Katmerciler Hızır

The Ateş (Turkish pronunciation: [aˈteʃ]; lit. "Flame"), Hızır's border patrol and reconnaissance variant,[2] operated by Turkish Land Forces, is a Hızır 4x4 vehicle integrated with Aselsan's high-tech reconnaissance,[3] surveillance systems and environmental monitoring radar.[4] The Ateş variant was designed to meet border security requirements set up by the European Union-funded project to "Supply Mobile Surveillance Units for Increasing Border Surveillance Capacity of Borders between Turkey and EU", which contributed 27.6 million euros, or 75% of the project's cost.[5] Ateş can carry out reconnaissance and surveillance missions in day and night conditions with a range of 40 km. It can carry up to six personnel, two of which are crew (driver and commander).[6]

The Hızır II (or Hızır 2) was unveiled at the İDEF defence expo in August 2021.[7] It features a redesigned exterior, two side doors instead of Hızır I's four-door design, increased crew capacity (up to fourteen occupants compared to nine in Hızır I) due to new face-to-face seating configuration in the passenger compartment, rear ramp in place of previous model's swing door, larger fuel tank, extended operational range and improved air conditioning system.[8]

•  Turkey: 57 Hızır 4x4 Ateş border patrol variants operated by Turkish Land Forces[9]
•  Kenya: 118 Hızır 4x4 MRAPs ordered to be operated by Kenya Defence Forces.[10][11]
•  Uruguay: 1 Hızır 4x4 Ateş procured in October 2021 to be used by the Uruguay Mechanized Infantry Unit under the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force mission.[12][13]
•  Gambia: 20 Hızır 4x4 MRAPs ordered to be operated by Gambia Armed Forces.[14] Deliveries began in October 2022, with first few examples already accepted into service.[15] Besides the 20 purchased vehicles the Turkish government donated 2 additional Hızır MRAPs to the Gambian Armed Forces in November 2022.[16][17]
•  Rwanda: Both Hızır MRAP and Ateş border patrol variants on order to be operated by Rwanda Defence Force.[18]