Vuran
Aselsan Alkar Mortar integrated on BMC Vuran.
Type	Infantry mobility vehicle
Place of origin	Turkey
Service history
In service	2019-Present[1]
Wars	Second Libyan Civil War 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria
Production history
Designer	BMC (Turkey)
Manufacturer	BMC (Turkey)
Variants	4x4
Specifications
Height	3.2 m
Armor	STANAG 4569 Level 3 (MRAP) a
Main armament	7.62 or 12.7 mm machine guns
Ground clearance	345 mm
Fuel capacity	310 liter
Operational range	1000 km at 60 km/h

BMC Vuran is a Turkish made Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle built by BMC. Vuran is designed and manufactured by the Turkish armored vehicle manufacturer BMC to meet the requirements of the Turkish Land Forces.^[2][3] Vuran means Striker in Turkish.

Variants

• BMC Vuran (4X4) – Multi Purpose Armored Vehicle / without Gun Turret^[4]
• BMC Vuran (4X4) – Aselsan SARP dual Remote Controlled Weapon System (UKSS)^[5] / with Gun Turret^[6]
• BMC Vuran (4X4) – Aselsan Alkar 120 mm integrated Mortar carrier^[7][8]
• BMC Vuran SUNGUR Low Altitude Air Defense System^[9] with two PORSAV (MANPAD) missile launcher pods.

Operators

•  El Salvador: In use with Salvadoran Army and National Civil Police.^[10]
•  Georgia: 46 Vurans were in 2023 report on order as part of Georgiann-Turkish agreement from 2022.^[11]
•  Kosovo: A deal to purchase Vuran has been signed in 2021.^[12][13] First vehicles, 2 120 mm mortar variants, were delivered and accepted into service with Kosovo Security Force in late 2022.^[14]
•  Libya: Donated from the Turkish Armed Forces.^[15]
•  Tunisia: Bought for evaluation.^[16] Known to be officially exported to Tunisia as of December 2020.^[17]
•  Turkey:
  • Turkish Land Forces: 230+ vehicles delivered out of 512 ordered in total.^[18][19]
  • Gendarmerie General Command: 200 vehicles on order.^[20] Deliveries are currently ongoing as of 2023 and include ALKAR 120 mm mortar carriers and variants equipped with MARS (Mobile Adjustable Ramp System).^[21][22]
  • General Directorate of Security: in use with Police Special Operations Department.^[23]
  • Coast Guard Command: 1 vehicle purchased for evaluation, seen in active use in the aftermath of 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake.^[24][25]
•  Turkmenistan: While Vuran sales to Turkmenistan have never been officially announced, a variant equipped with Turkish-made Aselsan SARP DUAL remote controlled weapon station was spotted in use with State Border Service of Turkmenistan, first seen during a televised visit of Turkmenistan’s then-president Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow to the country’s border outpost in 2018.^[26]