A low profile pe rs on,

but also a fun and loving

frie nd and co-worke r,

T halits prove d he r w orth a s a public s erva nt w he n s he unhe sitatinglyre tu rn ed P75 0, 00 0.0 0 worth o f c as h to th e L an d Ban k o f th e Philip pin es

afte r she discove re d that the mone y she w ithdre w from the bank for

payme nt of e mploye es' salarie s e xce ede d the actual amount she

withdrew.

T he GA g av e d ue re co gn itio n to h er g ood d e ed s b y b es towin g u pon

h e r th e Admin is tra tiv e D iv is io n Mod el Emp lo ye e Award fo r CY 2 00 8, a nd

she was con sequen tly r e commended as GA Exempla ry Supe rv is or fo r CY

2008.

W ith tha t ge sture of hone sty and profe ss ionalis m, s he re ce ive d

re co gn itio n a s Outs ta nd in g Pub lic O fficia l a nd Emp lo ye e o r Dan ga l n g

S ayan Awarde e d uring the R eg ion al Finalis ts R e cognitio n R ite s o f th e

C iv il Se rv ic e Comm is s ion Hono r Awa rd s P rogram on Septembe r 10, 2 010

at the King's Royal Hote l and Le isure Park, Pampanga, and finallyc on fe rre d th e n atio na l Dan ga l n g Bay an Award d urin g th e Award s R ite s

o n Octo be r 1 5, 2 01 0 b y H is E xce lle nc y P re s id e nt B e nig no S Aq uin o III a t

the M alacafiang P alace . A s aw arde e, s he like wis e re ce ive d a trophy

d es ig ne d b y th e Natio na l A r tis t fo r S cu lp tu re Nap ole on V . Ab ue va and a

cash p ri ze o f P100 ,000 .00.

T he awa rd a ls o e ntitle d Ms Mend oz a an automa tic p romo tio n o r a n

in crease in sala ry equiv alen t to th e n ext h ig he r pos ition, i.e . from SG -18 to

SG -19 purs uant to Section 6 , Paragr aph 3 o f Republic Ac t No. 6 713 dat ed

Feb ruary 20 , 1989 , e f fec ti ve upon her con fe rment by the Pres iden t.

Add it iona l package o f bene fi ts i nc lude the fol low ing :

- An ex ecu tiv e c hec k-ep a t t h e Philip pin e Hea rt Cente r ( PHC), w ith a

validity of one ye ar to comme nce on N ovembe r 15, 2010, the date the

CSC le tte r was re ce ive d b y t he PHC .- A scho la rsh ip g ran t i n bacca lau rea te , mast e ra l o r doc to ra te deg ree

in any o f th e fo llowin g s ta te univ e rs itie s , v alid w ith in f iv e (5 ) y ear s from th e

tim e o f th e re ce ip t o f th e awa rd : Univ erS ity o f th e Philip pin e s, Philip pin e

Normal Un ivers ity, and Technolog ical Un ivers ity of the Ph il ipp ines .

- A s ch ola rs hip g ra nt in th e fo llowin g p riv ate in stitu tio ns v alid fo r a

pe riod of five ye ars from the tim e of the re ce ipt of the aw ard: A te ne o de .

Man ila Univ ers ity th ru th e A te ne o G r ad ua te S ch oo l (a d eg re e in Mas te rs

o f Bus in e ss Adm in is tr ation o r Maste rs in Entr epren eurs hip ), De La Salle

U nive rs ity Inc. (one cours e or de gre e e ithe r a baccalaure ate cours e,

mas te ral de gre e or doctorate program) or Far E aste rn U nive rsity (a

mast e ra l o r doctorat e deg ree a t i ts Mani la Campus ).

In de e d, it pa ys to be hone st, and the act of hone sty e xemplifie d b y

--M s M e nd oza is one glaring re alizatio n th at the re is dig nity and hono r in. b e in g a pub lic s e rv an t. ( TLV)

.Bullet-in

G A M O D E R N I Z A T IO N . . • N O W G A I N IN G H E A D W A Y (C o n t i n u e d / r o m

same s tandard as tha t o f t he r egu la r bal l ammuni ti on .

Rev iv al o f th e GA Mode rn iz ation th rough Join t Ven tu re un

with f inancia ll y and t echni ca lly capab le l ocal and for e ign en ti ti es,

pe r proje ct s cheme or via tota l d eve lopm ent of the e ntire ~A .

e state . A long this line , s eve ral pro pone nts have alre ady s lgm

in te r es ts to par tic ipat e and inves t in the GA moderni za ti on p ro jec t.

J us t r e cen tly , th rough th e in itia tiv e o f th e in cumbent D ire c to

b ec ame th e re cip ie nt o f s ix (6 ) M4 R ifle s from Sab re De fe ns e In d

th e Unite d S ta te s o f Am e ric a. T he R ifle s we re te s te d o n Janu ary

and found to be compat ib le w it h GA -manu factur ed 5 .56mm M855

ammun ition and a re now is s ued fo r u se b y t he A r senal s e cu rity fo

A ll o f th es e p ro je cts , w ith th e re ce nt o ne s mos tly c on ce ptu

2 01 0, a re p art a nd p arc el o f th e o ve ra ll G A mod ern iza tio n s tra te

a re now gain in g h eadway w it h t he d ynam iC spir it o f th e in cumben

and able s up po rt o f t he SND. (Roge rGamban )

a A l l ! .J . .N N ~ O D ~ : l ~ 'Z < ! . ! . 1 N . !! G I ! - A a , N D l ,! , .~ · L ! R : < 2 / l ~ R D ~ C ~ ' R C £ ! R - " ! : O , - " M " " E . . ! .P ~ ' L. ." - , T 1 , , - , 'N ,, , ,G ,- - _ C o nt i n u e d f r o

fo rm on an a luminum sur face w ith ou t s pec ia l tr eatment on expos

meta l t o a ir .

For othe r parts made of iron and ste e l, the idea woul

app li ca ti on o f hard chrome p la ting , a lt hough the app li ca tion is no t

weapon par ts b ut a ls o on th e rehab ilita tion o f wor n out tools . p un

d ie s to ex tend th e ir u sage life .

While both anodizing and hard chrome plating

e le ctro ch em ic al p ro ce s se s to p ro du ce muc h th ick er a nd more

p ro te ctiv e co atin gs , th e fo rm e r a dopts co ld p ro ce s s, he nc e, re q

u se o f a c hille r. On th e c on tra ry , th e la tte r emplo ys h ot p ro ce s s a

immersion hea te r i s usua ll y in s ta lled as the hea ti ng med ium.

Some p la nts h ad a lre a dy b ee n vis ite d b y m emb e rs o f th e

Working C ommitte e and dis cus se d w ith th e pros pe ctive pro

s ubmis sio n o f th eir T ota l P ro je ct Cos t P ro po sa ls in clu siv e o f th

equipmen t, f urn is hin g mate ria ls and labo r in r ega rd to in sta lla tion

ru n. A dditiona l re quireme nts w ould be the pro vis ion o f T ech n

Package and aft e r sa les se r vi ce .

T he Comm itte e reques ted th e p roponen ts to p roce s s sample

of the base s in the e valuation of the e ffe ctive ne ss of the ir r

processes. ( E n gr . A nn Buena fl or )L-

! :. P ! !. R O ! ;! :J .! !E < . ! ,C < ! .T .. 2 :S .! !O : L l'N : .. . ! T . ' . ! .< 'R ! .! iE ~ G o llO ! .. - - -, - (C o n ti n u ed /r om

The long p ro je c tile occ up ie s add itiona l c as e capac ity , whic

th at th e reduc ed p rope llant c ha rg e s n eeded to a tta in s ub sonic

c ou ld b e lo ad ed w ith ou t a dd itio na l fille rs . F urth er, th e sma ll p

pow de r charg e re sults in· m inim al re coil, e sp ecially in gas -

s e lf-lo ad in g rifle s , a nd th e s up pre s so rs u se d to q uie t th e ca rtrid

a lso be proport ionate ly made smaller.

The cartridge case can be produce d us ing the e xis t

manufac tur ing l ine , wi th modif ication part icu lar ly the f inal forming

in th e T ap erin g a nd Ne ck in g mach in e th ro ug h re vis io n in th e d

th en cu t to le n gth in th e Head & Mou th Chamfe rin g mac hin e . F ir

can als o be us ed by und ergoing a s erie s o f proce ss es s uch as

c uttin g, re -fo rm in g (a t T ap erin g & Ne ckin g ope ra tio n), p rim e r

remova l, a nd p olis hin g to re co ve r th e s urfa ce lu ste r. S in es th e

cases p roduced a t GA con fo rm to m ili ta ry s tandards , t hey .ar e s tro

las t longer than any commerc ia l . 223 Rem-cases .

T his d es ig n o f th e .3 00 Whis pe r c an b e a ttrib ute d to J .D . J

ex -IHMSA Ma tc h D ire c to r and th e owne r o f SSK Indu strie s . ( E n g r. D



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