Otokar URAL is a 4x4 armoured vehicle designed for police, law enforcement and paramilitary forces. It is manufactured by Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş (simply

Otokar Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş., also known simply as Otokar, is a Turkish bus and military vehicle manufacturer headquartered in Sakarya, Turkey. Otokar is a subsidiary of Koç Holding. History Otokar was founded in 1963 as Turkey's ...

), a Turkish military vehicles manufacturer headquartered in

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. It was first unveiled at IDEF 2013

Design

Based on a modular platform, its design enables it to be configured with a variety of different weapons/equipment enabling it to perform a variety of missions. In Eurosatory 2014, it was displayed with an Otokar designed, remotely controlled stabilized weapon station compromising of a 7.62mm/5.56mm machine gun designed for infantry fighting vehicles. Depending on configuration, it can carry up to 9 troops.

Operators

* : 126 vehicles delivered to The General Directorate of Security ( Turkish: ''Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü'', EGM), the civilian

police force The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and th ...

responsible for

law enforcement Law enforcement is the activity of some members of government who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Education ...

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References

{{Reflist Armoured vehicles Military vehicles introduced in the 2010s