BMC Vuran is a Turkish made Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle built by BMC. Vuran is designed and manufactured by the Turkish armored vehicle manufacturer BMC to meet the requirements of the Turkish Land Forces.[2][3] Vuran means Striker in Turkish.

Vuran
Aselsan Alkar Mortar integrated on BMC Vuran.
Type	Infantry mobility vehicle
Place of origin	Turkey
Service history
In service	2019-Present[1]
Wars	Second Libyan Civil War 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria
Production history
Designer	BMC (Turkey)
Manufacturer	BMC (Turkey)
Variants	4x4
Specifications
Height	3.2 m
Armor	STANAG 4569 Level 3 (MRAP) a
Main armament	7.62 or 12.7 mm machine guns
Ground clearance	345 mm
Fuel capacity	310 liter
Operational range	1000 km at 60 km/h

Variants

• BMC Vuran (4X4) – Multi Purpose Armored Vehicle / without Gun Turret[4]
• BMC Vuran (4X4) – Aselsan SARP dual Remote Controlled Weapon System (UKSS)[5] / with Gun Turret[6]
• BMC Vuran (4X4) – Aselsan Alkar 120 mm integrated Mortar carrier[7][8]
• BMC Vuran SUNGUR Low Altitude Air Defense System[9] with two PORSAV (MANPAD) missile launcher pods.

Operators

•  Kosovo : Bought 4 vehicles with 120mm mortar from the Turkish Industry BMC.[10] Further units have been purchased in august 2021[11]
•  Libya : Bought from the Turkish Armed Forces.[12]
•  Tunisia : Bought for evaluation.[13] Known to be officially exported to Tunisia as of December 2020.[14]
•  Turkey;
  • Turkish Land Forces: 90 vehicles delivered (total 512 ordered)[15]
  • Gendarmerie General Command: 200 vehicles ordered[16]
  • Coast Guard Command: 1 vehicle ordered for evaluation.[16]

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