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IFV / APC

Turkey

FNSS Defence Systems

Zaha

FNSS ZAHA marine assault vehicle, a fully amphibious tracked armored personnel carrier developed for the Turkish Naval Forces’ amphibious brigades to move troops from ship to shore. Figures are manufacturer- or open-source and not independently verified.

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-10

km/h

30,000

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Türkiye export-licensed

SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Operator data not public

Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Performance specifications
Max speed Maximum level speed. For aircraft this is at optimal altitude; for ground vehicles, top road speed. Higher means faster response and better kinematic performance.	65 km/h Bottom 9% of IFVs

Protection

Armor, countermeasures and survivability.

Protection specifications
Armor Armor technology: composite, modular, ERA-fitted, uranium-ceramic. Exact compositions are classified.	STANAG 4569 ballistic protection

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Physical specifications
Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.	8.3 m
Width Overall width, matters for rail/road transport of vehicles.	3.3 m
Height Overall height. Lower profile is harder to spot and hit for ground vehicles.	3.8 m
Combat weight Fully loaded weight. Lighter eases transport and bridging limits; heavier often means more armor.	30,000 kg
Crew Personnel required to operate. Fewer reduces exposure; autoloaders trade a loader for mechanical complexity.	3
Troop capacity Number of embarked troops/passengers (IFV, APC, transport). Higher carries more.	21 Top 1% of IFVs

Propulsion

Engine, power and fuel.

Propulsion specifications
Propulsion type Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…	Diesel

Specifications compiled from public FNSS Defence Systems and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-10.

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