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Otokar Ural

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Otokar URAL is a 4x4 armoured vehicle designed for police, law enforcement and paramilitary forces.[1]

It is manufactured by Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş (simply Otokar), a Turkish military vehicles manufacturer headquartered in Sakarya, Turkey.

It was first unveiled at IDEF 2013

Design

Based on a modular platform, it's design enables it to be configured with a variety of different weapons/equipment enabling it to perform a variety of missions.[2] In Eurosatory 2014, it was displayed with an Otokar designed, remotely controlled stabilized weapon station compromising of a 7.62mm/5.56mm machine gun designed for infantry fighting vehicles.[1] Depending on configuration, it can carry up to 9 troops.[2]

Operators

126 vehicles delivered to The General Directorate of Security (Turkish: Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü, EGM), the civilian police force responsible for law enforcement in Turkey.[3]

  1. ^ a b ngain. "Otokar presents the new Ural 4x4 Armoured vehicle during Eurosatory 2014 | Eurosatory 2014 Show Daily News Coverage Report | Defence and security military army exhibition 2014". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  2. ^ a b "URAL | WHEELED ARMOURED | MILITARY VEHICLES | Products | Otokar". www.otokar.com. Retrieved 2016-04-22. {{cite web}}: horizontal tab character in |title= at position 15 (help)
  3. ^ "Emniyet'e Ural teslimatı tamam". Ensonhaber. Retrieved 2016-04-22.