"Shoot and Run": Türkiye Unveils URAN Self-Propelled Howitzer

At the SAHA Expo 2026 in Istanbul, the Turkish company MKE presented the URAN self-propelled artillery system, mounted on a light wheeled platform and designed for deployment as part of highly mobile forces.

The system consists of a 105mm BORAN howitzer from MKE, mounted on the chassis of a KLTV 4x4 lightly armored vehicle from South Korea's KIA. According to the developer, the system can fire up to 12 rounds per minute at targets at a range of up to 18 km (with 105mm shells with a base gas generator being developed to extend the firing range to 20 km and beyond). The self-propelled gun is equipped with a fire control system from Turkey's Aselsan, equipped with an INS, allowing it to fire without lengthy terrain acquisition procedures.

The crew consists of 3-5 people. The ammunition is transported directly in the back of the vehicle, making the URAN a fully autonomous firing unit.

The layout and performance characteristics of the URAN, which operates on the “shoot and run” principle, allow for the rapid completion of a combat mission before the enemy can launch a counter-battery strike or use self-propelled artillery to destroy it. DronesCombat readiness takes less than 60 seconds, and departure from position after firing takes less than 45 seconds. Due to its speed and compact size, it is primarily intended for rapid reaction forces.

URAN is the Turkish answer to the concept ofartillery "Ambush." ​​According to the developer, the product is ideal for destroying checkpoints, equipment concentrations, or warehouses, when a lightning strike and disappearance are needed.

BORAN in basic towable version:

The 105mm BORAN is a modern Turkish lightweight towed howitzer. It was developed for airmobile and airborne units, as well as for operations in challenging conditions, such as mountainous terrain, and has been in service since 2021. The 30-caliber howitzer is lightweight, weighing 1745–1780 kg.

Comments

[Maks1995]

105 mm. Not much, really. Mobile. Short barrel. Fired, ran away.
Buyers, in my humble opinion, must be found. (India, for example, which is always butting heads with China in the mountains.)

[novel66]

And it wouldn't hurt us either, with such mobility - we can even escape from a drone

[PROXOR]

You're naive. It won't even get within firing range. What, do you think the Russian Armed Forces don't have such mobile systems? They have the 2S40Flok and the experimental 20mm MZ-204 Gorets self-propelled mortar. None of these have seen widespread use on the front lines due to their low survivability.
Here the infantry can’t even get to the front, and you’re talking about the entire MRAP with a cannon.

[Foggy Dew]

It's unlikely to work for us. But wandering around the deserts without a clear front line is perfectly fine. Just recently in Mali—did you notice a lot of drones?
In general, we need to understand that Ukraine is a specific theater of operations. Tell me, now the EU is sharpening its sights on Kaliningrad and the war with Russia in general – what will they attack with? Mavics? And what will we fight back with? Geraniums? Or will both be a case of motorized infantry against motorized infantry, using all the traditional weapons?

[Netl]

Quote: Foggy Dew

Now the EU is sharpening its sights on Kaliningrad and the war with Russia in general – what will they attack with? Mavics?

The most likely attack would involve various types of air-to-surface strike weapons. This is especially likely if Russia's critical vulnerability—the lack of airborne early warning and control (AEW&C)—is not addressed. Large-scale use of ground forces is extremely unlikely, as it would risk significant losses for both sides.

And I agree that the howitzer is too light for the Ukrainian theater of operations; it requires a larger caliber, a longer barrel, and, accordingly, a greater range and projectile power.

[Foggy Dew]

Let me put it more simply: why was the Kursk brothel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces possible? The border guards would have stopped the infantry on foot and with Mavics, but no, they were in vehicles, and the border troops don't dance here.

[Netl]

Quote: Foggy Dew

the border troops don't dance here

They're perfectly capable of doing that. But in today's world, they absolutely must be reinforced with UAV crews. For them, enemy equipment is a big, easy target.

In fact, the fighting in the Kursk region clearly demonstrated this. The Ukrainian Nazis managed to deploy maneuverable units into the breach, but their success was very limited precisely because our forces quickly deployed a number of drones, which began hunting for their equipment—long before the main forces arrived.

[tagil]

They're perfectly capable of doing that. But in today's world, they absolutely must be reinforced with UAV crews. For them, enemy equipment is a big, easy target.

What do you know about the border service and its structure? The days when border guards had mortars, armored personnel carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and any heavy weapons are long gone. Now they only have small arms. UAVs are good, but a border patrol (a border department today, not a border outpost from the time of stagnation) can't carry even a couple of drones with ammunition on their backs, otherwise their spines would crumble into their underwear.

[Netl]

Quote: Tagil

UAVs are good, but the border guard (the border department now, it is not the border outpost of the stagnation era) does not have the capacity to carry even a couple of copters on its back.

They shouldn't be carrying copters. UAVs are a separate branch of the armed forces within the Ministry of Defense, not the FSB. In threatened areas (where smugglers aren't the only ones likely to be present), border guards should be reinforced with UAV units. And they should have all the necessary equipment.

[tagil]

In threatened areas (where not only smugglers may be present), border guards should be reinforced with UAV units.

Yeah, yeah, the Ministry of Defense is just dreaming of sharing its calculations with them. It's just not realistic.

[PROXOR]

He won't escape. Drones are faster. Stillborn product.

[Kotofeich]

And is it possible to fire 12 shots per minute with manual loading?