Arma is a 6x6 and 8x8 amphibious wheeled armoured combat vehicle family designed and developed by Otokar. The vehicle is a modular multi-wheel configurable with a monocoque steel hull. Development Otokar developed the vehicle to target the Turkish Land Forces’ Special Purpose Tactical Wheeled Armoured Vehicle (Özel Maksatlı Taktik Tekerlekli Zırhlı Araç, ÖMTTZA) project. It is competing against two other vehicles in the shape of FNSS Defence Systems’ Pars and HEMA Endustri's Anafarta, a variant of Patria's 6×6 Armoured Modular Vehicle. Turkish Land Forces are expected to make a selection for its OMTTZA requirement by mid-2010 and subsequently procure 336 vehicles in a variety of versions: 30 for NBC reconnaissance, 36 radar carriers, 108 sensor carriers, 39 command vehicles and 108 fire-support vehicles, which could be armed with a manually operated 20mm cannon. Mobility tests with prototypes to date have included around 10,000 km of running over varied terrain. Otokar presented for the first time to the public the Arma wheeled armoured vehicle at Eurosatory 2010. Arma is a new product family within Otokar's tactical wheeled armoured vehicle range with modular multi-wheel configuration. Arma vehicle's development started in 2007 as a company-funded development project for home and export markets. Development studies from concept design till the end of test phases including qualification and validation processes, detailed design, and computer-aided engineering studies, are performed by Otokar. Turkish leading land systems manufacturer, Otokar received the first contract for its new 6x6 tactical armoured vehicle Arma from abroad. The contract is valued at over $10.6 million including the vehicles, spare parts and training. Deliveries under this contract award are expected to be completed in 15 months. In June 2011, Otokar has been awarded a $63.2 million second contract for its new 6x6 tactical armoured vehicle Arma. Service History During the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in the Yemeni Civil War, Bahrain deployed a mechanized company equipped with the 6x6 Arma. Variants Rabdan In 2016, Otokar teamed up with Emirati company Al Jasoor to develop a new 8x8 vehicle for the United Arab Emirates Army. Al Jasoor, which is a joint company between Otokar UAE (49%) and Tawazun Holdings (51%), was established to create and develop a unique variant based on the Arma 8x8 called Rabdan in the United Arab Emirates. The Rabdan was created to replace the United Arab Emirates Army BMP-3 Infantry fighting vehicles. Al Jasoor Rabdan and Otokar Arma are different in multiple