28 July 2023

IDEF 2023: Nurol Makina and NP Aerospace team up on Ejder Yalçin

by Nicholas Fiorenza

Nurol Makina unveiled the NMS Light 4×4 armoured vehicle at the 16th International Defence Industry Fair held in Istanbul from 24 to 28 July 2023. (Janes/Nicholas Fiorenza)

Nurol Makina and NP Aerospace signed an agreement to form a joint venture (JV) in the UK at the 16th International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF) being held in Istanbul from 24 to 28 July, Janes has learnt. Emre Akin, head of strategic planning at Nurol Holding, told Janes on 27 July that the Turkish company's Ejder Yalçın 4×4 tactical wheeled armoured vehicles would be produced in and marketed from the UK. “We want to increase the UK content in the vehicle,” he added.

He also revealed that later in 2023 two Ejder Yalçın 4×4 vehicles would undergo trials in Millbrook in the UK, where they would be put through the paces by the British Army.

At IDEF 2023, Nurol Makina also unveiled the NMS Light (NMS-L) 4×4 armoured vehicle. With a weight of 14 tonnes, the NMS-L – which combines scalable armour with composites – is lighter than the 18-tonne Ejder Yalçın.

The NMS-L can have a crew of five, compared with nine personnel for the Ejder Yalçın. The new vehicle features scalable ballistic protection under NATO Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4569.

The NMS-L has a fully independent suspension system, with run-flat tyres and a central tyre inflation system.

It can be equipped with a remote controlled weapon station, such as the Unirobotics Venom remote weapon station that arms the vehicle displayed at IDEF 2023, or a manual open turret system. The NMS-L at IDEF was also armed with ILGAR smart loitering munition.

Also at IDEF 2023 was a larger NMS 4×4 in the configuration competing for an Estonian 4×4 procurement.

Nurol Makina and NP Aerospace signed an agreement to form a joint venture (JV) in the UK at the 16th...

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