Katmerciler Hızır

Katmerciler Hızır is a family of MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) armoured personnel carriers designed and produced by Turkish company Katmerciler. Hızır is capable of carrying up to 9 personnel and it's various modifications can perform a wide variety of tasks, such as military personnel transportation, medical evacuation, engaging in armed combat, serving as a mobile command and control center or weapons carrier platform, conducting military reconnaissance and border patrol missions or providing CBRN defence.[1] The vehicle's name, "Hızır", is the Turkish pronouciation of Khidr, the name of a guardian angel from Islamic mythology believed by Muslims to be aiding those in distress. Ateş ("Flame"), Hızır's border patrol and reconnaissance[2] variant, operated by Turkish Land Forces, is a Hızır 4x4 vehicle integrated with Aselsan's high-tech reconnaissance,[3] surveillance systems and environmental monitoring radar.[4] The Ateş variant was designed to meet border security requirements set up by the European Union-funded project to "Supply Mobile Surveillance Units for Increasing Border Surveillance Capacity of Borders between Turkey and EU", which contributed 27.6 million euros, or 75% of the project's cost.[5] Ateş can carry out reconnaissance and surveillance missions in day and night conditions with a range of 40 km. It can carry up to six personnel, two of which are crew (driver and commander).[6]

Katmerciler Hızır/Ateş
Place of origin Turkey
Service history
Used byTurkish Armed Forces
Production history
DesignerKatmerciler
Aselsan
ManufacturerKatmerciler
Specifications
Mass16.000 kg (both versions)
Length5570 mm (Hızır), 6000 mm (Ateş)
Width2490 mm (Hızır), 2500 mm (Ateş)
Height2610 mm (Hızır), 2600 mm (Ateş)
Crew2 (commander, driver)
Passengers7 (Hızır), 4 (Ateş)
EngineCummins ISL 8.9-liter, inline-six cylinder, turbocharged, intercooled diesel
Transmissionsix-speed, fully automatic Allison 3000 Series
Suspensionfully independent with coil springs and shock absorbers

Operators

Potential Users
  •  Uganda: While the sale was never officially confirmed or denied by Katmerciler, at least 15 such vehicles are rumored to be in possession of Uganda People's Defence Force after the company released a statement about exporting MRAPs to an unnamed "African customer" in July 2019 along with a photo of 15 Hızırs being loaded onto a ship, and at least a dozen Hızır 4x4 vehicles getting captured on video driving through the streets of Uganda in early 2021.[11][12][13]

References
  1. "Products ___ Katmerciler". www.katmerciler.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  2. "Products ___ Katmerciler". www.katmerciler.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  3. "observer sub system".
  4. Alemdar, Ahmet (2020-05-04). "Katmerciler ve Aselsan güvenlik güçlerine 'ATEŞ' teslimatlarını tamamladı". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  5. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/P-9-2020-001408_EN.html
  6. Alemdar, Ahmet (2020-05-04). "Katmerciler ve Aselsan güvenlik güçlerine 'ATEŞ' teslimatlarını tamamladı". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  7. "Katmerciler ve Aselsan güvenlik güçlerine 'ATEŞ' teslimatlarını tamamladı". Defence Turk. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  8. "Turkish Hizir vehicles exported to East Africa". Janes.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  9. https://www.the-star.co.ke/authors/vidija. "KDF to buy 118 top military vehicles to fight al Shabaab". The Star. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  10. https://www.raillynews.com/2021/10/export-of-hizir-and-4x4-armored-ambulance-to-uruguay-from-katmerci/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "Uganda could be the customer of Hizir 4x4 armored from Katmerciler of Turkey | Defense News January 2021 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2021 | Archive News year". www.armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  12. "Uganda revealed as Hizir APC customer". defenceWeb. 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-01-25.
  13. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Heavy military presence in Kampala ahead of polls. YouTube.


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