Falcon Turret

The Falcon Turret is a low-profile main battle tank turret under development by King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau in Jordan, with technical assistance from South Africa.[1][2]

Falcon Turret
TypeMain battle tank
Service history
In service2003-present (Jordan)
WarsNone
Production history
DesignerKing Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (KADDB)
Designed2003?
No. builtUndisclosed
Specifications
Crew2 (Commander, Gunner)
ArmorChobham, classified
Main
armament
RUAG Defense Systems 120-mm / L50 smoothbore gun
Secondary
armament
coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun

Featuring an autoloader and capable of mounting the current RUAG Defense Systems GTC 120mm smoothbore gun, the turret was supposed to be fitted to Jordan's Challenger 1 (though it was decided to phase out the Challengers altogether[3]) and other main battle tanks, and to be available for export. Operating similarly to a remote weapon station, it enables all crew to be located inside the tank hull rather than the turret, giving the vehicle a lower profile and the crew added protection.[4] This allows better protection against the crew and allowing them to have a smaller profiling allowing them to be a capable force without compromising safety.

References
  1. Falcon
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Image Of Falcon Turret".


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