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Turkey's Otokar has unveiled a new 6x6 wheeled armoured vehicle to contest a local competition.

The vehicle, known as Arma, was developed to target the Turkish Land Forces' Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicle (Ozel Maksatli Taktik Tekerlekli Zirhli Arac, OMTTZA) project. It is competing against two other vehicles in the shape of FNSS Defence Systems' Pars and HEMA Endustri's Anafarta, a variant of Patria's 6x6 Armoured Modular Vehicle (AMV).

The 6.428 m long, 2.708 m wide and 2.223 m high Arma has an 18,500 kg gross weight and a payload of 4,500 kg and carries a driver, commander and eight dismounts in its fully nuclear-, biological-, chemical- (NBC-) protected hull.

No details have been released on its ballistic protection, but since it is required to be amphibious, armouring is not expected to exceed STANAG 4569 Level II, but its relatively high 425 mm ground clearance should help achieve mine protection to Level IIIB or higher.

Mobility tests with prototypes to date have included around 10,000 km of running over varied terrain. Arma's front two axles are steerable enabling it to make a turning radius of 7.85 m and the vehicle rides on independent hydropneumatic suspension, offering respectable off-road mobility and comfort. It can negotiate a 45-degree approach and departure angles leading onto 60 per cent inclines and 30 per cent side-slopes. It can also cross 1.2 m-wide trenches and climb over 60 cm obstacles.

A 450 hp water-cooled turbo diesel capable of running on F-34 or F-54 fuel drives the wheels through an automatic gearbox and single-speed transfer box, giving it a top speed of 105 km/h and a power/weight ratio of 24.3 hp/tonne.

This also powers the onboard 24 V DC electrical system, which incorporates two maintenance-free 125 Ah batteries and a 3.3 kW converter.

Turkish Land Forces are expected to make a selection for its OMTTZA requirement by mid-2010 and subsequently procure 336 vehicles in a variety of versions: 30 for NBC reconnaissance, 36 radar carriers, 108 sensor carriers, 39 command vehicles and 108 fire-support vehicles, which could be armed with a manually operated 20 mm cannon.

Otokar is developing an 8x8 variant of Arma, which should be unveiled in the second half of 2010. The company was previously party to the development and construction of the 8x8 Yavuz version of the Singaporean Terrex 8x8 infantry carrier vehicle.

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theres more.. otokar apc's.
like 5 or so.
some of them has 2x2 3v3 6x6 and otherone has 8x8.
Other designs and stuff.
Turkey is going to decide what they are going to choose.
these apc's are special because of manouvrebility and survivebility.
 
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Otokar produces wheeled military vehicles for the Turkish Armed Forces as well as other countries.
MİTÜP Altay - the Turkish national main battle tank
Otokar / Land Rover - 40 variants of the Defender 90, 110, and 130.
Otokar Armored Personnel Carrier - for use also as an ambulance or armored workshop.
Otokar Cobra - a 4x4[1][2]
Otokar Akrep - a 4x4 special attack/defense vehicle.
Otokar Discreetly Armored Station Wagon - looks like a standard Land Rover but with an armored body structure that meets the military standards.
Otokar Engerek Special operations vehicle.
Otokar Kaya Mine Protected Vehicle.
Otokar Kale Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.
Otokar Yavuz - 8x8 tactical wheeled-armored vehicle. Its design is based on the AV-81 Terrex.
Otokar Armored Internal Security Vehicle - for a usage in urban and residential areas with variants equipped as command vehicles, personnel carriers, explosive ordnance disposal vehicles, reconnaissance / surveillance vehicles, and water cannon vehicles.
 
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Any particular reason as why so many wheeled APCs are being produced by Turkey?


There are many different Wheeled vehicle programs started by Undersecretariat of Turkish Defence industry and The models of those programs are "Domestic development". I mean Joining into those tenders with a foreign vehicle is prohibited by Turkish SSM so So many Land vehicle producer institues of Turkey such as FNSS, Nurol, Otokar and HEMA is developing their own models to participate into those tenders...

The programs I have mentioned above !!!

*Wheeled Tactical Vehicles

First Group:
413 ¾ Ton Command & Control Vehicle (Type 1)
448 ¾ Ton Troop & Cargo Carrier Vehicle (Type 2)

Second Group:
706 2 ½ Troop & Cargo Carrier Vehicle (Type 3)

Third Group:
468 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle (Type 4)

Fourth Group:
282 5 Ton Cargo Carrier Vehicle (Type 5)
403 10 Ton Cargo Carrier Vehicle (Type 6)

Totally 2720 tactical vehicles!!!


First Group: OTOKAR Otobüs Karoseri Sanayi A.Ş. , 30 April 2009
Second Group: BMC Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., 27 March 2009
Third Group: BMC Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., 27 March 2009
Fourth Group: BMC Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., 27 March 2009


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*Weapon Carrier Vehicle Project

1075 vehicles (344 MILAN Carrier Vehicle, 229 40 mm Grenade Launcher Carrier Vehicles, 350 TOW Carrier vehicles,152 OMTAS).

The RFP was issued on 07 March 2008 and the following companies submitted their proposals on 15 December 2008.
1. BMC San. ve Tic. A.Ş.
2. FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. (withdrew afterwards)
3. HEMA Endüstri A.Ş.
4. NUROL Makina ve Sanayi A.Ş.
5. OTOKAR Otobüs Karoseri Sanayi A.Ş.

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*Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles Procurement Project



336 Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles and related equipment (39 Command Vehicles, 114 Sensor Vehicles, 113 Support Vehicles, 40 Radar Vehicles and 30 CBRN Reconnaissance Vehicles) will be procured.


The RFP was issued on 07 March 2008 and the following companies submitted their proposals on 24 April 2009:
1. FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş.
2. HEMA Endüstri A.Ş.
3. OTOKAR Otobüs Karoseri Sanayi A.Ş.
 
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