Otokar Aims To Increase Its Exports In Africa

Türkiye’s global land systems manufacturer Otokar participates in Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) on September 18-22, in City of Tshwane, South Africa. During the five-day exhibition, Otokar will display a scaled model of its tactical wheeled armored vehicle COBRA II from its broad range of armored platforms. Visitors of Otokar stand will have chance to have detailed information about Otokar’s superior capabilities on land systems and also its own design and production of armored military vehicles family along with its turret systems.
 
Stating that Otokar is a listed NATO and United Nations supplier, Sedef Vehbi, Otokar Military Cluster Head, said, “Today, more than 33 thousand Otokar military vehicles are actively in service in more than 40 countries and more than 60 end users in different climates and geographies around the world.  Currently, Otokar vehicles are actively used in five continents, including Africa. We stand out in global defense industry with our ability to respond quickly to ever-changing requirements and needs of our users”
 
Underlining COBRA II’s successful performance in Africa, Vehbi continued, “Our vehicles are widely used by peacekeepers in the African continent. Otokar COBRA II is a combat proven vehicle with its exceptional performance suitable for conventional and asymmetric warfare conditions. COBRA II is actively used in more than 20 end-users worldwide. We are indeed proud of our vehicles’ success with several United Nations and African Union peacebuilding and peacekeeping missions. We aim to increase our exports to Africa in the coming years”
 
COBRA II
COBRA II offers high level of protection, payload capacity, and large internal volume. In addition to its superior mobility, COBRA II provides high protection against ballistic, mine, and IED threats. With high power to weight ratio COBRA II delivers high performance. The combat proven vehicle is operated by many armies in different parts of the world on toughest terrain and climate conditions.
 
Being suitable for the integration of wide range of weapon and mission equipment options, COBRA II is successfully in service for border protection as well as internal security and peacekeeping missions in different users. The modular structure of COBRA II also makes the vehicle a flexible platform to be used as a personnel carrier, anti-tank weapons platform, Reconnaissance & Surveillance, CBRN reconnaissance vehicle, command control vehicle, recovery and medical evacuation.