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 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 edit
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 edit
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]
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.[7]
Turkmenistan: operated by Ministry of Internal Affairs.[8]
References edit
- ^ 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. 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.
- ^ http://x.com/kirpivekobra/status/1617495085083463680
- ^ http://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/4450126/ecuador-compra-15-vehiculos-otokar-ural-4x4
- ^ http://www.webinfomil.com/2023/09/ecuador-adquirio-20-blindados-otokar.html
- ^ "Emniyet'e Ural teslimatı tamam". Ensonhaber. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ Mitzer, Stijn (15 January 2022). "Blue's Clues: Turkmen Otokar Urals And Cobras". Oryx Blog.