Otokar unveils Alpar unmanned armoured vehicle

Otokar presented the Alpar, Turkey’s second UGV, on 13 July. (Otokar)

Otokar unveiled its Alpar heavy tracked unmanned armoured vehicle in Arifiye, Sakarya, on 13 July.

The vehicle is designed to meet the robotic and unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) requirements of the Turkish Armed Forces and be capable of operating on the battlefield with both manned and unmanned systems.

Otokar expects Alpar to reduce the number of personnel, especially those performing routine tasks, on the battlefield and the risk they face while using artificial intelligence and data analytics to increase mission success and enhance effectiveness by communicating with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and other systems. Alpar’s capabilities are increased by a mini UGV it can carry.

The vehicle’s base weight is 12 tonnes, leaving three tonnes for various payloads, according to Otokar. The company did not disclose the vehicle’s dimensions but said it can be transported by cargo aircraft.

The Alpar family of vehicles has the following versions: armoured fighting vehicle (AFV), anti-tank, counter-UAV, reconnaissance, logistics carrier, and communications relay vehicle for UAVs.