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OMTTZA - Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles

Procurement of Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled Armored Vehicles (Ozel Maksatli Taktik Tekerlekli Zirhli Arac, OMTTZA) covered mission equipment for tactical reconnaissance, surveillance and CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) reconnaissance missions of Turkish Land Forces. Turkish Land Forces were expected to make a selection for its OMTTZA requirement by mid-2010 and subsequently procure 336 vehicles in a variety of versions. Some 39 Command Vehicles, 108-114 Sensor Vehicles, 108-113 Support Vehicles [fire-support vehicles, which could be armed with a manually operated 20 mm cannon], 36-40 Radar Vehicles and 30 CBRN Reconnaissance Vehicles) were to be procured.

May 12, 2004 and resolution 2004/7354 decision of the Council of Ministers, and in October 2006 – according to the results of the feasibility study performed between the dates of June 2007 released ÖMTTZA and STA Projects Quote Call file (TÇD), can be imported by the companies mentioned below.

1. BMC San. ve Tic. A.S.
2. FNSS Defense Systems Inc.
3. HEMA Endüstri A.s.
4. NUROL Makina ve Sanayi A.s.
5. OTOKAR Otobüs Karoseri Sanayi A.s.
6. UZEL-SINLAK defense systems San.ve TIC.a.þ.

Arma was developed to target the Turkish Land Forces' Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled Armured Vehicle project. Otokar developed the 16-tonne Arma 6x6, which was qualified in 2010. While awaiting a Turkish decision, a first contract with an undisclosed country was signed in late 2010 for 20 vehicles. The Arma ws competing against two other vehicles in the shape of FNSS Defence Systems' Pars and HEMA Endustri's Anafarta, a variant of Patria's 6x6 Armored Modular Vehicle (AMV).

Turkish Land Forces were expected to make a selection for its OMTTZA requirement by mid-2010. FNSS was reportedly awarded a contract in 2010 for 1,000 Pars vehicles of various types for the Turkish Land Forces, as well as more than 50 vehicles for the Turkish Marine Corps. However, the Turkish Armed Forces also reportedly stopped the OMTTZA program in view of revised requirements. As of 25 October 2011, TLFC was reassessing the requirements of the project and as of 2012, it did not appear that any vehicles had been delivered.