Otokar pitches ARMA 8×8 and COBRA II to Slovenia at SIDEC 2026
Otokar exhibited its ARMA 8×8 and COBRA II 4×4 at SIDEC 2026, the International Defence Exhibition and Conference held in Celje, Slovenia, from 10 to 12 November 2026. In an official statement dated 11 November, the company said it was ready to meet the land-systems needs of the Slovenian Armed Forces and to build long-term industrial partnerships in the country. The release does not announce a signed supply contract, a quantity or a value.
At its own stand (Hall L, Stand 19), Otokar showed a scale model of the ARMA 8×8 armoured fighting vehicle fitted with a 30 mm MIZRAK turret. The COBRA II 4×4 was displayed outdoors at the stand of Guardiaris, the Slovenian firm with which Otokar signed a strategic cooperation agreement last year. The fair ran for three days; the statement was issued mid-event.
“Ready to meet Slovenia’s defence requirements”
Tamer Sırçalı, Otokar’s military cluster head, said in the official English release:
We are pleased to be in Slovenia, presenting our expertise in land systems and defense technologies. With our proven, reliable, and mission-ready land platform solutions, we are ready to enhance the operational capabilities of the Slovenian Armed Forces. We attach great importance to long-term industrial partnerships that will strengthen the country’s defense industry ecosystem and create sustainable added value with local industry stakeholders.
He also said Otokar is a longstanding supplier to NATO and the United Nations, and that “more than 33,000 of our military vehicles are currently in service across nearly 50 countries.” Those figures are the company’s own. The statement does not record a Slovenian order, a tender win or a local-production commitment.
The platforms on show
Otokar describes the ARMA 8×8 as a modular vehicle with high mine and ballistic protection, able to take medium- and high-calibre weapons. What was shown at SIDEC was a scale model with the 30 mm MIZRAK turret; the release does not say a full-size ARMA was on the floor. According to the company, the family can be configured as an infantry fighting vehicle, armoured personnel carrier, anti-tank missile carrier, mobile air-defence or counter-drone platform, mortar carrier, command post, reconnaissance, CBRN, recovery or medical-evacuation vehicle. Those are possible roles of the product family; Slovenia’s preferred configuration was not announced.
On COBRA II, the release says the vehicle is in service with more than 20 end users, offers ballistic and mine protection, and can be adapted for personnel carrier, anti-tank, reconnaissance, CBRN, command, recovery and medical-evacuation roles. The outdoor display was presented as a continuation of the strategic cooperation signed with Guardiaris last year.
The broader picture of Turkish land systems in the Balkans is set out in Envanter’s file on Turkish defence industry in the Balkans; COBRA II’s place in its class is discussed in a comparison of light tactical armoured vehicles. The SIDEC appearance is a pitch and a partnership message, not a signed Slovenian contract.
Sources
- Otokar, 11 November 2026, official release (EN): Otokar is Ready to Meet Slovenia’s Land Systems Needs
- Otokar, 11 November 2026, official release (TR): Otokar, Slovenya’da Kara Sistemlerindeki Kabiliyetlerini Tanıtıyor
