Türkiye joins Brazilian tender with self-propelled gun Yavuz PHOTO

The Turkish defence company MKE (Makina ve Kimya Endüstri Anonim Sirketi) will participate in the Brazilian tender for the supply of self-propelled artillery 155-mm howitzers with its self-propelled gun Yavuz, meeting the most stringent NATO standards.

MKE, which exported more than $400 million worth of products in the first six months of 2023, is gearing up for new export successes, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Twitter page of SavunmaSanayiST.com.

MKE Brezilya’nın obüs ihalesine YAVUZ ile katılıyorhttps://t.co/AwhIh3fQyH

— SavunmaSanayiST.com (@SavunmaSanayiST) August 1, 2023

According to information, MKE is preparing to submit its proposal to the Brazilian Ministry of Defence in a very short time and will participate in the tender with a 155mm YAVUZ 6×6 self-propelled howitzer.

The howitzer, mounted on a modified 6x6 truck chassis, is equipped with an armoured cab. It takes about a minute to prepare the system for firing and 2 minutes to change position.

This 155 mm/52 calibre towed howitzer has already proved successful in Turkish Armed Forces operations. The towed howitzer has a crew of five and is powered by a 480-hp diesel engine.

The available chassis will allow the towed howitzer to accelerate up to 90 km/h on the motorway and provide a range of up to 600 km.

The howitzer is designed for three different types of ammunition, including the 155mm NATO standard. The Mod 274 projectile has a range of up to 40 kilometres.

The YAVUZ howitzer can hit the same target with three different munitions simultaneously with different elevation angles and propulsion modules. With a range of 40 kilometres with MOD 274 ammunition, the Yavuz howitzer can fire 4-6 rounds per minute. The Yavuz howitzer, which can hold 18 rounds of ammunition, was designed to be fully armoured. Even in its maximum configuration, the self-propelled gun weighs no more than 20 tonnes.