Endeavoring the new power of Turkish Defense Industry, Katmerciler will introduce all defense industry vehicles in the fair in which it exhibits a Riot Control Vehicle.
Making statements regarding the matter, the Katmerciler Executive Board Deputy Chairman Furkan Katmerci indicated that the Malaysian Defense Fair will be an important opportunity not for only the introduction of the company devices intended for the defense industry, but also in the international publicity of the product development capabilities of the company. Stressing that they have the 2023 vision of Turkey as a guide, continued his words by saying:
“As a public industry leader which has successfully institutionalized and made quality and trust a corporation commitment, we are preparing to make a name for ourselves in the defense industry alongside with our on vehicle equipment success. As a company that has exported to 49 countries in on vehicle equipment, we have decided to aim for the international market right from the beginning in the defense industry. Our international promotion efforts will start with Malaysia and increasingly continue.”
Accelerating the works in order to become the new power of Turkish Defense Industry, Katmerciler Araç Üstü Ekipmanları San. A.Ş. is reaching out to Malaysia for introducing the defense industry oriented vehicles. The company has stated that it will participate in the 15th Defence Services Asia Exhibition to be held in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia, between 18 and 24 April 2016.
Founded in 1985, and being the leader and only public company of on-vehicle equipment sector for over 30 years, Katmerciler is enlarging its targets for defense industry. Taking part in Turkish pavilion in Malaysia Defense Industry Fair, Katmerciler will introduce all defense industry vehicles as well as exhibiting a Riot Control Vehicle in the stand numbered 2001 in the 2nd hall of the fair. In the defense industry oriented vehicle portfolio of the company, there are Armored personnel carriers, Armored Excavator Loader/Construction Equipment, Riot Control Shield which are reinforced by Katmerciler from as per ballistic aspects.
Most of the riot control vehicles manufactured in the last five years and brought to the use of the Security General Directorate and the Gendarmerie General Command carry the signature of Katmerciler. Katmerciler is also an exporter of riot control vehicles. The riot control vehicle with ballistic protection to be displayed at the stand is the leader of its segment with a tank capacity of 5 thousand liters of water, 80 liters of foam, 60 liters of paint and 60 liters of gas.
The 4×4 armored personnel carrier vehicle Khan.D, developed at NATO standards holds the capacity to carry eight staff members at once. The vehicle is 5010 in length, 2330 mm in height and 2050 mm in width. Its dry weight is 4930 while the carrying capacity is 1000 kilograms. The vehicle is able to reach 130 kilometers per hour due to its 286 hp. While it can climb 60% vertical slopes, it can also maneuver in 30% side slopes. The ballistic protected fuel tank capacity is 138 liters.
The Armored Excavator Charger Construction Vehicle is also a 4×4. The machine features the crab walk system and its control system is full hydrostatical. The operator seat is multilaterally adjustable and features suspension. An air conditioning system is available inside the cabin for heating and cooling. The entire paint on the vehicle fire-retardant/anti-flame thermally insulated. The vehicle’s wind shield protection is automatically activated and deactivated without the need to exit the vehicle. The headlights, front and rear fog lights and wing mirrors are protected against assaults with stones and bats.
The Protection Shield that is to be introduced by the company enables protection for up to 36 people with its weapons. It contains shooting ports designed to be used for the shooting of the weapons which are not directly deadly. This may be used as a door for the devolution of the rapid reaction forces with its defeasibility feature up to 3 meters, absorb shock in rigid terrains while on the move, and can be equipped with a ballistic covering with a covered elevating platform.
Katmerci: Aiming for the international defense industry
