The 8×8 YNA, or Yeni Nesil Araç (New Generation Vehicle), is a wheeled armored vehicle that FNSS is developing on its PARS ALPHA platform for the Turkish Land Forces' mechanized units. It is the first link in a wheeled armor renewal expected to run for decades. Project information released by SSB in September 2026 says 12 8×8 vehicles in two configurations are to be procured and that critical design activities are continuing.
At a glance
| Builder | FNSS Defence Systems (PARS ALPHA 8×8) |
|---|---|
| User | Turkish Land Forces Command |
| Program | SSB 8×8 New Generation Vehicles (YNA) Project |
| Quantity and status | 12 vehicles in two configurations; critical design under way |
| Contract | Signed 24 February 2025 |
What is the 8×8 YNA?
YNA is the name of a broad program to renew the Land Forces' fleet of tracked and wheeled armored vehicles. SSB's project description calls for vehicles with high ballistic and mine protection, improved mobility, advanced command and control, long-range detection, powerful weapons and high levels of active and passive protection.
The 8×8 YNA is the eight-wheeled leg of that program, built by FNSS on the PARS ALPHA 8×8. When the contract was signed, FNSS said the first phase would include an anti-tank squad vehicle and a mobile repair vehicle on the 8×8 hull, plus four mission fits on a PARS ALPHA 6×6. At the signing ceremony it was said the Land Forces plan to receive more than 2,000 new generation vehicles over time.
Key features and specs
FNSS data for the PARS ALPHA 8×8 gives dimensions of 7.8 m by 3.1 m by 2.4 m and a loaded weight of about 34 tonnes. A 711 hp diesel drives it through a fully automatic transmission with six forward gears, for a top speed of 115 km/h and a range of 800 km. It climbs a 70% gradient and a 40% side slope and crosses a 2.4 m trench and a 0.8 m step on independent, height-adjustable hydropneumatic suspension. FNSS says it can cover 5,000 km without repairs, even on rough terrain.
These are platform figures; final values for the YNA configurations will be settled during critical design. The vehicle has been designed to accept weapon systems from heavy and medium-caliber turrets to missiles, reflecting a high payload capacity.
Program, service and exports
The 8×8 YNA is an SSB project with FNSS as contractor. The New Generation Vehicles contract was signed in a ceremony on 24 February 2025, and a separate contract for 35 mm-turreted vehicles was signed the same day with BMC. SSB President Haluk Görgün said the first stage would bring 29 vehicles from BMC and 25 6×6 and 8×8 light armored vehicles from FNSS. SSB's September 2026 note lists FNSS's scope as two projects: 12 8×8 YNA in two configurations and 33 6×6 YNA in various configurations, the latest official data. The 6×6 critical design is complete and qualification is targeted for January 2027; for the 8×8, critical design continues.
The 8×8 YNA is not yet in Turkish service, and no qualification or delivery schedule has been published. Nurol Holding, FNSS's parent, said at the ceremony that vehicle technologies would come from domestic subcontractors; no official local content figure exists.
No export contract exists for the PARS ALPHA 8×8, but its world debut at World Defense Show 2024 in Riyadh (4 to 8 February 2024) shows FNSS is positioning it for the Gulf and Middle East. FNSS also showed it with a TEBER-II 30/40 turret at SAHA EXPO 2024 in Istanbul. Earlier PARS generations serve in Malaysia and Oman, a useful reference for export potential.
Peers in this class include Finland's Patria AMV XP, the Boxer, the US Stryker and Israel's Eitan, mostly 30 to 38 tonne wheeled platforms. PARS ALPHA's strengths are its 711 hp engine, hydropneumatic suspension and a payload capable of carrying guns of up to 120 mm.
Source: Envanter Medya