FNSS Defence Systems

FNSS Defence Systems
TypePublic limited company
IndustryDefence
Founded1988
Headquarters,
Turkey
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsArmored combat vehicles Weapon systems
ServicesUpgrade & Modernisation
Integrated logistics support services
Revenue
  • Increase US$515,018,000 (2019)
  • US$374,552,094 (2018)
Number of employees
782
WebsiteOfficial website

FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. (English: FNSS Defence Systems A.Ş.) is a Turkish defense manufacturer founded in 1988. As of January 2025 the company is fully owned by Nurol Holding of Türkiye and operates facilities located in Gölbaşı, Ankara.

FNSS was founded as a joint venture between FMC Corporation and Nurol Holding as FMC Nurol Savunma Sanayii A.Ş. It is a major supplier of tracked and wheeled armored vehicles and weapon systems for the Turkish Armed Forces and Allied Armed Forces.

In May 2026, FNSS Defence Systems and the Czechoslovak Group (CSG) announced a strategic cooperation agreement for the joint development and production of armoured vehicle platforms for European and international markets, with the CFL-120 Karpat combat vehicle unveiled at the IDEB 2026 defence exhibition in Bratislava as the first product of the partnership. The vehicle is based on the FNSS Kaplan MT chassis and is equipped with Leonardo’s HITFACT Mk II turret armed with a 120 mm gun, and the companies have stated that the cooperation may expand to additional tracked armoured systems in future phases.

Products

FNSS Pars 4x4 Anti-tank at the IDEF 2019.
FNSS ACV-15 Adnan of Malaysian Army
FNSS Sharpshooter Turret mounted on DefTech AV8

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Tracked Armored Vehicles

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Wheeled Armored Vehicles

PARS ALPHA 8x8 is a new generation armoured fighting vehicle. The vehicle’s main engine is placed on the front of the chassis so that the crew can have much better communication and situational awareness. It can reach the maximum speed of 115km per hour road speed with an 800 km operational range.

It is equipped with TEBER-II 30/40 remote controlled turret with 30 mm automatic cannon. This cannon can either be replaced with 40mm. Additional 7.62mm chain gun is mounted on the turret.

The vehicle can overcome %40 side slopes, %70 gradients, 2.4 meter trenches and 0.80 meter vertical obstacles.

Engineering Vehicles

Gun turrets

Modernization

Similar companies

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Top 100: Aselsan 48'İnci̇li̇ğe Yükseldi̇. FNSS Ve Havelsan İlk Kez Li̇stede". 16 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "FNSS Savunma Sistemleri Şirket Haberleri ve Bilgileri - Capital".
  3. ↑ "FNSS". Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  4. ↑ https://www.edrmagazine.eu/csg-and-fnss-unveil-strategic-cooperation-and-introduce-the-new-cfl-120-karpat-combat-vehicle-at-ideb-2026
  5. ↑ https://www.fnss.com.tr/en/media/news/csg-defence-and-fnss-sign-framework-agreement-create-new-european-land-systems-partnership
  6. ↑ https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/land/csg-and-fnss-unveil-cfl-120-karpat-combat-vehicle
  7. ↑ "FNSS resmi web sitesi". Archived from the original on 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  8. ↑ "ACV 15 Variants - FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş." Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  9. ↑ "KAPLAN MT - FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş." FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "John Cockerill Defense's C3105 turret".
  11. ↑ FNSS. "FNSS - MAV Marine Assault Vehicle". FNSS. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
  12. ↑ https://www.fnss.com.tr/en/products/kaplan-hybrid
  13. ↑ "FNSS Pars Alpha".