FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. ( en, FNSS Defence Systems A.Ş.) is a Turkish defense manufacturer founded in 1988. It is owned 51% by Nurol Holding of Turkey and 49% by British–American firm BAE Systems Inc., and operates facilities located in

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. FNSS was founded as a

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between

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and Nurol Holding as FMC Nurol Savunma Sanayii A.Ş. It is a major supplier of tracked and wheeled armored vehicles and weapon systems for the

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and Allied Armed Forces.

Products

Tracked Armored Vehicles

* ACV-AAPC (advanced armored personnel carrier) — with a one-man turret with a 12.7 mm machine gun and ab7.62 mm machine gun; 13 troops carried. * ACV-AIFV ** AIFV with FMC EWS (assembled by DAF Special Products) turret with a 25 mm Oerlikon Contraves 25 mm cannon and a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun ** AIFV with Giat Dragar turret with a 25 mm M811 cannon and a coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun. * ACV-ATV — Armored Tow Vehicle. Fitted with a

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one-man turret with two

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missiles in a ready to launch position, and four troops carried. * ACV-AMV — Armored Mortar Vehicle. Fitted with an 81 mm mortar and a 7.62 mm machine gun. * 120 mm AMV — A private venture, armed with a TDA 120mm recoiling mortar in the rear of the vehicle. * ACV-IFV Sharpshooter —

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with FNSS Sharpshooter Turret. This variant is now being exported to

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(ACV-300 Adnan). * ACV with HMTS — armed with four

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s in the ready to fire position. * ACV-300 — Fitted with a 300 hp powerpack similar to the M113A3, but with high power. * ACV-350 — Fitted with a 350 hp powerpack. *

ACV-S The ACV-19 is an infantry fighting vehicle currently offered by FNSS Defence Systems of Turkey. The vehicle was previously known as the Armoured Combat Vehicle — Stretched. The ACV-19 is a further development of the ACV-15, which is dev ...

— A stretched version of the AIFV with an additional road wheel and extra armor giving resistance to 14.5mm AP projectiles, with an upgraded 350 or 400 hp powerpack. Weight is 18,000 kg. A variety of turrets are available, including 12.7mm, 25mm ( FNSS Sharpshooter Turret) and 30 mm as well as an Eryx (missile), Eryx ATGM missile launcher and 120mm mortar turret. *ACV-15 *ACV-19 * FNSS ACV-30, ACV-30 *ACV-AD Air Defence * LAWC-T *KAPLAN 10 Anti-tank warfare, Anti-tank *KAPLAN 20 NG-AFV New Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle *Modern Medium Weight Tank, KAPLAN MT Medium tank, Medium Tank — Integrated with Cockerill 105 mm calibre, 105mm high-pressure rifled gun *KAPLAN 30 NG-AFV New Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle *MAV Marine Assault Vehicle — Used by Amphibious Marine Brigade (Turkish Armed Forces)

Wheeled Armored Vehicles

* FNSS Pars ** Pars III 6x6 ** Pars III 8x8 ** Pars 4x4 STA Anti-tank ** Pars 6x6 Scout ** Pars 6x6 CBRN defense, CBRN vehicle

Engineering Vehicles

* FNSS Samur SYHK wheeled amphibious armoured vehicle-launched bridge * AZMİM Kunduz tracked amphibious combat engineering armoured bulldozer

Gun turrets

* FNSS Sharpshooter Turret * Teber-30 * Teber-30/35 * UKTK * Saber-25

Modernization

* ZMA-15 Infantry fighting vehicle modernization. * M113 armored personnel carrier modernization.

Similar companies

* Otokar * Nurol Holding, Nurol * BMC (Turkey), BMC * Katmerciler

References

External links

* http://www.fnss.com.tr/ Official website
FNSS Savunma Sistemleri manufacturer and supplier of armoured vehicles (Army recognition)
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