Otokar Ural

Otokar Ural
Type	Armored Vehicle
Place of origin	Turkey
Service history
Used by	See Operators
Production history
Designer	Otokar
Manufacturer	Otokar
No. built	126
Specifications
Mass	6300kg
Length	5.3m
Width	2.2m
Height	2.2m
Engine	168HP
Transmission	Automatic, 6 forward- 1 reverse
Operational range	600km
Maximum speed	Max Speed 100km/h

Otokar URAL is a 4x4 armoured vehicle designed for police, law enforcement and paramilitary forces. ^[1]

It is manufactured by Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş (simply Otokar), a Turkish military vehicles manufacturer headquartered in Sakarya, Turkey.

It was first unveiled at IDEF 2013 ^[2]

Design

Based on a modular platform, its design enables it to be configured with a variety of different weapons/equipment enabling it to perform a variety of missions. ^[3] In Eurosatory 2014, it was displayed with an Otokar designed, remotely controlled stabilized weapon station compromising of a 7.62mm/5.56mm machine gun designed for infantry fighting vehicles. ^[1] Depending on configuration, it can carry up to 9 troops. ^[3]

Operators

•   Bahrain: in use with Royal Bahraini Army. ^[4]
•   Ecuador: 15 units purchased in 2023 to be operated by National Police of Ecuador in counter-terrorist and narcotics operations. ^{[5] [6]}
•   Ivory Coast: operated by National Gendarmerie. ^{[7] [8]}
•   Turkey: 126 vehicles delivered to The General Directorate of Security (Turkish: Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü, EGM), the civilian police force responsible for law enforcement in Turkey. ^[9]
•   Turkmenistan: operated by Ministry of Internal Affairs. ^[10]

References

1. ngain. "Otokar presents the new Ural 4x4 Armoured vehicle during Eurosatory 2014 | Eurosatory 2014 Show Daily News Coverage Report | Defence and security military army exhibition 2014". www.armyrecognition.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
2. "Otokar, URAL'ı İlk Kez IDEF'te Sergiliyor". Haberler.com (in Turkish). 8 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
3. "URAL Otokar". www.otokar.com. Retrieved 2016-04-22.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. { "Bahreyn ve ABD ordusunca düzenlenen FASTCENT tatbikatında Amerikan deniz piyadeleri Otokar URAL zırhlı aracı ile" [American marines with the Otokar URAL armored vehicle in the FASTCENT exercise organized by the Bahrain and US armies]. x.com (in Turkish).{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
5. "Ecuador compra 15 vehículos Otokar URAL 4x4".
6. "Ecuador adquirió 15 blindados Otokar Ural para equipar sus Fuerzas Armadas". 25 September 2023.
7. "x.com". X (formerly Twitter).
8. "x.com". X (formerly Twitter).
9. "Emniyet'e Ural teslimatı tamam". Ensonhaber. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
10. Mitzer, Stijn (15 January 2022). "Blue's Clues: Turkmen Otokar Urals And Cobras". Oryx Blog.