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ARMOURED
AMPHIBIOUS

ASSAULT BRIDGE

(AAB) 

ENDURANCE TEST

Mobile Buoyant Assault Bridge (SYHK), developed by In the test track located in Şereflikoçhisar, total of
the FNSS Defence Systems Co., successfully completed 15.000 km road was covered within the scope of the
the endurance tests that last 10 months long and con- tests in land, stabilized and asphalt stages, rates of
sist of land and water missions. which were determined by the design department.
SYHK System, apart from the compelling land condi-
Authorities of the FNSS Defence Systems Co. stated tions, performed successfully total of 180 hours water
that the aim of the test is to find the reliability, readi- mission in Kesikköprü Dam Lake and the FNSS Test Pool
ness for the utilization, and maintainability values of both with loaded and unloaded Armoured Combat Ve-
SYHK System which is going to be added to the Land hicle (ZMA) on it.
Forces Command (KKK) inventory and besides to deter-
mine programmed and non – programmed maintenance At the end of the endurance test, all the information re-
necessities which SYHK System may encounter during quired for the maintenance and sustainment of the SYHK
the vehicles’ expected life. System during its entire lifetime was provided to KKK.

SUMMIT OF R&D CENTRES

Summit of 1st R & D Centres, or-
ganized by the Ministry of Science,
Industry and Technology, was held
in September 25, 2012 in Istanbul
Convention Centre. In the summit,
where Haluk BULUCU, Director of
Business Development and Strategy
at the FNSS Defence Systems Co.
made a presentation, discussions
were made in the areas of “Prob-
lems of R & D Centres and Solution
Offers” and “University and Industry
Cooperation”.