KSU Visits Otokar Plant in Turkiye

490062813_18492862963038802_3213325584403032595_n — Defence Ministry Secretary-General Lokman Hakim Ali receiving a model of a Cobra II light tactical vehicle when visiting the Otokar plant. Kementerian Pertahanan picture.

SHAH ALAM: Defence Ministry secretary-general Lokman Hakim Ali made a visit to the Otokar company manufacturing plant during his visit to Turkiye. He was in Turkiye as part of a Malaysian delegation which among others attended the keel laying ceremony for LMS Batch 2.

His visit to Otokar is interesting as the company had not supplied any vehicles or other services – I stand to be corrected of course – to the Armed Forces. It had tried in the past but always falls short. Otokar produced the Cobra II 4X4 armoured Light Tactical Vehicle – among others – which is suitable for the HMLTV requirements for the UNIFIL mission. If they chose the KJA route, of course. If I am not mistaken Otokar had also displayed the Cobra II or I variant in past DSAs.

A CGI of a Otokar Cobra II armoured light tactical vehicle in UN colours. Note the manually operated gun turret. Otokar.

Anyhow, the release mentioned that Otokar also produced various vehicles for both the civilian and military markets. For the military market it also produced armoured tracked and tactical vehicles.

Defence Ministry Secretary-General Lokman Hakim Ali (second from right) being briefed inside the Otokar manufacturing facility. Kementerian Pertahanan.

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Semasa Lawatan Kerja ke Turkiye, YBhg. Datuk Lokman Hakim bin Ali, Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pertahanan telah mengadakan lawatan ke Syarikat Otokar yang merupakan antara syarikat paling berpengalaman di Türkiye dalam pengeluaran bas untuk pengangkutan awam, trak ringan untuk industri pengangkutan dan logistik serta kenderaan berperisai berantai dan kenderaan berperisai taktikal untuk industri pertahanan.
YBhg. Datuk Lokman Hakim bin Ali berpeluang meninjau fasiliti kilang syarikat ini yang mempunyai keluasan 552,000 meter persegi yang beroperasi dengan jumlah pekerja mencecah 3,800 orang. Tinjauan kerja ini dapat membuka ruang kerjasama strategik berkaitan pembangunan teknologi automotif dan kejuruteraan pertahanan negara.
Lawatan ini adalah sebahagian komitmen inisiatif berterusan Kementerian Pertahanan dalam memperkukuh ekosistem industri pertahanan, memantapkan kesiapsiagaan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) dan meningkatkan keselamatan negara.

Defence Ministry Secretary-General Lokman Hakim Ali (second from right) and RMN Chief Admiral Zulhelmy Ithnain (second from left) posed for a photograph outside Havelsan office. Havelsan picture.

It must be noted that Lokman also visited other companies while in Turkiye apart from the Istanbul Shipyard. Among them is Havelsan which is contracted to supply the Combat Management System for the LMS Batch 2.