Otokar URAL is a 4x4 armoured vehicle designed for police, law enforcement and paramilitary forces.[1]
| Otokar Ural | |
|---|---|
| Type | Armored Vehicle |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Otokar |
| Manufacturer | Otokar |
| No.built | 126 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 6300kg |
| Length | 5.3m |
| Width | 2.2m |
| Height | 2.2m |
| Engine | 168HP |
| Transmission | Automatic, 6 forward- 1 reverse |
Operational range | 600km |
| Maximum speed | Max Speed 100km/h |
It is manufactured byOtokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş(simplyOtokar), aTurkishmilitary vehicles manufacturer headquartered inSakarya,Turkey.
It was first unveiled at IDEF 2013[2]
Design
editBased on a modular platform, its design enables it to be configured with a variety of different weapons/equipment enabling it to perform a variety of missions.[3]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.[3]
Operators
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Bahrain:in use withRoyal Bahraini Army.[4]
Ecuador:15 units purchased in 2023 to be operated byNational Police of Ecuadorin counter-terrorist and narcotics operations.[5][6]
Ivory Coast:operated by NationalGendarmerie.[7][8]
Turkey:126 vehicles delivered to TheGeneral Directorate of Security(Turkish:Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü,EGM), the civilianpolice forceresponsible forlaw enforcementinTurkey.[9]
Turkmenistan:operated byMinistry of Internal Affairs.[10]
References
edit- ^abngain."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".armyrecognition.Retrieved2016-04-22.
- ^"Otokar, URAL'ı İlk Kez IDEF'te Sergiliyor".Haberler(in Turkish). 8 May 2013.Retrieved2016-04-22.
- ^ab"URAL Otokar".otokar.Retrieved2016-04-22.
- ^http://x /kirpivekobra/status/1617495085083463680[bare URL]
- ^"Ecuador compra 15 vehículos Otokar URAL 4x4".
- ^"Ecuador adquirió 15 blindados Otokar Ural para equipar sus Fuerzas Armadas".25 September 2023.
- ^http://x /conflicttr/status/1821917586881126693[bare URL]
- ^http://x /sundance_22/status/1826346054285230492[bare URL]
- ^"Emniyet'e Ural teslimatı tamam".Ensonhaber.11 March 2016.Retrieved2016-04-22.
- ^Mitzer, Stijn (15 January 2022)."Blue's Clues: Turkmen Otokar Urals And Cobras".Oryx Blog.