Otokar Ural

Armored Vehicle
Maximum speed Max Speed 100km/h

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]
  •  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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Otokar, URAL'ı İlk Kez IDEF'te Sergiliyor". Haberler.com (in Turkish). 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  3. ^ a b "URAL Otokar". www.otokar.com. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  4. ^ http://x.com/kirpivekobra/status/1617495085083463680
  5. ^ http://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/4450126/ecuador-compra-15-vehiculos-otokar-ural-4x4
  6. ^ http://www.webinfomil.com/2023/09/ecuador-adquirio-20-blindados-otokar.html
  7. ^ "Emniyet'e Ural teslimatı tamam". Ensonhaber. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  8. ^ Mitzer, Stijn (15 January 2022). "Blue's Clues: Turkmen Otokar Urals And Cobras". Oryx Blog.