Kirpi MRAP Production line - Images

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[BordoEnes]

how much are already produced and how much are we going to?

 

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Turkey’s first mine-resistant vehicle, the Kirpi (hedgehog), produced by BMC for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), will soon be exported to Iraq and Afghanistan, a top official has said.

“After six years of extensive research and development, we [BMC] were able to develop a better mine-resistant vehicle than the vehicles currently used by NATO in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Kirpi has passed several tests, including firing at the vehicle and detonating mines near the vehicle without injuring any of the soldiers in it. The successful test results have attracted the armed forces of our allies to this project, as they would like to add the Kirpi to their inventory. We are making presentations to these countries now and are sure to export these vehicles very soon,” Nadi Postoğlu, head of BMC’s defense industry and special projects department, told the Anatolia news agency on Monday.

Postoğlu said the Kirpi has been tested in extreme weather and on rough terrain and proved to be successful. Since the vehicles are produced in line with NATO standards, many countries have been asking about the possibilities of using these vehicles for their forces. He also added that they were working on other versions of the Kirpi with different gun systems integrated into it. “In addition to the Kirpi, BMC also has plans to produce 8x8 vehicles to be exported to regions such as Asia and Africa. We have already received many orders from countries in those regions. It would be no surprise if we start exporting to these countries.” Postoğlu did not, however, indicate which countries in Asia and Africa were involved in discussions.

The Kirpi can hold a crew of 13 and has proven to be better than competing mine and bullet-resistant vehicles due to its integrated system of chairs that absorb the pressure of a mine blast. Moreover, it has a run-flat system, which means that in case of a tire blowout, the vehicle can still continue for a certain distance. The same system also adjusts the air in the tires for various surface conditions.

Turkey has placed a greater importance on its national defense industry in the past few years than at any time in the history of the republic. As the infrastructure of its defense sector improved, the country began designing and producing its own defense products using only domestic resources.

The 10th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF’11), held in İstanbul in May with 575 domestic and foreign companies from 44 countries participating, provided an opportunity to observe the transformation the Turkish defense industry has gone through over the past few years. Turkish defense industry firsts at this fair attracted the attention of foreign customers: Turkey’s first domestically built warship, the Heybeliada; the first national tank, the Altay; the first guided bomb, produced by the Turkish Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE) and developed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK); and its first domestically produced rifles.

In other figures that further highlight the increased activity in the Turkish defense industry, defense product manufacturers earned a total revenue of $2.73 billion and spent $666 million in research and development activities last year, up from $2.31 billion and $505 million, respectively, in 2009. In February, a Turkish defense company secured a $600 million deal --Turkey’s largest single sale in defense industry exports -- with Malaysia.

Previously, MKE said it had increased its net profit threefold to TL 59.3 million ($37 million) and sold weapons to 27 countries in 2010. The US, the UK, Greece and Israel were among the countries that bought arms from MKE. The corporation, a government-controlled group of factories that supply the TSK, saw their net sales increase to TL 650.5 million in 2010 from TL 570.5 million in the preceding year.

Moreover, a Ministry of Defense official told Anatolia recently that Turkey and the American company Sikorsky will produce choppers in Turkey and start exports as soon as possible to third countries, making Turkey an important hub for the production and export of helicopters in the near future.

BMC

 

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Turkey’s first mine-resistant vehicle, the Kirpi (hedgehog), produced by BMC for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), will soon be exported to Iraq and Afghanistan, a top official has said.

“After six years of extensive research and development, we [BMC] were able to develop a better mine-resistant vehicle than the vehicles currently used by NATO in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Kirpi has passed several tests, including firing at the vehicle and detonating mines near the vehicle without injuring any of the soldiers in it. The successful test results have attracted the armed forces of our allies to this project, as they would like to add the Kirpi to their inventory. We are making presentations to these countries now and are sure to export these vehicles very soon,” Nadi Postoğlu, head of BMC’s defense industry and special projects department, told the Anatolia news agency on Monday.

Postoğlu said the Kirpi has been tested in extreme weather and on rough terrain and proved to be successful. Since the vehicles are produced in line with NATO standards, many countries have been asking about the possibilities of using these vehicles for their forces. He also added that they were working on other versions of the Kirpi with different gun systems integrated into it. “In addition to the Kirpi, BMC also has plans to produce 8x8 vehicles to be exported to regions such as Asia and Africa. We have already received many orders from countries in those regions. It would be no surprise if we start exporting to these countries.” Postoğlu did not, however, indicate which countries in Asia and Africa were involved in discussions.

The Kirpi can hold a crew of 13 and has proven to be better than competing mine and bullet-resistant vehicles due to its integrated system of chairs that absorb the pressure of a mine blast. Moreover, it has a run-flat system, which means that in case of a tire blowout, the vehicle can still continue for a certain distance. The same system also adjusts the air in the tires for various surface conditions.

Turkey has placed a greater importance on its national defense industry in the past few years than at any time in the history of the republic. As the infrastructure of its defense sector improved, the country began designing and producing its own defense products using only domestic resources.

The 10th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF’11), held in İstanbul in May with 575 domestic and foreign companies from 44 countries participating, provided an opportunity to observe the transformation the Turkish defense industry has gone through over the past few years. Turkish defense industry firsts at this fair attracted the attention of foreign customers: Turkey’s first domestically built warship, the Heybeliada; the first national tank, the Altay; the first guided bomb, produced by the Turkish Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE) and developed by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK); and its first domestically produced rifles.

In other figures that further highlight the increased activity in the Turkish defense industry, defense product manufacturers earned a total revenue of $2.73 billion and spent $666 million in research and development activities last year, up from $2.31 billion and $505 million, respectively, in 2009. In February, a Turkish defense company secured a $600 million deal --Turkey’s largest single sale in defense industry exports -- with Malaysia.

Previously, MKE said it had increased its net profit threefold to TL 59.3 million ($37 million) and sold weapons to 27 countries in 2010. The US, the UK, Greece and Israel were among the countries that bought arms from MKE. The corporation, a government-controlled group of factories that supply the TSK, saw their net sales increase to TL 650.5 million in 2010 from TL 570.5 million in the preceding year.

Moreover, a Ministry of Defense official told Anatolia recently that Turkey and the American company Sikorsky will produce choppers in Turkey and start exports as soon as possible to third countries, making Turkey an important hub for the production and export of helicopters in the near future.

BMC

nice to hear that my country grows in the defence sector. always makes me proud!

but i do have some questions:

- wich countries shows interest to the kirpi?

- what types of weapons do MKE sell to this countries mentioned above?

 

[Saithan]

I hope our customers are satisfied with their purchase, please come again

 

[Quasar]

Askerleri, patlatılan 200 kiloluk bombadan 'Kirpi' kurtardı


Tunceli'de askerî konvoya 200 kiloluk bomba ile saldırı gerçekleşti. Can kaybının yaşanmadığı saldırı sonrası olay yerinde 9 metre genişliğinde 3 metre derinliğinde çukur açıldı.
Tunceli-Hozat karayolu üzerinde bulunan ve şehir merkezine 20 km uzaklıkta bulunan Çiçekli köyü yakınlarında bir grup PKK'lı olduğu yönünde istihbarat edinen güvenlik güçleri, önceki gece geç saatlerde bölgeye mayına dayanıklı olan 'Kirpi' adı verilen zırhlı araçların da olduğu konvoyla bölgeye doğru hareket etti. Yolun dışından başlayarak yolun ortasına kadar tünel açan ve 200 kiloluk bombayı yola döşeyen PKK'lılar gece geç saatlerde operasyona çıkan askerlerin geçişini bekledi. Operasyona çıkan askerler Çiçekli köyüne bağlı Buğulu mezrası yakınlarına geldikleri zaman Kirpi'nin geçişine saniyeler kala zamanlama hatası yapan PKK'lılar bombayı patlattı. Kirpi'yi kullanan şoförün dikkati sayesinde can kaybının yaşanmadığı patlama yerinde 9 metre genişliğinde 3 metre derinliğinde çukur açıldı. Patlamanın etkisiyle Kirpi'nin camları toprakla kaplandı. Bir grup PKK'lının gerçekleştirdiği öğrenilen patlamanın ardından yardıma gelen Kobra helikopterler bölgeyi yoğun bir şekilde bombaladı.

Gece geç saatlerde askerî konvoya yönelik saldırının ardından başlatılan operasyon dün sabah saatlerine kadar devam etti. Saldırının gerçekleştiği yerde inceleme yapmak üzere bölgeye gelen Tunceli Jandarma Bölge Komutanlığı'na bağlı olay yeri inceleme ekibi, Sikorsky helikopterlerden indikten sonra PKK'lıların roketli, ardından uzun namlulu silahlarla saldırısına uğradı. Çatışmanın ardından ormanlık alana kaçan PKK'lı grubun yakalanması amacıyla jandarma özel harekat timlerinin de katıldığı bir operasyon gerçekleşti.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Look fantastic and Safe and fast