Nurol Makina Unveils New Design of “Yalçın” Ejder 4x4
Nurol Makina continues to increase its domestic and international activities for meeting the defence and mainland security demands of the Security General Directorate and Turkish Armed Forces with its existing and new products. The company displayed the pre-prototype of Ejder 4x4 at IDEF 2013 and received positive critics from Turkish and foreign users and specialists. Following this Fair, the vehicle has been qualified and with increased performance developed in line with the supply contract signed with the Security General Directorate, Ejder Yalçın 4x4 mass production started.
Ejder Yalçın 4x4 stands out with its impressive design, superior land performance, survivability features and operational capabilities. Compared to other vehicles in its class, Ejder Yalçın 4x4 has a great internal volume as well. Ejder Yalçın 4x4 has the capacity to carry useful loads up to 4 tons and various weapon turrets could be integrated on the vehicle in line with the users’ requirements. Ejder Yalçın 4x4 draws attention with its versatile structure that offers the vehicle to be used for Reconnaissance, Command-Control, Internal Security, Ambulance, CBRN vehicle, Weapon Carrier and Combat Vehicle in a single platform. The vehicle has been introduced to the representatives of Security General Directorate and Undersecretariat for Defence Industries and it is planned to take part in the inventory of Security General Directorate’s Special Operations Department soon.
Superior Protection Features
One of the design parameters of Ejder Yalçın 4x4 that stands out is that the vehicle allows the personnel to conduct their tasks under high protection conditions. Ejder Yalçın 4x4 bears a high ballistic protection and its “V” bodied hull design, special seats and floating base provide high protection against mines and improvised explosive devices (IED). Owing to its high capacity to carry useful loads, Ejder Yalçın 4x4 allows embedding additional armors in case required by the users and it could provide protection against RPG attacks through the “bird cage” application. The smoke grenade launchers on the vehicle also stand out as one of its survivability capacity.
Superior Land Performance
Ejder Yalçın 4x4 is a dynamic, armored vehicle that meets all rural and urban demands of the military units and security forces. Ejder Yalçın 4x4 provides its users high driving performance in all types of terrain with its fully independent suspension system and optional wheel sizes. Besides, the Central Tire Inflation System that exists in each tire constantly controls the tire pressure and allows altering the tire pressure when the vehicle is mobile. This feature lets Ejder Yalçın 4x4 achieve superior performance in tough land conditions.
Tactic Capabilities
Owing to its special design, Ejder Yalçın 4x4 has a seating order that allows the personnel’s movements in an easy, comfortable and ergonomic manner. The seating order can be arranged in various configurations based on the vehicle’s utilization purpose and the requirements of the user. The door configuration on the vehicle allows the personnel to go in and come out swiftly. The firing ports on the hull and wind screen are designed in a way to enable the utilization of various weapons. The day and night vision on the vehicle bears the capability to monitor in various environments. A hydraulic-powered rescue hoist is mounted on the vehicle in order to let the vehicle rescue itself when needed or assists various factors. Similarly, a hoist system is integrated on the part where spare tire is placed to enable the personnel to alter the tires smoothly.
Nurol Makina ve Sanayi A.Ş. aims to continue improving the vehicle through determining the changes in users’ requirements, innovative approach, superior engineering understanding and its R&D studies.
