KAPLAN YN-ZMA : The Powerful Platform of the Modern Battlefield

19 Oktober 2021 

Kaplan New Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle (NG-AFV) (photos : FNSS)

Developed by FNSS, taking into account the needs of the modern battlefield, KAPLAN YN-ZMA draws attention with its original design and modular structure.

KAPLAN YN-ZMA is a modular vehicle designed to integrate 120 mm manned and unmanned turret systems, especially small and medium caliber, with high mobility and growth potential, taking into account not only the present but also the future.

Coming to the fore as a "Yeni Nesil Zırhlı Muharebe Aracı" (YN-ZMA)/New Generation Armored Fighting Vehicle (NG-AFV), KAPLAN; It is also possible to produce configurations that will perform a wide variety of tasks such as armored personnel carrier, command vehicle, rescue vehicle, mortar vehicle, engineer reconnaissance vehicle, ambulance.

KAPLAN YN-ZMA, depending on the task it undertakes; It is a new generation armored fighting vehicle with a power-to-weight ratio of at least 20 Hp/ton, automatic transmission, and joint action with main battle tanks. It is resistant to all kinds of climate and terrain conditions and has the ability to move at high speed on asphalt or stabilized roads. The advanced suspension system is designed to reduce vehicle vibration and increase road holding. KAPLAN has an open-architecture vehicle electronics infrastructure that allows easy integration of different mission equipment according to needs.

There is a personnel (squad) section for 8 people in the personnel carrier version and 6 people in the version with gun turrets (photo : FNSS)

Built on FNSS' more than 35 years of experience in the field of land systems, KAPLAN YN-ZMA is equipped with modular survivability systems to offer an effective solution to the changing threats of the battlefield. There are protection packages against ballistic, mine and improvised explosive threats. KAPLAN also offers an active protection system option against anti-tank missiles.

(SavunmaSanayiST)