Turkey’s Nurol Makina to develop armoured vehicles in Malaysia

Nurol Makina, a privately held Turkish defence company, has signed a cooperation agreement to develop its armoured vehicles in Malaysia.

The deal, signed with Malaysia-based Nadicorp Holdings, will lead to the production of a selected 4×4 armoured vehicle in the Southeast Asian country.

It will position it as an export hub for the Asian region, the Turkish state-owned Anadolu news agency reported. 

The Turkish company is targeting localisation of its battlefield Ejder Yalcin and NMS 4×4 vehicles.

A total of 20 Panthera 4×4 armoured vehicles have been delivered previously, which are currently used by Malaysian peacekeeping forces within the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.

Nurol Makina armoured vehicles are actively used in more than 20 countries, the report said.

In March, the company signed a deal to co-produce 800 armoured vehicles in Hungary, the Daily Sabah newspaper reported. It has established a local subsidiary, Nurol Makina Hungary, which formed a joint venture with Hungarian automaker Raba to facilitate local production.

Turkey’s defence exports have increased 12 percent year-on-year to $1.9 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to an Anadolu report.

Turkish defence manufacturer STM said in January that it was exploring joint production and development of advanced unmanned aerial vehicle systems with Qatar-based Barzan Holdings.

In February, Saudi Arabian Military Industries (Sami), owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, signed a deal with Turkey’s ULAQ Global Autonomous Systems to jointly develop unmanned surface vehicles in the kingdom. 
Sami also signed an agreement with Turkish defence company Baykar in August 2023 to localise drone manufacturing.

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