Kazakhstan’s Roadmap for Joint Production with Otokar
Kazakhstan’s Senate shared the roadmap for the BESQARU Plant, producing Otokar’s armoured vehicles, including TULPAR tracked IFV and ALPAR UGV, for 2026.
arma News
Land
Expo and Air Show
Otokar showcased COBRA II and ARMA 6x6 at DSA 2026
Otokar displayed armoured vehicles in Kuala Lumpur, aligning its portfolio with growing demand for mobile, protected land systems in the Asia-Pacific region.
Land
Investment
Otokar Boosts Vehicle Sales by 53 Percent in H1 2025
Otokar increased its vehicle sales to 3,430 units in the first half of 2025, driven by strong domestic and global demand, including major defence exports.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Tatra Displays Its Truck with KORKUT Air Defence System
Czech Tatra has put its 3rd generation Tatra Force 6x6 armoured truck with ASELSAN’s KORKUT air defence system during the IDET2025 defence exhibition.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Embarks Japan DSEI with COBRA II and ARMA 8X8
Turkish armoured land vehicle manufacturer Otokar will attend at the DSEI Japan 2025 Exhibition in Chiba with COBRA II and ARMA 8X , Japan, from May 21 to 23.
Weapon / Missile
KORKUT 141/35 SPAAG for UAE Performs Firing Tests
ASELSAN stated that KORKUT 141/35 SPAAG mounted on Calidus 8x8 Wahash armoured vehicle performed its firing tests alongside the command/radar vehicles in 2024.
Land
Weapon / Missile
TAIMAS IFV, a Joint Work of Otokar, Kazakhstan, and China
The ARMA 8x8 armoured vehicles spotted in Kazakhstan’s military parade on the 9th of May have been locally titled TAIMAS, fitted with a turret from China.
Land
Kazakhstan Unveils Arma 8x8 Vehicles with New Weaponry
The Kazakhstani MoD shared an image of Otokar Arma 8x8 armoured vehicle, armed with a new turret for the Victory in the Great Patriotic War military parade.
Land
Estonian MoD Shows New Arma 6x6 and NMS 4x4 Vehicles
Estonian MoD shared the images of its delivered Otokar Arma 6x6 APC and Nurol Makina NMS 4x4 tactical wheeled vehicle in a post from its official X account.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Presents both Experience and Products at IDEX
Otokar participates in the IDEX International Defence Exhibition to be held between February 17-21 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Land
Expo and Air Show
IDEX 2025: KORKUT Integration on Wahash 8x8 AFV
UAE-based Calidus displayed the Wahash 8x8 armoured fighting vehicle with ASELSAN’s KORKUT 35 mm air defence system in the IDEX 2025 exhibition.
Land
ARMA 6x6 Armoured Vehicle Deliveries for Estonia Begin
Otokar CEO İbrahim Aykut Özüner stated that the deliveries of ARMA 6x6 armoured personnel carriers have begun and will continue in 2025 for the Estonian Army.
Land
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Joins SAHA EXPO 2024
Otokar exhibits AKREP II 4x4, the URAL Special Operations Vehicle, COBRA II 4x4, and ARMA 6x6/8x8 armoured fighting vehicles in SAHA EXPO 2024.
Land
Weapon / Missile
Rabdan 8x8 IFV Fires 9M117 ATGM
The Rabdan 8x8 IFV, developed from the Otokar ARMA wheeled armoured vehicle for the UAE, fired a 9M117 ATGM from its 100 mm smoothbore gun.
Land
Nurol Makina Introduces Estonia’s New Vehicle
Estonian President Alar Karis visited the Nurol Makina factory in Ankara and was briefed about the NMS 4X4 armoured vehicles his country will receive.
Expo and Air Show
Otokar Exhibits Cobra II Pickup Version in Romania BSDA
Otokar exhibited the pickup version of its COBRA II 4X4 armoured vehicle abroad for the first time at the BSDA in Romania.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 12:00 Reuters tracks Ankara’s goal of doubling defence exports - Reuters reported that Turkish officials want to double defence exports within two years after export...
- 12:00 Breaking Defense highlights Turkish one-way attack systems at SAHA 2026 - Breaking Defense reported that Turkish companies used SAHA 2026 to unveil multiple one-way attack sy...
- 12:00 Defense News spotlights ASELSAN’s autonomous warfare concept - Defense News reported that ASELSAN used SAHA 2026 to present a future warfare concept centred on aut...
- 12:00 Le Monde examines Türkiye’s expanding defence footprint in Mali - Le Monde reported that Türkiye has become an increasingly important security partner for Mali throug...
- 12:00 French strategic study identifies Türkiye as a rising European supplier - The Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique assessed Türkiye as one of the most notable new entrants...
- 12:00 Middle East Forum analyses Baykar’s expansion into Europe - A Middle East Forum analysis argued that Baykar’s growing presence in Europe shows how production ca...
- 12:00 Jerusalem Post highlights Baykar’s export-heavy revenue model - The Jerusalem Post reported that Baykar generated roughly $1.8 billion in drone exports in 2024 and...
- 12:00 Foreign defence reporting keeps focus on KAAN’s next prototype phase - International defence coverage continued to highlight Turkish Aerospace’s target for the first ‘true...
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
