Al Jaber Group joins hands with FNSS of Turkey

Abu Dhabi, 21st February, 2011 - Al Jaber Group of the UAE and FNSS of Turkey joined forces to capture the potential requirements of the UAE Armed Forces. Al Jaber Group and FNSS have signed an industrial partnership agreement today as the first milestone of this alliance covering the full scale production of a wheeled armored vehicle family (WAV) in the United Arab Emirates as well as its complete logistical support.

In addition to the dignitaries who witnessed the event held at IDEX 2011, present during the signing were H.E. Obaid Khaleefa Jaber Al Murri, Chairman of Al Jaber Group and Mr. Kadir Nail Kurt, CEO and General Manager of FNSS Savunma Sistemleri.

H.E. Obaid Khaleefa Jaber Al Murri said, "This industrial partnership is of strategic importance to Al Jaber Group, it builds on our diversification philosophy and supports our advanced position as a main supplier of the UAE Armed Forces. We are very pleased to tie up with FNSS, and we are confident that this partnership will result in tremendous success and will lead to further cooperation between our two organizations".

"Our industrial partnership with FNSS will enable us build the most advanced Wheeled Armored Vehicles in the region, with FNSS know how and our manufacturing capabilities we are certain that we will provide an outstanding product that caters to the requirements of the UAE Armed Forces and creates future opportunities for both Al Jaber Group and FNSS", Al Jaber Added.

"This marks an important milestone in FNSS' efforts to become a preferred local supplier in the United Arab Emirates. The combined capabilities of FNSS and the Al Jaber Group make this industrial partnership a very well qualified force to undertake any large defense program both in the UAE and in the region. This advantage coupled with an excellent product in our 8x8 Wheeled Armored Vehicle, puts our partnership in a unique position to serve the Armed Forces of the United Arab Emirates and to be contributing to the industry of the country." said Kadir Nail Kurt, CEO and GM of FNSS Savunma Sistemleri.

The products offered by the partnership will be based on FNSS' PARS wheeled armored vehicle technology developed with advanced mobility, high protection, increased payload, and growth potential concepts in mind.

Al Jaber Group, based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, is one of the largest diversified groups of companies in the Middle East. Al Jaber Group provides its professional services in its flagship sectors of civilian and industrial construction, infrastructure development, logistics, and defense industry.

FNSS Savunma Sistemleri, based in Ankara, Turkey, is a leading developer and manufacturer of land combat platforms and weapon systems. FNSS with 20+ years of experience in defense industry, its combat proven products have been successfully serving in various armies of the world.

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Al Jaber Group:
The Al Jaber Group was established in 1970, by the existing Chairman, Mr. Obaid Khalifa Al Jaber.  Today, it is a market leader, most commonly recognized for its consistent delivery of construction and civil works across the United Arab Emirates.

Privately owned, Al Jaber spans a diversified portfolio of companies, joint ventures, strategic alliances and agency representations.  Strong management, a committed workforce and a persistent focus on standards and safety have resulted in Al Jaber's continued success. 

As a result of this, Al Jaber has become what it is today - the largest private sector employee in the United Arab Emirates, and the owner of the most substantial and powerful fleet of equipment in the region, totaling more than 10,000 units of vessels, cranes and machinery.

Al Jaber's core strength of utilizing group company synergies allows it to continuously deliver on every one of its client's needs.  Adopting a 'support and complement' process, Al Jaber is able to piece together various entities from its diversified core to respond to clients, whilst still maintaining an overarching dedication towards managing risk and completing projects.

FNSS:
FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.S., established in 1988, is a leading developer and manufacturer of land combat platforms and weapon systems for the Turkish Armed Forces and Allied Armed Forces. FNSS is a joint venture company between Nurol Holding of Turkey and BAE Systems.

FNSS' extensive product line mainly includes:

  • PARS family of new generation wheeled armored combat vehicles designed and developed with special emphasis on advanced mobility, high protection, increased payload and growth potential as well as minimal logistics footprint and life-cycle costs. The vehicles are based on a system of 6×6 and 8×8 variants, and meet the performance and survivability requirements of modern day military operations.

  • ACV and ACV-S families of tracked armored combat vehicles are combat proven, medium weight, low silhouette vehicles capable of high mobility in all kinds of terrain and amphibious operations in rivers and lakes. ACV-S family also offers the latest developments in tracked combat vehicle technologies providing better mobility, larger internal volume and higher payload capacity.

  • Upgrading and modernizing M113 family of vehicles to various mobility configurations including improvements to their survivability and lethality.

  • Developing and manufacturing fully stabilized manned and remotely operated weapon stations in various configurations of cannons and machine guns as well as integrating modern high performance sighting systems.

FNSS owns all necessary in-house capabilities that qualify the company to be a one-stop solution provider for land combat systems. With its expertise, comprehensive quality assurance system, and modern production facilities, FNSS offers high quality customized products and logistics services to its customers to fulfill their operational requirements.

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© Press Release 2011