GA Personal Defense Weapon


The GA Personal Defense Weapon is a select-fire sub-carbine made by the Philippine Government Arsenal. It is based on the M4 carbine/M16 rifle and is chambered in the locally developed 7.62×37mm Musang cartridge.

History

50 prototypes of the weapon underwent field testing and evaluation with Special Operations units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in June 2015.
The weapon was on display at the Asian Defense and Security 2016 event.

Design

Designed to replace the MP5 and short-barrelled 5.56mm carbines in AFP service, its design objectives included increased lethality over subsonic 9mm and 5.56mm cartridges, improved controllability, reduction in size and weight, and a maximum effective range of 300 meters.