Turkish defense company Nurol Makina has signed an agreement to produce 800 Gidran 4×4 armored tactical vehicles in Hungary, reinforcing industrial defense ties between Ankara and Budapest.
Gidran is a configuration of Nurol’s proprietary Ejder Yalcin system developed in partnership with Rheinmetall Hungary for the Hungarian Armed Forces.
Under the deal, Nurol Makina will work with local Hungarian automotive firm Raba to assemble the vehicles at a newly established plant in Hungary.
According to Ankara, the shift allows the Turkish firm to move beyond exports and expand production capacity in Europe, with some parts sourced from across the EU defense supply chain.
The new vehicles will expand a fleet of 106 units that have already been delivered to the Hungarian military since 2020.
The initiative also covers long-term sustainment and lifecycle support for the existing fleet.
Turkish-Hungarian Team
Nurol Makina previously created Nurol Makina Hungary and formed a joint venture with Raba to pave the way for local manufacturing.
Raba’s parent company, 4iG Space and Defence Technologies, holds exclusive rights to distribute the vehicles in Hungary through 2030.
Rheinmetall Hungary, another corporation tied to the Gidran development, is a joint venture between German company Rheinmetall Defence and the Hungarian government.
The Gidran Vehicle
The Gidran is designed to maintain protected mobility across complex domains.
Beyond its standard transport application, the platform can be integrated with components to undertake communications and sensing, border surveillance, minehunting, mortar, and medical roles.
The vehicle measures 6 meters (20 feet) long and weighs 14,000 kilograms (30,865 pounds). It is covered by NATO-standard armor and can carry up to 8 troops.
Gidran uses the Aselsan Stabilized Advanced Remote Weapon Platform (SARP), which can be equipped with machine guns and automatic grenade launchers.
The system runs with a 375-horsepower six-cylinder turbocharged Cummins diesel engine for speeds up to 120 kilometers (76 miles) per hour and a range of 700 kilometers (435 miles).
