Turkiye’s largest land platforms exporter, Otokar, will take part in Expodefensa 2025, one of Latin America’s most significant defense industry exhibitions, held on December 1-3 in Bogotá, Colombia. During the event at the Corferias Exhibition Center, Otokar will showcase scaled models of the TULPAR and COBRA II vehicles and highlight its advanced capabilities in land systems. Otokar will focus on cooperation opportunities in South America, particularly those involving industrial collaboration, technology transfer, and local manufacturing.
Otokar has long positioned South America as a strategic market and continues to closely follow the region’s evolving requirements. The company aims to offer tailored solutions for users’ needs in the region by evaluating cooperation opportunities, including industrial partnerships and localized production models. Expodefensa 2025 will serve as an important platform for Otokar to meet its existing users and explore new collaboration opportunities.
“SOUTH AMERICA IS A KEY REGION IN OTOKAR’S GROWTH STRATEGY”
Commenting on the company’s objectives for the region, Sedef Vehbi, Otokar Military Cluster Head, said, “Today, more than 33,000 Otokar military vehicles are actively in service with over 70 end users in more than 40 countries. We have military vehicles successfully serving in South America. Thanks to the vehicles already operating in the region, we closely follow user expectations. Expodefensa is an important platform for strengthening our existing relations as well as evaluating cooperation opportunities involving industrial participation and localized manufacturing. Our goal is to increase our presence in the region.”
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TULPAR stands out with its mobility, high firepower, and survivability features. TULPAR is designed as a multi-purpose tracked vehicle with variants ranging from 28,000kg to 45,000kg to fully satisfy the modern armies’ existing and future requirements.
TULPAR comes in several variants, including but not limited to Light/Medium Tank, Infantry Fighting Vehicle, Recovery Vehicle, Mortar Vehicle, Air Defense Weapon Carrier, Fire Support and Medical Evacuation Vehicle, all having common subsystems. Tested in the toughest climates and on rough terrain conditions, TULPAR offers high ballistic and mine protection with modular armor.
In addition to its high firepower, TULPAR’s mobility enables it to operate effectively in urban areas, built-up zones, and diverse terrains – including soft surfaces where heavier platforms face limitations. At Expodefensa 2025, TULPAR will be showcased with the 30 mm MIZRAK turret.
COBRA II: MODULAR POWER FOR EVERY MISSION
Actively in service with more than 20 end users worldwide, the COBRA II stands out with its high level of protection, superior mobility, large internal volume, and payload capacity. COBRA II provides protection against ballistic, mine, and IED threats. With its high power-to-weight ratio, COBRA II delivers strong performance. The combat-proven vehicle is operated by armies in different parts of the world under tough terrain and climate conditions.
Suitable for a wide range of weapon and mission equipment integrations, COBRA II is successfully used for border protection as well as internal security and peacekeeping missions. Its modular structure makes the vehicle adaptable for roles such as Armored Personnel Carrier, Anti-Tank Weapons Platform, Reconnaissance & Surveillance Vehicle, CBRN Reconnaissance, Command Control Vehicle, Recovery Vehicle and Medical Evacuation Vehicle. During the exhibition, COBRA II will be showcased with the KESKIN turret.
