Otokar

Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş. is a Turkish vehicle and defence manufacturer founded in 1963. It is part of the Koç Group and listed on Borsa Istanbul. The company has its headquarters in Istanbul and its factory in Arifiye, Sakarya. Its land systems business covers 4x4, 6x6 and 8x8 wheeled armoured vehicles (COBRA II, ARMA, ARMA II, AKREP II), the tracked TULPAR and turret systems. The company also builds buses and light trucks. According to Otokar, more than 33,000 of its military vehicles are in service in over 40 countries.

ALPAR, unveiled at IDEF 2023 and shown internationally at Eurosatory 2024, is a tracked, armoured unmanned ground vehicle with a maximum loaded weight of 15 tonnes. It uses a serial hybrid electric drive and can operate autonomously or by remote control, with perception and decision-making algorithms developed in-house. The modular platform is intended for reconnaissance, surveillance, fire support, logistics, air defence and anti-tank missions. It can carry a mini unmanned ground vehicle and is designed to communicate with UAVs. At IDEF 2023 a reconnaissance variant was fitted with an Aselsan NEFER L 25 mm turret.

The COBRA II 4x4 tactical armoured vehicle carries up to ten personnel and has been built in more than 30 versions. One of these, shown at IDEF 2023, is an armoured personnel carrier with an on-board UAV station. In November 2024 Romania signed a contract worth about €857 million for 1,059 COBRA II vehicles. Most of these are to be produced in Mediaș by a joint venture with Automecanica. In October 2023 Estonia ordered ARMA 6x6 vehicles worth €130 million.