Show Debut for PARS SCOUT 8×8 CBRN Reconnaissance Vehicle

Our Bureau - : Jul 25, 2025 - : 4:00 am

FNSS is exhibiting the PARS SCOUT 8x8 CBRN Reconnaissance Vehicle for the first time at the ongoing IDEF 2025. Developed within the scope of Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicles Project signed with the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) in...

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FNSS is exhibiting the PARS SCOUT 8x8 CBRN Reconnaissance Vehicle for the first time at the ongoing IDEF 2025.

Developed within the scope of Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicles Project signed with the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) in line with the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces, the deliveries PARS SCOUT 6x6 and 8x8 vehicles have started. PARS SCOUT 8x8 vehicles are the first-ever 8x8 armoured combat vehicles to serve in the Turkish Armed Forces.

The PARS SCOUT 8x8 CBRN Reconnaissance Vehicle has stand-off detection capability, radiation detection capability and the capability to detect and identify Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs), Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs) and Biological Warfare Agents (BWAs). The CBRN collective protection system provides over pressure and an assisted breathing face mask system to the vehicle. The collective protection system is designed in accordance with the NATO standard AEP-54.

The vehicle is fitted with a remote-controlled stabilized weapon system on which a 40mm automatic grenade launcher and 12.7mm or 7.62mm machine gun can be fitted in accordance with user requirements. PARS SCOUT 8x8 CBRN Reconnaissance Vehicle has been designed for a CBRN Reconnaissance team of 6 personnel comprising driver, team / vehicle commander and two CBRN operators. An additional crew seat has been included within the vehicle to improve operational capability and crew flexibility, particularly when taking and handling Chemical and Biological samples for further analysis.

The vehicle is fitted with chemical detection units to monitor continuously for the presence of Chemical Warfare Agents and Toxic Industrial Materials both outside and inside of the vehicle and detection and classification of solid or liquid samples. It is also capable of continuous Biological Agent Detection. Gamma radiation detectors are integrated to the outside of the vehicle in order to alert the crew to the direction and level of radiation hazard. Vehicle is fitted with an internal radiation detection device and individual crew dosimeters for personnel protection and dose rate monitoring.

The PARS SCOUT 8x8 tactical wheeled armoured combat vehicle platform is designed to be used in low and high intensity scenarios, offering strategic advantages to the user thanks to its unique features, and incorporate the most advanced technologies. The vehicle has a power-to-weight ratio of 20 Hp/ton (includes payload), and reaches a maximum road speed of up to 100 km/h and is capable of manoeuvring on 60% vertical and a 30% side slope, climbing 0.7 meters high obstacles and crossing the 2 meters trenches.

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