According to MaxDefense Philippines, the Philippine Army has released a Notice of Award (NOA) for the supply of 90 Troop Carrier Light trucks to Conequip Philippines, which is a dealer of the Russian truck brand GAZ.
Although unconfirmed to date, it is believed that Conequip Philippines offers the GAZ Sadko Next, a modernized version of the GAZ Sadko which was supplied to the Philippine National Police Special Action Force a few years ago. The truck would be slotted in between the Kia KM450 4×4 truck, and the Kia KM250 6×6 truck used as troop carriers, MaxDefense Philippines writes. So far, the contract does not appear to have been released yet, so this information remains to be confirmed. If indeed confirmed, then this would be the 2nd Russian truck model to enter service with the Philippine Army after the Ural 4320 7-ton truck, 20 units of which were donated by the Russian government, and currently used by the Army Support Command (ASCOM) for general transportation duties.
GAZ-3308 “Sadko” is a 2.5-ton, 4-wheel-drive cargo truck. The Sadko is produced by the Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ). It is named after Sadko, a protagonist in many bylinas of the Novgorod cycle.