BMC Vuran

Infantry mobility vehicle
Vuran
Aselsan Alkar Mortar integrated on BMC Vuran.
TypeInfantry mobility vehicle
Place of originTurkey
Service history
In service2019-Present[1]
Wars
Production history
DesignerBMC (Turkey)
ManufacturerBMC (Turkey)
Variants4x4
Specifications
Height3.2 m
ArmorSTANAG 4569 Level 3 (MRAP) a
Main
armament
7.62 or 12.7 mm machine guns
Ground clearance345 mm
Fuel capacity310 liter
Operational
range
1000 km at 60 km/h

BMC Vuran is a Turkish made Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle built by BMC. Vuran is designed and manufactured by the Turkish armored vehicle manufacturer BMC to meet the requirements of the Turkish Land Forces.[2][3] Vuran means Striker in Turkish.

Variants

  • BMC Vuran (4X4) – Multi Purpose Armored Vehicle / without Gun Turret[4]
  • BMC Vuran (4X4) – Aselsan SARP dual Remote Controlled Weapon System (UKSS)[5] / with Gun Turret[6]
  • BMC Vuran (4X4) – Aselsan Alkar 120 mm integrated Mortar carrier[7][8]
  • BMC Vuran SUNGUR Low Altitude Air Defense System[9] with two PORSAV (MANPAD) missile launcher pods.

Operators

  •  El Salvador: In use with Salvadoran Army and National Civil Police.[10]
  •  Georgia: purchase of 46 Vurans was announced through a 2023 report mentioning a Georgian-Turkish procurement agreement from 2022.[11] First batches were delivered and accepted into service with Georgian Land Forces in February 2024.[12]
  •  Kosovo: A deal to purchase Vuran has been signed in 2021.[13][14] First vehicles, 2 120 mm mortar variants, were delivered and accepted into service with Kosovo Security Force in late 2022. In 10 May 2024 were delivered 6 more Vuran with 120 mm mortar, Ministry of Defense purchase in total 12 BMC Vuran with variant of Mortar 120 mm and 81 mm, Total number might be 15 to 30 Bmc Vuran for Kosovo Security Force[15]
  •  Libya: Donated from the Turkish Armed Forces.[16]
  •  Tunisia: Bought for evaluation.[17] Known to be officially exported to Tunisia as of December 2020.[18]
  •  Turkey:
  •  Turkmenistan: While Vuran sales to Turkmenistan have never been officially announced, a variant equipped with Turkish-made Aselsan SARP DUAL remote controlled weapon station was spotted in use with State Border Service of Turkmenistan, first seen during a televised visit of Turkmenistan’s then-president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow to the country’s border outpost in 2018.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Vuran". Military-Today. ARG. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ "BMC's VURAN 4×4 to Now Armed with a 120 mm Mortar – MSI Turkish Defence Review / MSI TDR Reference Magazine of Turkish Defence and Aviation Industry". www.milscint.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2018-11-24. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  3. ^ "Turkish Company BMC presents its new Vuran 4x4 Multi-Purpose Armored Vehicle at Eurosatory 11306161 | Eurosatory 2016 Official News Online Web TV Television Defense Security Exhibition Paris France | Defence security military exhibition 2016 daily news category". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  4. ^ "BMC VURAN 4×4 Çok Amaçlı Zırhlı Araç". Millisavunma.com (in Turkish). 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. ^ "sarp dual vuran" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-03-19.
  6. ^ "BMC Vuran, SARP ile envantere giriyor | SavunmaSanayiST" (in Turkish). 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  7. ^ "vuran mortar".
  8. ^ "Eurosatory 2018 Özel: BMC'nin VURAN 4×4'ü, 120 mm'lik Havan Topu ile Vuracak". savunmahaber.com (in Turkish). 2018-08-28. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  9. ^ "SUNGUR Alçak İrtifa Hava Savunma Sistemi". Millisavunma.com (in Turkish). 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/keremhok/status/1600941695990132736
  11. ^ http://x.com/visionergeo/status/1715002244385423623
  12. ^ http://x.com/visegrad24/status/1756293374183678023
  13. ^ "1st export of Turkish-made armored vehicle Vuran made to Kosovo". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  14. ^ "Kosova to Acquire BMC's Vuran | TURDEF". turdef.com. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  15. ^ Mehmet, Fatih (2022-12-20). "Kosova Ordusu BMC Vuran TTZA'larını teslim aldı". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  16. ^ "Libyan National Army uses TAG Terrier LT-79 armored personnel carriers | January 2020 Global Defense Security army news industry | Defense Security global news industry army 2020 | Archive News year". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  17. ^ Akramov (2020-01-04). "Des MRAP BMC Vuran pour la Tunisie". MENADEFENSE (in French). Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  18. ^ "Turkey has exported $150 million of defense equipment to Tunisia | Defense News December 2020 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army 2020 | Archive News year".
  19. ^ Alemdar, Ahmet (2021-03-31). "Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri'ne VURAN teslimatı devam ediyor". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  20. ^ "Arşivlenmiş kopya". Archived from the original on 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Arşivlenmiş kopya". Archived from the original on 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  22. ^ Kula, Mehmet Ali (2022-11-21). "MARS sistemli Vuran zırhlısı JÖAK envanterinde!". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  23. ^ Torlak, Hakan (2023-04-01). "120mm ALKAR havan entegreli VURAN Jandarma'nın envanterinde". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  24. ^ "Suriye'de görev yapacak polis özel hareket timleri Kilis'te". DHA | Demirören Haber Ajansı (in Turkish). 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2024-03-22.
  25. ^ http://twitter.com/sahilguvkom/status/1627946815709478913
  26. ^ http://twitter.com/sahilguvkom/status/1626101539281461248
  27. ^ http://www.armyrecognition.com/march_2018_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/turkish_bmc_vuran_amazon_armoured_now_in_service_with_turkmenistan


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