According to information published by the Philippine News Agency on June 24, 2022, the Philippine army has activated a new artillery unit, the 10th Field Artillery, which will operate the 12 newly-acquired ATMOS 155mm 6×6 self-propelled howitzers manufactured by the Israel company Elbit Systems.
The Philippine Army Artillery Regiment concluded on April 8, 2022, its first-ever three-day live-fire drill utilizing its Autonomous Truck Mounted Howitzer System (ATMOS) 155 mm/52 caliber self-propelled artillery pieces at the Fort Magsaysay Military Reservation Area in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija.
On May 20, 2020, Army Recognition reported that the Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) had released the Notice to Proceed (NTP) for the acquisition of 2 batteries of Elbit Soltam ATMOS 155mm/52cal Self-Propelled Howitzer systems under the service’s 155mm Howitzer, Self-Propelled System Acquisition Project
The ATMOS 2000 is a 155mm truck-mounted wheeled self-propelled howitzer that was designed by the Israeli company SOLTAM Systems. The first information about the vehicle was released in 2001.