IDEF 2017: FNSS advances turret tech with Teber
The two-man turret variant of the Teber turret is being displayed for the first time at IDEF 2017.
It shows the industrial advance of Turkey that there is a developing turret manufacturing capability within the country that can now manufacture a full range of small and medium calibre systems.
The unmanned version was first displayed at IDEF in 2015 fitted to a Kaplan 20 tracked armoured vehicle but the company has taken a step further to complete the two-manned version.
A spokesperson from FNSS told Shephard that the Mk44 30/40mm main gun has 300 ready rounds in two bins, about
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