Following the rapid landing craft and amphibious assault ship projects carried out in line with the needs of the Naval Forces, it is now the turn of Armored Amphibious Assault Vehicles.
The contract for the Armored Amphibious Assault Vehicles (ZAHA) Project, which is being procured by the Undersecretariat of Defence Industries (SSM) to meet the Turkish Naval Forces Command's need for amphibious armored vehicles, was signed between SSM and FNSS in Ankara on March 7th.
Armored amphibious assault vehicles (AMPVs) ensure the safe landing of troops on the shore during amphibious landing operations, and after landing, they can function as armored combat vehicles or armored personnel carriers. During the landing phase of the operation, the vehicles are launched into the sea from amphibious landing craft and cover the several kilometers at high speed, ensuring the rapid and protected landing of troops. On land, they can operate alongside other armored vehicles. As required by their mission, armored amphibious assault vehicles are dual-purpose vehicles that must demonstrate superior performance both at sea and on land. Very few countries in the world possess such vehicles in their inventory. Within NATO and its allies, besides FNSS, there is only one other company that produces vehicles in this class.
Under the contract signed between SSM and FNSS, the vehicles will be developed and manufactured by FNSS in accordance with the domestic development model. FNSS will deliver a total of 27 vehicles, including 23 personnel carriers, 2 command and control vehicles, and 2 recovery vehicles. The technical specifications of the Armored Amphibious Assault Vehicles were determined taking into account the operational concept and mission requirements defined by the Naval Forces Command.
The vehicles are designed to be superior to similar models in terms of: the number of personnel they can carry, their ballistic and mine protection levels, and their performance criteria on land and in water.
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