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MARINE ASSAULT VEHICLE IS NOW IN SERVICE WITH THE NAVY
The Marine Assault Vehicle (MAV), which will be shore operations, enabling units to rapidly disembark
exhibited together with the CAKA Remote Controlled under protection and fire support. Designed by FNSS to
Weapon Station (RWS) at IDEF, recently entered the meet the needs of marine infantry, MAV is a state-of-
inventory of the Turkish Navy as the first domestically the-art amphibious vehicle with four different variants:
manufactured armoured combat vehicle in the Naval Personnel Carrier, Command Vehicle, Recovery Vehicle,
Forces inventory, MAV has the capability to swiftly cover and Mine Breaching Vehicle.
distances in ship-to-shore, shore-to-ship, and shore-to-
PARS IV 6X6 S-OPS VEHICLE: THE ONLY SELECTED & PUT INTO
SERVICE 6X6 WHEELED ARMOURED VEHICLE BY THE TURKISH
ARMED FORCES
The PARS IV 6x6 Special Operations Vehicle, which will mm automatic grenade launchers, which can be easily
be showcased at the FNSS booth with the SANCAK changed depending on mission requirements.
Remote-Controlled Weapon Station (RWS), is currently
The vehicle is equipped with new generation mission
in use by Turkish Army Special Forces Command. As the
equipment which ensures combat effectiveness, safer
first 6x6 class armoured vehicle to enter the inventory of
route planning, command/control and rapid targeting
the Turkish Armed Forces, the PARS IV 6x6 is designed to
and has been specifically designed to carry special
be a superior vehicle compared to its predecessors; with
operations units to their mission objectives where
its mission equipment, situational awareness futures,
multiple threats can be in place and provide fire support
mobility, firepower and protection against mines, IEDs,
to deployed units at the battlefield. The vehicle’s high
artillery splinters and heavy machine gun projectiles.
level of ballistic, mine and IED protection along with
The vehicle is equipped with two independent SANCAK
the RPG net is designed to protect the crew and the
RWS systems developed by FNSS. The weapon stations
powerpack against unconventional threats where the
are fitted with a universal gun mount, which enables
timing and intensity of the threat cannot be estimated.
them to carry 7.62 mm, or 12.7 mm machine guns, or 40
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