Operating as both main and subcontractor in the defense industry, MPG continues to increase the localization rate in 8×8 wheeled rescue vehicle projects. The company, which develops solutions for the civil and defense industries, draws attention with its engineering capabilities and original designs. The company, which stepped into the crane industry in 1988, opened the door to an innovative era in the manufacturing industry by producing the first crane in Turkey.
MPG, which has undertaken important projects in the defense industry over the past 30 years, stands out with the rescue vehicles it developed especially for the Turkish Armed Forces. MPG After-Sales Services Manager Hüseyin Koçer made statements to Defensehere.com regarding the company’s 8×8 wheeled rescue vehicle projects. Koçer stated that there are currently 62 8×8 wheeled rescue vehicles in the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces and said, “29 of them have the Sarp Weapon System.
And these vehicles are ballistic level 3, protected against mines and IEDs.” he said. Koçer stated that the 33 vehicles in the second project have ballistic level 2 protection and said, “It is also mine and IED protected, and the upper platform continues in the same way.” he said. Emphasizing that the company focuses on increasing the localization rate in new projects, Koçer said that the localization rate was lower in the first projects, but significant improvements were made in the following period.
Koçer said, “Our armor sheet was produced locally and domestically produced armor sheet was used. This current one also uses locally produced armor sheet.” he said. Stating that the systems previously supplied from abroad have been localized within the scope of new projects, Koçer said, “Our boom cranes, rescue cranes, rope cranes; these were previously coming from abroad, but they have also been localized. They are currently being made by a company in Ankara.” Noting that the software infrastructure of the vehicles was developed entirely by Turkish engineers, Koçer said, “Since the entire software of this vehicle belongs to us, we can make changes to the software as we wish.
There is software developed entirely by Turkish engineers.” On the other hand, Koçer announced that the company signed a new contract and announced that a total of 77 units will be produced. Koçer said, “37 of them will be armored in the same way, and 40 of them will be unarmored. “There will be production of 40 unarmored units, perhaps for use in more inland areas,” he said. Stating that armored and unarmored vehicles will be produced together in the new project, Koçer said, “The armoring part is only in the cabin section.
In the new project, the cabin part of those 40 will be unarmored and will be a softer product. “It will be produced and delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces last,” he said.
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