Armoured Amphibious Attack Vehicles (ZAHA), developed to meet the needs of the Turkish Naval Forces Command, will first be introduced at the 14th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF'19).
FNSS, one of the leading armoured land vehicle manufacturers of the Turkish defense industry, will take place in IDEF'19 with armoured vehicles it has produced with its 30 years of experience in the sector. For the first time, ZAHA will also be among the vehicles to be exhibited by FNSS. The company will showcase the vehicle whose model was exhibited with 1/10 scale at the Indo Defense Fair in Indonesia last year, this time exhibiting the vehicle’s prototype. ZAHA will bring 21st century technology to armoured amphibious attack vehicles.
It will be used both on sea and landMediterranean
Infantries will be protected by ZAHA. It is being developed by FNSS in accordance with the agreement signed with Presidential Defense Industry Chairmanship (SSB) to meet the needs of the Naval Forces' amphibious armoured vehicle.
In the amphibious operation, ZAHAs ensure the safe removal of the troops to the shore and, after landing, serve as an armoured personnel carrier.
In the amphibious attack phase of the operation, these vehicles go down into the sea from the pooled landing ships and make the ship-shore transition at high speed and ensure that troops disembark under protection in the shortest possible time. ZAHA can perform along with other armoured vehicles when it comes to the land performance.
The vehicles in question, due to their job descriptions, are required to perform superiorly both in the sea and on land as dual nature vehicles Very few countries in the world keep such vehicles in their inventories. Except for FNSS, there is only one firm producing this sort of vehicles in NATO and its allies.
ZAHA which will be superior to its counterparts
is expected to be superior in terms of the number of personnel to be transported within the vehicle, ballistic and mine protection level, performance criteria on land and water.
FNSS will deliver a total of 27 vehicles including 23 personnel carriers, 2 command control vehicles and 2 rescue vehicles as part of the ZAHA Project, where supply operations are carried out by the SSB.
