Elektroland Defence's BOZKURT is a 6×6 wheeled unmanned ground vehicle designed for the Turkish Land Forces Command and the Turkish National Police. Its specification is unusually demanding: it must right itself after a rollover and keep driving when upside down. SSB data from September 2026 shows Phase I in field trials, the more autonomous Phase II in production and work on three more vehicles under way in Phase III.
At a glance
| Builder | Elektroland Defence; software by MilSOFT |
|---|---|
| Users | Turkish Land Forces Command, General Directorate of Security (police) |
| Program | SSB 6×6 Wheeled UGV Development Project |
| Status | Phase I in trials, Phase II in production, Phase III (3 vehicles) started |
| Timeline | Contract July 2023 (IDEF 2023); kick-off January 2024 |
What is BOZKURT?
SSB's requirement calls for a remotely operated 6×6 with outstanding cross-country mobility that can handle reconnaissance, surveillance and logistics and carry out basic autonomous missions. Adjustable ground clearance, self-righting and inverted driving are written into the specification.
The name means grey wolf in Turkish. The design draws on Elektroland's earlier 3-tonne BOĞAÇ 6×6 casualty evacuation vehicle and the tracked HANÇER. The manufacturer also lists fire support among possible missions, and the police as a user points to border and internal security roles.
Key features and specs
The vehicle weighs 4,300 kg, making it one of the heaviest Turkish UGVs in development. Six-wheel drive, independent suspension and a shiftable centre of gravity keep it stable on broken ground. Communications run over RF, tethered cable and GSM/LTE with a 4,500 m datalink range, and SSB cites a mission endurance of six hours and a surveillance endurance of eight hours. It carries a cargo basket and a mast-mounted surveillance system.
Phase II adds autonomy functions such as return-home, patrol and following another UGV or a convoy, which should let one operator supervise several vehicles.
Program, service and exports
The development contract was signed at IDEF 2023 in July 2023 in the presence of SSB President Haluk Görgün, with Elektroland as prime and MilSOFT supporting the software. The kick-off meeting was held at Elektroland's Gölbaşı facility on 16 January 2024 with representatives of the Ministry of National Defence, Land Forces, police and SSB. Phase I prototypes went to trials first, Phase II adds configurations and autonomy, and Phase III has opened with three additional vehicles.
BOZKURT has not yet entered service; field trials and fault tracking continue with the users and no series production decision has been announced. It made its public debut at IDEF 2025 in Istanbul and was shown at BSDA 2026 in Bucharest in May 2026, signalling interest in European markets. No export contract is public, though Elektroland says it exports to more than 15 countries across its portfolio. No official local content figure exists; the vehicle is designed and built in Türkiye, with the mast surveillance system, communications suite and autonomy software as key subsystems.
Comparable platforms include Elbit's ROOK, HDT Global's Hunter WOLF and Rheinmetall's Mission Master family. BOZKURT's distinguishing trait is that self-righting and inverted driving were specified by the customer from the outset, for both military and police use.
Source: Envanter Medya