Otokar, a global player in the Turkish defense industry, has signed the largest armored vehicle export contract Turkey has ever received in a single transaction. The agreement for the armored vehicle tender of the Romanian Ministry of Defense, worth approximately 857 million Euros, was signed in Romania on November 27, 2024.
Otokar, the defense industry company of Koç Group, has won the 1059 4×4 tactical wheeled light armored vehicle project of Romtehnica, which belongs to the Romanian Ministry of Defense. The agreement, which is worth approximately RON 4,26 billion (approximately 857 million Euros) excluding VAT, was signed in Romania on November 27, 2024.
The contract covers a total of 1059 COBRA II 4x4 armored vehicles and some integrated logistics support services. The first 278 of the vehicles will be manufactured locally in Turkey and the rest in Romania. Deliveries are planned to start in the last quarter of 2025 and be completed in batches within 5 years.
Otokar submitted a bid for the 20×2024 Light Armored Tactical Vehicle procurement tender opened by CN Romtehnica SA (Romtehnica), a company affiliated with the Romanian Ministry of National Defense, on March 4, 4. Following the completion of the technical evaluation, field tests and commercial evaluation processes, Otokar received official notification from the tender authority on October 4.
COBRA II 4×4 ARMORED VEHICLE IS IN SERVICE IN 13 COUNTRIES
Otokar, which has been a military vehicle supplier to NATO and the United Nations since the 1980s, is actively using the COBRA II 4×4 tactical wheeled armored vehicle by more than 13 users in 20 countries today.
With Otokar’s nearly 40 years of defense industry experience and capabilities, COBRA II can be developed to suit different missions as it is designed as a modular platform. Added to the Otokar product family in 2013, COBRA II has been designed and produced in more than 30 different versions in line with the requests and needs of its users. COBRA II, which was submitted to tender, has the technical and tactical features requested by Romania.
The COBRA II 4×4 tactical wheeled armored vehicle stands out with its high protection and transportation level and large interior volume. COBRA II offers high-level security thanks to its superior protection against ballistic, mine and IED threats. COBRA II, which has extensive weapon integration and mission equipment options, provides high performance in the most difficult terrain and climate conditions.
