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One of the companies of Koç Group, Otokar has been providing solutions special to the needs
of the customers with its own technology, design and applications since 1963. It is operating
with over 2000 employees at the factory built on a land of 552,000 m2 in Sakarya. Otokar
has been manufacturing buses for public transportation, semi-trailers for transportation
and logistics industry and tracked armoured vehicles and tactical armoured vehicles for the
defense industry. Being a hundred percent Turkish capital company, Otokar is today present
in the automotive and defense industries with products of which intellectual property rights
are owned by it. Being a leader in the bus industry and the land vehicles in the defense
industry in Turkey, Otokar is the main contractor in the Design and Prototype Development
Project of ALTAY, the national battle tank of Turkey.

FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. is a Turkish joint venture company owned 51% by Nurol
Holding of Turkey and 49% by BAE Systems, Inc. with facilities located in Gölbaşı, Ankara,
Turkey.

FNSS is a leading manufacturer and supplier of tracked and wheeled armored combat
vehicles and weapon systems for the Turkish and Allied Armed Forces.

Starting in the mid-1990’s, FNSS realized export projects for both tracked and wheeled
armored combat vehicles and weapon systems . The Company has extensive experience
in technology transfer to third party countries. This was mainly gained from the extended
localization requirements of export projects, which was achieved by FNSS’s comprehensive
Vendor Base Program.

FNSS owns the quality certifications of AQAP-2110 by NATO, ISO 9001-2008 by Bureau Veritas,
and 4 Star-2012 by EFQM.

FNSS’s vision is to become the number one supplier of land combat system solutions for
the Turkish Armed Forces and preferred local supplier for other armed forces worldwide.
In order to achieve this vision, FNSS designs, develops, produces, and supports tailored,
reliable, and affordable land combat system solutions for domestic and international
customers.

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