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Another capability of FNSS is the development and
production of turrets and weapon stations. The company
currently offers One-Person Manned SABER 25mm,
remote controlled CLAW 25mm and TEBER 30mm
medium caliber turrets. The weapons are fully stabilized,
providing full “shoot on the move” capability and
incorporate modern, high performance sighting
systems. FNSS also leads upgrade, modernization and Armored Amphibious
sustainment programs for the aged M113 Family of
Vehicles by increasing their mobility performance, Assault Bridge (AAAB)
reliability and survivability.

Starting in the mid-1990’s, FNSS realized export projects Turkey‘s first indigenous design land vehicle project under contract.
for both tracked and wheeled armored combat vehicles
and weapon systems . The Company has extensive
FNSS R & D Center experience in technology transfer to third party countries.
This was mainly gained from the extended localization
FNSS has a full family of Tracked Armored Combat Vehicles Recently, FNSS unveiled the latest member of the wheeled requirements of export projects, which was achieved by
(ACV-15), designed with the necessary mounting provisions armoured vehicle family named as PARS 4X4. The vehicle FNSS’s comprehensive Vendor Base Program.
to transform the vehicle into various configurations based on is fully amphibious without any preparations and capable
of carrying ATGM launchers or RWS for specific missions.
user requirements. The Advanced Armored Personnel Carrier
In January 2007, FNSS was awarded a contract by the
(AAPC) configuration forms the base vehicle for all other
Turkish MoD to design, develop, and manufacture Armored
variants of this family of vehicles.
Amphibious Assault Bridge (AAAB) platforms, which use
the main 42 automotive components of the FNSS designed
FNSS has developed the ACV-19 family of vehicles which
8X8 PARS Vehicles. FNSS completed the delivery of 52
provides higher internal usable volume and payload. ACV-19
AAAB The AAAB project was followed by the design,
offers the latest developments in high value vehicle performance
development, and production of the Amphibious Armored
while maintaining commonality with the ACV-15 family of Combat Earthmover (AACE), which extended the combat
vehicles. ACVs manufactured by FNSS have been used for engineering capability of Turkish Land Forces. The delivery
thousands of kilometers by Turkish and UAE army contingencies of 12 units was completed in 2012.
serving with the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces in
FNSS also designed, developed, and manufactured ACV-
Somalia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo and Afghanistan. 30 medium weight amphibious tracked armored platform

for Aselsan’ Low Altitude Self Propelled Air Defense Gun
After year 2000, FNSS developed a new generation of 6X6
System Project and The Low and Medium Altitude Air
and 8X8 Wheeled Armored Combat Vehicles named PARS,
Defence Missile System (LAADMIS) designed for the
which in Turkish means Anatolian Leopard. Today, the vehicles
HISAR Project has a 3D Search Radar as well as a Pedestal-
employ the latest design and technologies from commercial Mounted (PM) Autonomous Low Altitude Air Defence
off–the-shelf (COTS) which have been Militarized (MCOTS) to Missile System platform which will enter inservice with the
meet the performance and durability of modern military Turkish Land Forces.
operational requirements. FNSS has the capability to meet
In 2015, FNSS unveiled its new-generation, tracked
the specific requirements of its customers by incorporating a armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), KAPLAN at the

variety of weapon stations and mission systems. International Defence Industry Fair IDEF'15. The vehicle
is intended to meet tactical and technical needs of the
In 2011, FNSS signed a master agreement with its Malaysian
modern infantry and cavalry units. The vehicle is fully
partner Deftech for the development and production of 257 amphibious and it can be deployed in special operations,
each Malaysian AV8 (8X8) Armored Wheeled Vehicles in 12 full-spectrum conflicts, reconnaissance, independent
configurations. The vehicle is based on the PARS 8X8 WAV infantry operations, and mechanised/armoured infantry
technology. operations. AAAB-Amphibious Assault Bridge

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