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FNSS Company
Logo: FNSS-Defence, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3
Turkish defense manufacturer
FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. (English: FNSS Defence Systems A.Ş.) is a Turkish defense manufacturer founded in 1988. As of January 2025 the company is fully owned by Nurol Holding of Türkiye and operates facilities located in Gölbaşı, Ankara.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryweapons industry1
- HeadquartersGölbaşı1
- Websitewww.fnss.com.tr/en
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FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. (English: FNSS Defence Systems A.Ş.) is a Turkish defense manufacturer founded in 1988. As of January 2025 the company is fully owned by Nurol Holding of Türkiye and operates facilities located in Gölbaşı, Ankara.2
Products and brands
- armored fighting vehicle
Listed on Wikidata.1
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Tracked Armored Vehicles
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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
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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 120 mm 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 120 mm 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 105 mm high-pressure rifled gun
KAPLAN 30 NG-AFV New Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle
FNSS ZAHA Marine Assault Vehicle — Used by Amphibious Marine Brigade (Turkish Armed Forces)
KAPLAN HYBRID Vehicle
Wheeled Armored Vehicles
FNSS Pars
Pars III 6x6
Pars III 8x8
Pars 4x4 STA Anti-tank
Pars 6x6 Scout
Pars 6x6 CBRN vehicle
PARS ALPHA 8x8 AFV
PARS ALPHA 8x8 is a new generation armoured fighting vehicle. The vehicle’s main engine is placed on the front of the chassis so that the crew can have much better communication and situational awareness. It can reach the maximum speed of 115km per hour road speed with an 800 km operational range.
It is equipped with TEBER-II 30/40 remote controlled turret with 30 mm automatic cannon. This cannon can either be replaced with 40mm. Additional 7.62mm chain gun is mounted on the turret.
The vehicle can overcome %40 side slopes, %70 gradients, 2.4 meter trenches and 0.80 meter vertical obstacles.
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.
From Wikipedia’s article on FNSS Defence Systems, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 1988Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.fnss.com.tr/en1
- X (Twitter)x.com/FNSS_Savunma1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCG7qtNeSEXvGX2pLvO9pL1A1
- WikipediaFNSS Defence Systems
- WikidataQ5426786
Sources
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- 1WikidataFNSS Company on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFNSS Company on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsFNSS Company logo by FNSS-Defence, CC BY-SA 4.0
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