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Korkut 35mm twin-cannon Gun System tracked armoured vehicle
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One of the main components of the Korkut self-propelled air defense is the 35mm twin-cannon Gun System mounted on an ACV-30 tracked armoured vehicle chassis. The vehicle was unveiled in May 2013 during the Defense Exhibition IDEF in Istanbul, Turkey. The Korkut 35mm gun system is designed and developed by the Turkish Company Aselsan which has provided all the firing control system including radar, target acquisition system, air picture screen, fire control program and Identification of Friend or Foe with IFF System..The vehicle is based on a tracked chassis of ACV-30 armoured vehicle manufactured by the Turkish Company FNSS. It is armed with 35mm twin-cannon manufactured by the Turkish Company MKEK. In the context of the development phase of the KORKUT Project, the contract for the development of tracked carrying platform was signed between ASELSAN and FNSS on June 25, 2011. Tests and development of the Korkut 35mm gun system were successfully completed, with final acceptance occurring October 31, 2016, with the first production of the vehicle in October 2016. In March 2017, the Turkish Army has signed a contract with the Company Aselsan of Turkey for the purchase of an undisclosed number of new Korkut 35mm short-range air defense system. According to an Internet source, Turkish army plans to order 42 35mm Gun Systems with first delivery in 2018.
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