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Land Warfare
Japan mulls options for several armoured vehicle programmes
5th August 2022
Japan's military is seeking follow-on generations of 8x8 and 4x4 armoured vehicles, and overseas designs are strong contenders.
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Defence Notes
Turkish technologies make debut at EFES 2022
10th June 2022
The recently concluded EFES 2022 multinational exercise showcased a number of new and recently developed Turkish defence technologies.
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Land Warfare
FNSS pushes ZAHA for Indonesian AAV requirement
18th May 2022
As Indonesia pushes to boost its domestic defence industry, agreements were recently signed for AAVs, small-arms ammunition, C-130 MRO and air surveillance radars.
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Land Warfare
Eurosatory 2022: John Cockerill cuts weight of Leopard MBT with compact turret
22nd June 2022
The latest 3105 two-crew turret with 105mm main gun from John Cockerill Defense has been installed on a Leopard M1A5 MBT.
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Land Warfare
DSA 2022: Malaysian Army ponders future AFV fleet and ATGMs
4th April 2022
Money continues to cause problems for modernisation of the Malaysian Army, including replacement wheeled AFVs.
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Land Warfare
DSA 2022: Pearson envisages bolt-on advantages for Asia-Pacific armour fleets
30th March 2022
There are only a few new armour programmes in the Asia-Pacific region and a number of programmes are nearing completion, but Pearson Engineering believes there is potential to provide military armoured vehicle fleets with additional capabilities.
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Land Warfare
Swiss to field retractable Cobra mortars in 2024
15th March 2022
Swiss Army artillery units will be equipped from 2024 with the latest RUAG Defence 120mm Cobra smoothbore recoiling mortar system on a modified GDELS-Mowag Piranha IV 8x8 APC.
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Land Warfare
PT Pindad in the thick of action with tanks, APCs and ammunition
2nd March 2022
PT Pindad is pursuing cooperation with partners in Belgium, the Czech Republic, France and Turkey as it seeks to fulfil requirements from the Indonesian Army.
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Land Warfare
Turkish UGV evolution fails to ease official impatience
22nd November 2021
Despite a recent raft of LoIs for medium and heavy UGVs, the head of the Turkish defence procurement agency SSB is urging a faster pace.
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Defence Helicopter
Turkey changes tack on choice of helicopter for Anadolu
10th December 2021
Plans in Turkey to deploy a navalised version of the T129 ATAK helicopter aboard the future amphibious assault ship Anadolu appear to have been shelved in favour of the AH-1W SuperCobra.
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Land Warfare
South Korea acquires 110 GDELS M3 vehicles
2nd October 2021
M3 vehicles will be jointly produced by GDELS and Hanwha Defense Corporation under the Korean Amphibious Bridging Vehicle programme.
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Land Warfare
PARS IV 6x6 Speci Ops Vehicle is designed to meet tactical requirements (sponsored)
23rd August 2021
PARS IV 6x6 Special Operation’s (S-Ops) Vehicle is designed to meet the tactical and operational requirements of military and internal security forces whose mission is special. It is able to operate in wide range of terrains, climate types and optimized for different operational requirements. It is highly versatile, reflecting the broad spectrum of potential missions and operation zones.
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Land Warfare
IDEF 2021: New variant of FNSS UGV shows evolved capabilities
23rd August 2021
FNSS is internally funding the multirole M113-based armed UGV and has developed an autonomy kit for driving while maintaining a human in the loop for weapons firing.
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Land Warfare
IDEF 2021: FNSS hails Kaplan MT progress
18th August 2021
FNSS displays production version of Kaplan Medium Tank for Indonesia, where it is known as Harimau.
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Land Warfare
IDEF 2021: FNSS showcases amphibious assault vehicle
19th August 2021
FNSS is set to deliver 27 Marine Assault Vehicles to the Turkish Naval Forces by 2022.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
ZAHA (Turkey)
Programme Background The Turkish Navy has need of a tracked amphibious assault vehicle to support ship-to-shore beach landings carried out from its TCG Anadolu-class Landing ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Kaplan-10 STA (First Batch)
Programme Background The STA programme was initiated in 2008, when the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) released an RfP for the procurement of 1,075 wheeled ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
Kaplan-10 STA (Second Batch)
Programme Background The STA programme was initiated in 2008, when the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) released an RfP for the procurement of 1,075 wheeled ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Pars Scout 8x8 ÖMTTZ
Programme Background The SSB first outlined its requirement for special purpose vehicles around 2010, but the decision to formally launch the ÖMTTZ programme did not come ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Pars 4x4 STA (First Batch)
Programme Background The STA programme was initiated in 2008, when the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) released an RfP for the procurement of 1,075 wheeled ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Pars Scout 6x6 ÖMTTZ
Programme Background The SSB first outlined its requirement for special purpose vehicles around 2010, but the decision to formally launch the ÖMTTZ programme did not come ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
Pars 4x4 STA (Second Batch)
Programme Background The STA programme was initiated in 2008, when the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) released an RfP for the procurement of 1,075 wheeled ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, Special operations vehicles
Pars IV 6x6 MKKA
Programme Background The Turkish Special Forces Command is understood to have launched its MKKA programme to meet a requirement for 6x6 mine-protected vehicles. These will provide ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8
New Generation Light Armoured Vehicles - Wheeled (Türkiye - Phase I)
Programme Background The NGLAV is an umbrella programme that will be composed of three phases and 2962 units of tracked and wheeled vehicles. Phase I ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Pars III
Eight different configurations of the 145 8x8 Pars III 8x8s will be delivered to Oman. Some of them will be equipped with the Saber-25 one-man ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
AV8 Gempita
Programme Background Under this contract, a total of 12 different variants of the AV8 Gempita will be produced. These include 68 equipped with a two-person ...
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Tanks
Harimau Medium Tank (Indonesia)
Programme Background According to plans outlined for Phase 3 of the Indonesian Army's modernisation programme, 106 Harimau will be procured between 2020 and 2024. This ...
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APCs/IFVs - 4x4
4x4 AFV (Malaysia)
Programme Background Before March 2022, the Malaysian Army was intending to procure a fleet of new 6x6 AFVs to replace their remaining fleet of Condor ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
6x6 APC (Philippines)
Programme Background The Philippine Army has identified an urgent need for new wheeled APCs, after the Battle of Marawi exposed shortcomings in its existing fleet ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
New Generation Light Armoured Vehicles (Türkiye)
Programme Background Background The Turkish Armed Forces have approximately 4000 wheeled and 4500 tracked APCs and IFVs in its inventory, many of which are ageing ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UGVs
Shadow Rider
Unveiled for the first time at IDEF 2019 and showcased with improvements at IDEF 2021, the Shadow Rider is a UGV developed and built by ...
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Land: RWS
Çaka
The Çaka RWS is optimised for use in marine environments. Designed for the Turkish Navy's Amphibious Assault Vehicle (ZAHA), it can also be integrated on other ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6, Special operations vehicles
Pars IV 6x6
Unveiled in July 2020, the Pars IV 6x6 was developed to meet the requirements of Turkish SOF units for a highly manoeuvrable yet well-protected armoured ...
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Land: RWS
Armoured Remote Weapon System
FNSS Armoured Remote Weapon System (ARWS) is a remotely controlled stabilised weapon system for machine guns and automatic grenade launchers. It can be mounted on ...
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Land: RWS
Saber RCT
Produced by Turkish firm FNSS, the Saber is a Remote Control Turret system unveiled in 2021. Intended to replace crewed turrets, it can be retrofitted ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Pars Alpha 8x8
Unveiled at the World Defense Show 2024 in Riyadh, the Pars Alpha is the latest 8x8 Armoured Vehicle from Turkish manufacturer FNSS. Featuring improvements on ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
ZAHA/MAV
The Armored Amphibious Assault Vehicle (ZAHA), also known as the Marine Assault Vehicle (MAV), is being developed by FNSS to meet the requirements of the ...
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Land: manned turrets
Sharpshooter
The Sharpshooter, developed by FNSS, is a single-user turret family designed to provide fire support to infantry from various configurations of tracked and wheeled armoured ...
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APCs/IFVs - 6x6
Pars Scout 6x6
Introduced at the May 2017 IDEX exhibition, the Pars Scout 6x6 was developed to compete for the Turkish Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicle (ÖMTTZ) ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8, Reconnaissance/patrol vehicles
Pars Scout 8x8
The Pars Scout 8x8 is being developed alongside the Pars Scout 6x6 to meet a requirement from the Turkish Land Forces Command for a Special Purpose Tactical ...
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APCs/IFVs - tracked
ACV-15
The Armoured Combat Vehicle (ACV) is the generic designation for a tracked, diesel engine powered, heavy armoured platform in the 13-15 tons class, capable of ...
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Land: RWS
Teber-30/35 RCT
Produced by Turkish firm FNSS Defence Systems, the Teber 30/35 is a Remote Control Turret System that incorporates a 30mm or 35mm gun, a secondary ...
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Land: manned turrets
Saber-25
The Saber-25 is a medium-calibre one-man turret that can be integrated on wheeled and tracked AFVs. It builds on the experience of FNSS producing the ...
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APCs/IFVs - 8x8
Pars IV 8x8
The Pars IV 8x8 is being developed by FNSS to compete for the Turkish Army's New Generation - Wheeled Armoured Vehicle programme. Designed to offer ...
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Land: RWS
Sancak RWS
A development of FNSS's earlier RWS system, the Sancak was developed for the Turkish Armed Forces. Based on experience with earlier RWS systems, one of the ...
