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Modern equipment and uniform of the Turkish Army

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Modern equipment and uniform of the Turkish Army

Turkish Land Forces

Trk Kara Kuvvetleri
Components

Contents
1 Infantry weapons 1.1 Explosives, rockets and missile systems 2 Vehicles 2.1 Logistics, utility, and engineer vehicles 2.2 Main Battle Tanks 2.3 Armored fighting vehicles and Armored Personnel Carriers 3 Aircraft 3.1 Rotary Transport/Attack 3.2 Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles 4 Artillery and missile systems 5 Anti-aircraft Weapons 6 Future procurements 7 Insignia 8 See also 9 References and notes

Turkish Army Structure List of formations 2008

Administration

Hayri Kvrkolu
Overseas Deployments

Forces in Cyprus
Equipment

Modern equipment
History

History Timeline
Personnel

Officer rank insignia Other ranks insignia

Infantry weapons
Infantry weapons include the Browning M2,[1] a Heavy Machine Gun along with previous small arms.

Explosives, rockets and missile systems

Name RPG-7 HAR-66 MILAN Cobra ERYX BGM-71A/B and C TOW I/II/A/B AGM-114 Hellfire Kornet-E 9M113M Konkurs (AT5 Spandrel) FIM 92B/C Stinger FIM-43A Redeye 9K38 Igla Type Rocket-propelled grenade Anti-tank rocket Anti-tank guided missile Anti-tank guided missile Anti-tank guided missile Anti-tank guided missile Anti-tank guided missile Anti-tank guided missile Anti-tank guided missile Man-portable air-defense system Man-portable air-defense system Man-portable air-defense system 3,312 12,386 300 800 70 5,269 1,089 40 Built under license by Roketsan To be phased out. To be replaced by FIM-92 Stingers. 80 launching posts purchased with an option of 72 more. After Dispute between MBDA and Turkey, Turkey Sign a new agreement to buy 632 New Launchers [2] Quantity 5,000+ 40,000+ 11,250 Notes Captured from the PKK or purchased from former East German inventory. Turkish version of the M72 LAW produced under license by MKEK Although there have been rumors that Turkey is interested in buying more MILAN anti-tank guided missiles from France.

Vehicles
Logistics, utility, and engineer vehicles

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Name Otokar Defender

Type Light Utility Vehicle

Quantity 9,800+ 5,700 550+ 5,500 706 282 403

Notes Licensed production of the Land Rover Defender by Otokar

Jeep Light Utility Vehicle Wrangler[citation needed ] Otokar Engerek Unimog 4000-5000 BMC 185-09 BMC 235-16 MAN 26.372 Mercedes Axor Mercedes Actros Scania 124 AZMIM Husky VMMD B[3] P[3] Special operations vehicle Light utility truck 2.5 ton truck 5 ton truck 10 ton truck Heavy utility truck Medium equipment truck Heavy equipment truck Heavy equipment truck Amphibious armored earthmover Mine detector

Special Operations variant of the Land Rover/Otokar Defender Produced under license in Turkey (Mercedes-Benz Trk A.S., Aksaray Truck Factory) 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Vehicle 4x4 Tactical Wheeled Vehicle 6x6 Tactical Wheeled Vehicle 6x6 cargo truck Produced under license in Turkey (Mercedes-Benz Trk A.S., Aksaray Truck Factory) Produced under license in Turkey (Mercedes-Benz Trk A.S., Aksaray Truck Factory) Produced under license in Turkey (Dogus Otomotiv Servis ve Ticaret A.S., ayrova District, Kocaeli Truck Factory) First delivered in January 2013.[4]

BMC 380-26 P[3]

Replacing manual mine detection techniques[5]

Main Battle Tanks

Name Type Quantity Notes Surplus German 2A4s. Purchased in 2005.[6] Aselsan has developed a radical upgrade for the Leopard2A4 tank system, known as Leopard Next Generation (NG). The Turkish army will receive the upgrade for 298 tanks. The NG upgrade contains the Next Generation fire control system similar to the Volkan FCS, electrical gun and turrets drives, laser warning systems and ballistic and mine protection modules. [7][8] 171 Leopard 1T Upgraded by Aselsan with the Volkan (volcano) fire control system, bringing the tanks to the 3rd generation standard.[10] upgraded M60 Patton to 3rd generation standard. Upgrades completed in Turkey with Israeli sabra package. To be phased out with introduction Altay tank To be phased out with introduction Altay tank M48A5 with passive night vision and MTU engine. Upgrades completed in Turkey. Probably phased out of active service. To be Completely phased out by introduction Altay tank Further upgrade of the M48A5T1 with thermal sights, stabilized 105mm gun and laser rangefinder. To be phased out with introduction Altay tank

Leopard 2A4

Main battle tank

298

Leopard 1 M60T M60A3 TTS

Main battle tank Main battle tank Main battle tank

391[9] 170 658 104 619 758

M60A1 RISE Passive Main battle tank M48A5T1 M48A5T2 Altay (tank) Main battle tank Main battle tank Main battle tank

4 4 prototypes undergoing acceptance tests by the Turkish Army. 1000+ are planned during Prototypes[11] serial production phase.

Armored fighting vehicles and Armored Personnel Carriers

Name ACV-AIFV ACV-AAPC M113 FNSS Pars Otokar Cobra Otokar Akrep BTR-60PB BTR-80 BMC Kirpi Dragoon AFV ACV-ATV M113A1 TOW Type Infantry Fighting Vehicle Armored personnel carrier Armored personnel carrier Armored personnel carrier Armored personnel carrier Armored personnel carrier Armored personnel carrier Armored personnel carrier MRAP Armored personnel carrier Tank destroyer Tank destroyer 1200+ [13] 370 300 214 293 150 48 173 ACV-300 equipped with TOW Under Armor (TUA) turret. M113-based vehicle with pintle mount BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile system 468 originally ordered. 175 were late for delivery, production stopped Quantity 650 1,381 3,162 Notes ACV-300 equipped with either a turret mounted GIAT 25mm M811 cannon, or Oerlikon KBA-B02 on an external weapon station. ACV-300 armed with one 12.7mm machine gun, and one 7.62 machine gun in a one man turret. Mostly upgraded to Turkish standards. M113A1/A2T1/A2T2 variants in service. 1.000 on order [12] 6x6 8x8 wheeled APC. 4x4 wheeled APC. 4x4 wheeled APC.

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Aircraft
Rotary Transport/Attack
Name Type Quantity 90[14] 0 48[14] 25[14] 69[14] 52[citation needed ] 15[14] 85[14] 23 9 6 (54 on order) 3[14] To be phased out by New Utility Helicopter To be phased out by New Utility Helicopter Upgraded to AH-1F standard. To be phased out by T-129 ATAK 3 purchased in the 2012. Equipped with Hellfire II K2. 6 undergoing acceptance tests by the Turkish Army. Equipped with Roketsan Cirit and UMTAS weapons systems. Notes S-70A17/19: 56, S-70A28: 20 and S-70D28: 30 helicopters. Built under license by TAI.[15] US Ambassador to Turkey has confirmed that Turkey will now license produce 600 T-70 instead of the 150 originally planned.[16] Built under license by TAI Bell 206 JetRanger produced under license by Agusta. To be Phased out by Arkopter UH-1 Iroquois produced by Agusta in Italy, To be phased out by New Utility Helicopter

Sikorsky UH-60 Black Utility helicopter Hawk TAI/Sikorsky T-70 Utility helicopter/Attack (Convertible at short notice)

Eurocopter AS-532UL Utility helicopter Cougar Agusta-Bell AB206B3 Utility and training helicopter JetRanger Agusta-Bell AB205A1 Utility helicopter Bell UH-1H/2020ASAM Agusta-Bell 204 Bell UH-1H Bell AH-1P Cobra Bell AH-1W SuperCobra TAI/AgustaWestland T-129 Bell OH-58B Utility helicopter Utility and training helicopter Utility helicopter Attack helicopter Attack helicopter Attack helicopter Observation helicopter

Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles

Name Bayraktar Mini UAV Malazgirt Mini UAV . Heron Israel Mini UAV Mini UAV Type Quantity 200+ 4 [18]
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Notes

Artillery and missile systems

The Turkish army has various artillery and missile systems, including the Roketsan Cirit Air-to-Surface Laser-Guided anti-armor missile.[19]

Anti-aircraft Weapons
Anti-aircraft weapons include the Zpkn, which has pedestal mounted Stinger missiles carried by a Land Rover Defender 130.[20] 20 mm Rheinmetal cannons, 20 mm Oerlikon Cannons (3 km range), 35 mm Oerlikon Cannons, Stinger missiles (8 km range max.) with improved hit capacity of ultraviolet and infrared sensors by Aselsan

Future procurements

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Name Milli Piyade Tfei UMTAS Bayraktar-aldiran Roketsan Cirit BMC Kirpi FNSS Pars NBC Protection Vehicle Project Altay (tank) Tulpar (IFV)

Type Assault rifle Anti-tank guided missile Tactical UAV Air-to-Surface Laser Guided Rocket MRAP Tactical Wheeled Vehicle NBC protected vehicle Main battle tank Infantry fighting vehicle

Quantity

Notes National Infantry Rifle Under development by MKEK and Kalekalip , 7.62mm Round NATO In use with T129 and AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters.

12

to be delivered in 2014 In use with T129 and AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters.

468 1,075 336 4 2 TBD *** 6

4x4 Mine protected vehicle.[21] MILAN(344), OMTAS(152), TOW(350) missile carriers, and fire support vehicles with automatic grenade launcher (229) to be produced. Nurol Ejder / Otokar Arma First tank will be delivered in begin 2015. It is planned that a total of 1000 Altays will be produced. The vehicle has been reportedly manufactured to augment Turkey's new generation Altay MBT in operations and to safely transport infantry to the front lines while providing fire support for other armored units. It is planned that the ITU Arkopter will be acquired. Under Development by TAI [22] 5 to Land Forces Command, 1 to Special Forces Command,[23] expected to be produced by 2014 [24] Turkish version of Agusta A-129 with indigenous missile systems and upgrades. 6 helicopters in 2013 will be received.Total 60 helicopter ordered.51 T-129 production commence date is mid-2013 over 5 years till 2018.
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Light Utility Helicopter Light Utility Helicopter Project Turkish Indigenous Helicopter CH-47F Mid-Size Utility Helicopter Heavy-lift helicopter

T-129 ATAK

Attack helicopter

51+9(+40 Optional)

Insignia
NATO Code OF-10 OF-9

Turkey (Edit)

Mareal [1] Orgeneral [2] (http://www.kkk.tsk.tr/GenelKonular/RutbeIsaretler/SbRutbe/icerik1.jpg) (http://www.kkk.tsk.tr/GenelKonular/RutbeIsaretler/SbRutbe/icerik_files/image004.jpg) (http://www.kkk.tsk.tr/Gen http://img418.yukle.tc/images/4381ccx.jpg

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NATO Code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1 No Insignia Er

Turkey (Edit)

No No Equivalent Equivalent Astsubay Kdemli Baavu Astsubay Baavu Astsubay Kdemli stavu Astsubay stavu Astsubay Kdemli avu Astsubay avu avu Onba

Non-Turkish speakers might like to know that OF3, OF2, & OR4 literally translates to "Head of 1000", "Head of 100" & "Head of 10" respectively,

See also
Gendarmerie (Turkey)

References and notes

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See the Turkish Government, Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (http://www.ssm.gov.tr/EN/Projeler/Pages/default.aspx) website for an official list of Turkish military procurement projects.
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