FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. () is a Turkish defense manufacturer founded in 1988. It is owned 51% by Nurol Holding of Turkey and 49% by British–American firm BAE Systems Inc., and operates facilities located in Gölbaşı, Ankara.
FNSS was founded as a joint venture between FMC Corporation 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 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 with FNSS Sharpshooter Turret. This variant is now being exported to Malaysia (ACV-300 Adnan). ACV with HMTS — armed with four Hellfire missiles 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 Eryx ATGM missile launcher and 120mm mortar turret. ACV-15 ACV-19 ACV-30 ACV-AD Air Defence LAWC-T KAPLAN 10 Anti-tank KAPLAN 20 NG-AFV New Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle KAPLAN MT Medium Tank — Integrated with Cockerill 105mm 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)
Wheeled Armored Vehicles
FNSS Pars
Pars III 6x6
Pars III 8x8
Pars 4x4 STA Anti-tank
Pars 6x6 Scout
Pars 6x6 CBRN vehicle
FNSS ZAHA, Marine Assault Vehicle (MAV)
Engineering Vehicles
FNSS Samur SYHK wheeled amphibious armoured vehicle-launched bridge
AZMİM Kunduz tracked amphibious combat engineering armoured bulldozer
Gun turrets
FNSS Sharpshooter Turret
Teber-30
Teber-30/35
UKTK
Saber-25
Modernization
ZMA-15 Infantry fighting vehicle modernization. M113 armored personnel carrier modernization.
Similar companies
Otokar
Nurol
BMC
Katmerciler
See also
Armoured car (military) Armoured personnel carrier Armoured recovery vehicle Armoured warfare Lists of armoured fighting vehicles Non-military armoured vehicles
References
External links
http://www.fnss.com.tr/ Official website
FNSS Savunma Sistemleri manufacturer and supplier of armoured vehicles (Army recognition)