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DOMESTIC

The FNSS completed the Last

Qualification Test of the Armored

Amphibious Assault Bridge (AAAB)

he first originally designed land of Mr. Orhan Öğe, the Deputy Secretary all used by the personnel of the Turkish
vehicle project of the Turkish Corporate Management Services of the Armed Forces were landed on water in
Defense Industry, bounded by Undersecretariat of Defense Industry turn from the point 300 metres away
the contract which was signed and Mr. Levent Şenel, the Head of from the region where the bridge would
Tbetween SSM and FNSS Department of Motor Vehicles. be located, was completed with the
Defense Systems In. on 30 January 2007 erection of approximately 190 m bridge,
and which is still in force, had its Bridge The AACE Amphibious Armored Combat connecting two shores of the pond, in a
Set Qualification Tests completed on 16- Earthmover (KUNDUZ) vehicles, which record time of 30 minutes.
17 May 2013 in Demirci Göleti/Gelibolu were originally developed, produced and
within the Armored Amphibious Assault delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces The demonstration, which was ended
Bridge (AAAB) contract. by the FNSS under the contract signed with the passage of the convoy of tank-
between the SSM and the FNSS Defense carriers and armoured trucks over the
After the tests were successfully Systems Inc. on 10 March 2009, were established bridge, was viewed with a
completed, a demonstration regarding also in charge during the demonstration. great interest by the participants from
how to configure a bridge set was carried The operation, which started when 15 the SSM and FNSS, and two senior staff
out on 17 May 2013 with the participation units of the AAAB vehicles that were of the Turkish Armed Forces in the region.