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 Nurol Holding is an industrial conglomerate in Turkey operating in the construction, defence manufacturing, energy, investment banking and tourism industries. Its core business is construction; Nurol Construction was founded in 1966. It is privat ...

of Turkey and 49% by British–American firm

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, and operates facilities located in

Gölbaşı, Ankara Gölbaşı is a town and district of the Ankara Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, south of the city of Ankara. According to a 2010 census, the population of the district is 95,109, 93,852 of whom live in the town of Gölbaşı. ...

. 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

Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The current Chi ...

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 Norwegian one-man turret with two BGM-71 TOW 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 —

IFV An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed For ...

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

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

Hellfire missile The AGM-114 Hellfire is an air-to-ground missile (AGM) first developed for anti-armor use, later developed for precision drone strikes against other target types, especially high-value targets. It was originally developed under the name '' Heli ...

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 — 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

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ATGM missile launcher and 120mm mortar turret. * ACV-15 *ACV-19 * ACV-30 *ACV-AD Air Defence * LAWC-T *KAPLAN 10

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*KAPLAN 20 NG-AFV New Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle * KAPLAN MT

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— Integrated with Cockerill

105mm 105 mm (4.1 in) is a common NATO-standard artillery and tank gun caliber. The rifled tank round is defined by STANAG 4458. The artillery round is defined by AOP-29 part 3 with reference to STANAG 4425. Artillery Since the early 21st century, mos ...

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) The Amphibious Marine Brigade ( tr, Amfibi Deniz Piyade Tugayı), also known as Amphibious Commando ( tr, Amfibi Komando), is the marine corps unit of the Turkish Naval Forces based in Foça near İzmir, three amphibious battalions, an MBT battal ...

Wheeled Armored Vehicles

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

Engineering Vehicles

FNSS Samur Samur or SYHK (short for Seyyar Yüzücü Hücum Köprüsü) is a Turkish amphibious armoured vehicle-launched bridge. Samur is the Turkish word for sable. The equipment was developed and produced for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) by the Tur ...

SYHK wheeled amphibious armoured vehicle-launched bridge *

AZMİM Kunduz or AZMİM (short for tr, Amfibik Zırhlı Muharebe İstihkam İş Makinesi), is a Turkish tracked amphibious combat engineering armoured bulldozer. History The Kunduz was developed and produced in less than four-years work for the Tu ...

Kunduz tracked amphibious combat engineering armoured bulldozer

Gun turret A gun turret (or simply turret) is a mounting platform from which weapons can be fired that affords protection, visibility and ability to turn and aim. A modern gun turret is generally a rotatable weapon mount that houses the crew or mechani ...
s

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

Modernization

* ZMA-15

Infantry fighting vehicle An infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle (MICV), is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide direct-fire support. The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forc ...

modernization. * M113 armored personnel carrier modernization.

Similar companies

* Otokar * Nurol * BMC *

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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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