Slovakian MoD Considers TULPAR for Light Tank Acquisition
Slovakian Minister of Defence Robert Kaliňák stated that Otokar’s TULPAR is being considered as a platform candidate for a new light tank with a 120 mm gun.
Rabdan News
Land
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
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
OTOKAR TULPAR AFV Makes a Run for Poland
According to Polish sources, OTOKAR's TULPAR will compete for the Polish Army's tender for new tracked armoured vehicles.
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
Expo and Air Show
IDEX: Otokar Has New Targets in the UAE and the Region
Otokar's UAE company Otokar Land Systems showcases its commitment to United Arab Emirates at IDEX Expo where it exhibits Cobra and Rabdan armoured vehicles.
Land
Navy / Maritime
Expo and Air Show
UAE’s IDEX and NAVDEX Kick-Off
UAE's biggest defence expos, IDEX and NAVDEX, start today in Abu Dhabi. More than 50 Turkish defence companies and institutions are represented at the expo.
Land
Engine and Transmission
OTOKAR Introduced the 8X8 ARMA II
OTOKAR introduced its first 8x8 military vehicle ARMA II, with a home-grown engine, after a 6,000-kilometre road test: the Ecotorq engine.
Land
Serial Production of Barys 6 × 6 Started in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan Paramount Engineering has mastered the production of a new armoured wheeled vehicle, “Barys 6 × 6”.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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