Air defence boost for Turkey
The air defence capability of the Turkish Land Forces will be given a boost now that a new self-propelled anti-aircraft gun (SPAAG) is on the production line.
Domestic military vehicles manufacturer, FNSS, announced on 17 March that serial production has started on the KORKUT programme.
This follows an agreement between the SSM Turkish procurement authority and Aselsan, which is the prime contractor on the project, which was signed in December that gave approval for the serial production phase to proceed for a total of 53 vehicles. FNSS is a sub-contractor to Aselsan.
FNSS is providing its ACV 30
Already have an account? Log in
Want to keep reading this article?
More from Land Warfare
-
![Polaris to unveil new MRZR Alpha base vehicle at Modern Day Marine]()
Polaris to unveil new MRZR Alpha base vehicle at Modern Day Marine
The new platform was designed to provide 1KW of exportable power as standard and has been developed in partnership with the US Marine Corps (USMC).
-
![British Army details Ajax plans]()
British Army details Ajax plans
Of the six variants in the Ajax programme – reconnaissance (Ajax), reconnaissance support (Ares), C2 (Athena), equipment repair (Apollo), equipment recovery (Atlas) and engineering reconnaissance (Argus) – the Ajax reconnaissance version is now entering service.
-
![CV90 revels in northern exposure while looking for new customers (updated April 2025)]()
CV90 revels in northern exposure while looking for new customers (updated April 2025)
The BAE Systems Hägglunds’ CV90 IFV has been around for decades but continual refreshing to maintain power and relevance, along with a healthy market at home in Sweden and neighbouring countries, has led to more than 1,700 vehicle orders with 10 countries.
-
![Oshkosh notches JLTV win with Dutch order]()
Oshkosh notches JLTV win with Dutch order
The order further extends the Oshkosh Defense production line as AM General, selected for US orders, pushes to get vehicles out the door with no room for export orders.
