Otokar, largest land platforms exporter of Turkiye, is having a strong presence at IDEF 2025 International Defence Industry Fair held at the Istanbul Expo Center between July 22-27.
Aiming to expand its success in land systems on a global scale, Otokar is exhibiting COBRA II, ARMA, TULPAR, URAL and AKREP II vehicles with different turret and mission equipments from its wide product range. At the Otokar booth in IDEF, a new configuration COBRA II vehicle to be produced in Romania is on display for the first time, while the version of the TULPAR equipped with a Leonardo 120 mm turret is being exhibited for the first time in Turkiye.
Otokar, a Koç Group company, is once again taking part in the IDEF 2025 International Defence Industry Fair with its world-renowned armored vehicles. At IDEF 2025, where government and private sector officials from all over the world meet, Otokar is highlighting its superior capabilities in wheeled & tracked land platform and turret systems with its wide product range and growing global success.
Being a solid long term supplier of NATO and the United Nations, Otokar is participating in this year's event at the Istanbul Expo Center with a total of 10 vehicles. While Otokar’s COBRA II 4x4 armored vehicle, produced under the Romanian contract, is being displayed for the first time. The TULPAR Tracked Armored Fighting Vehicle with a Leonardo 120 mm Turret is also being exhibited for the first time in Turkiye. In addition to the vehicles in the stand, three different vehicles from Otokar’s ARMA family are on display in the Aselsan stand.
Emphasizing that Otokar is a global player in the field of land systems, Otokar General Manager Aykut Özüner said: “More than 33,000 of our military vehicles are actively serving in more than 40 countries and more than 70 end users. This data prove Otokar’s reliability and international experience in the field. Thanks to our knowledge, engineering power, design, testing and production capabilities, we are rapidly meeting the current and future needs of our customers. We export not only products but also technology. We make a difference in the global defense industry with our technology transfer and local production capabilities.”
Sedef Vehbi, Otokar Military Cluster Head, stated that the company has reinforced its international success in recent years with its export leadership in land platforms product group: “With the orders we received from Estonia initially and then Romania, we continue our successful performance in land platforms on a global scale, especially in Europe. These agreements are the most concrete proof that Otokar’s products, capabilities and technological expertise are recognized and trusted worldwide. The platforms we exhibit in IDEF 2025 are indicators of our innovative approach and competencies.”
Otokar vehicles exhibited at IDEF include:
- COBRA II 4x4 Romanian Vehicle - with Open Turret
- COBRA II 4x4 Armored Personnel Carrier with 25 mm MIZRAK Turret
- COBRA II MRAP with Open Turret
- AKREP II 4x4 High Caliber Gun Platform Vehicle with John Cockerill 90 mm Turret
- URAL 4x4 Armored Personnel Carrier
- ARMA 6x6 Armored Fighting Vehicle with 25 mm MIZRAK Turret
- ARMA 8x8 Armored Combat Vehicle with 30 mm MIZRAK Turret
- ARMA II 8x8 Armored Fighting Vehicle with John Cockerill 105 mm Turret
- TULPAR Tracked Armored Fighting Vehicle with 30 mm MIZRAK Turret
- TULPAR Tracked Armored Fighting Vehicle with Leonardo HITFACT MkII 120 mm Turret
Also in ASELSAN Stand:
- ARMA 8x8 KORKUT Low Altitude Air Defense Vehicle
- ARMA 6x6 PUHU Mobile V/UHF Electronic Support (ED) System Vehicle
- ARMA 6x6 HPEM DRAGON Anti-Drone High Power Electromagnetic System Vehicle, will be displayed.
