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[2]
Design
Based 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
Bahrain: in use with Royal Bahraini Army.[4]
Ecuador: 15 units purchased in 2023 to be operated by National Police of Ecuador in counter-terrorist and narcotics operations.[5][6]
Ivory Coast: operated by National Gendarmerie.[7][8]
Turkey: 126 vehicles delivered to The General Directorate of Security (Turkish: Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü, EGM), the civilian police force responsible for law enforcement in Turkey.[9]
Turkmenistan: operated by Ministry of Internal Affairs.[10]
References
- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Otokar, URAL'ı İlk Kez IDEF'te Sergiliyor". Haberler.com (in Turkish). 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ a b "URAL Otokar". www.otokar.com. Retrieved 2016-04-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://x.com/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.com/conflicttr/status/1821917586881126693 [bare URL]
- ^ http://x.com/sundance_22/status/1826346054285230492 [bare URL]
- ^ "Emniyet'e Ural teslimatı tamam". Ensonhaber. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ Mitzer, Stijn (15 January 2022). "Blue's Clues: Turkmen Otokar Urals And Cobras". Oryx Blog.