FNSS from Turkey continues to market its range of combat vehicles in Southeast Asia


The Turkish Company FNSS continues to market its range of wheeled and tracked combat armoured vehicles in the Southeast Asia region during DSA 2018, the International Defense and Security Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As a globally trusted Turkish company with a highly active presence in the Southeast Asian region, FNSS continues to add value to its military users with tailor-made defense solutions.


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PARS 8x8 Gempita with anti-tank guided missile turret at DSA 2018, the International Defense and Security exhibition in Malaysia (Picture source Army Recognition)


The Turkish Company FNSS has a full family of Tracked and wheeled Armored Combat Vehicles, designed with the necessary mounting provisions to transform the vehicle into various configurations based on user requirements.

After year 2000, FNSS developed a new generation of 6x6 and 8x8 Wheeled Armored Combat Vehicles named PARS. Today, the vehicles employ the latest design and technologies from commercial off–the-shelf (COTS) which have been Militarized (MCOTS) to meet the performance and durability of modern military operational requirements. FNSS has the capability to meet the specific requirements of its customers by incorporating a variety of weapon stations and mission systems.

In 2011, FNSS signed a master agreement with its Malaysian partner Deftech for the development and production of 257 each Malaysian AV8 (8x8) Armored Wheeled Vehicles called Gempita in 12 configurations. The vehicle is based on the PARS 8x8 armoured technology.

Last year, the Turkish Company FNSS unveiled the latest member of the wheeled armoured vehicle family named as PARS 4x4. The vehicle is fully amphibious without any preparations and capable of carrying ATGM launchers or RWS for specific missions.


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Scale model of Kaplan-20 tracked armoured vehicle at DSA 2018, the International Defense and Security exhibition in Malaysia (Picture source Army Recognition)


In January 2007, FNSS was awarded a contract by the Turkish MoD (Ministry of Defense) to design, develop, and manufacture Armored Amphibious Assault Bridge (AAAB) platforms, which use the main automotive components of the FNSS designed 8x8 PARS Vehicles. FNSS completed the delivery of 52 AAAB units to Turkish Land Forces in 2013.

The AAAB project was followed by the design, development, and production of the Amphibious Armored Combat Earthmover (AACE), which extended the combat engineering capability of Turkish Land Forces. The delivery of 12 units was completed in 2012.

FNSS also designed, developed and manufactured a medium weight tracked armored platform named, as ACV-30 medium weight amphibious tracked armored.

In 2015, FNSS unveiled its new-generation, tracked armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), KAPLAN at the International Defence Industry Fair IDEF 2015. The vehicle is intended to meet tactical and technical needs of the modern infantry and cavalry units. The vehicle is fully amphibious and it can be deployed in special operations, full-spectrum conflicts, reconnaissance, independent infantry operations, and mechanised/armoured infantry operations.