FNSS was established in 1988 under the leadership of the government in order to manufacture armored combat vehicles in Turkey as part of the first project of Undersecretariat pf Defense Industries. Today, the 2 249 armored combat vehicles at the inventory list of the Armed Forces, which currently form the backbone of the infantry, have been manufactured by FNSS. Nail Kurt, the CEO and General Manager of FNSS Defense Systems Inc. , declares that when it comes to armored vehicles the first company come to the minds of defense industry professionals is FNSS and the shares of the company is owned by Nurol with 51 percentage and BAE Systems, which is one of the three biggest defense companies in the world, with 49%. Mr.Kurt stated that FNSS supplies amphibian armored construction equipments and mobile floating assault bridges to the inventory of the Armed Forces and as of today, around 3 500 of its vehicles being functioning in the Armed Forces and allied nations’ armies. Mr. Kurt also added that 500 vehicles were manufactured in contractual frame.