ACV - 300 ACV - 300 is the designation of a tracked vehicle family developed by the Turkish defense company FNSS , containing an infantry fighting vehicle ( IFV ) and an armoured personnel carrier ( APC ) . The ACV - 300 is based on the American Advanced Infantry Fighting Vehicle , which is based on the chassis of the M113 armored personnel carrier . It is currently in service with the armed forces of Turkey , Malaysia , the Philippines , and the United Arab Emirates . History . FNSS developed the ACV - 300 based on the AIFV to meet the Turkish Land Forces Command ' s ( TLFC ' s ) operational requirement . The first production vehicles were delivered in 1992 . The basic AIFV has a one - person power - operated turret armed with a 25mm cannon and 7 . 62mm co - axial machine gun . FNSS Defense Systems ' latest development is the Armored Combat Vehicle - New Generation which has an additional roadwheel each side . This can undertake a wider range of battlefield missions as it has greater internal volume and load - carrying capability . The vehicle is fully amphibious , propelled in the water by its tracks . Standard equipment includes passive night vision equipment , an NBC ( nuclear , biological , chemical ) protection system and smoke grenade launchers . The AIFV is in service with Turkey 2249 and the United Arab Emirates ( 136 delivered ) . Malaysia has ordered 211 ACV - 300 in different versions in 2000 , all of which have been delivered . The Malaysian version of the AIFV is a result of a collaboration between FNSS and the Malaysian company DRB - Hicom Defence Technologies ( Deftech ) . Malaysia ' s ACV - 300 tanks are nicknamed the Adnan , after Adnan bin Saidi , a Malay Lieutenant hero who fought in the Battle of Singapore during World War II . They are assembled locally at Pekan in Pahang . The ACV - 300 can be fitted with a number of turret choices to tailor to individual customer requirements . They are also equipped with firing ports , which allows infantrymen to fire their weapons from within the vehicle . The ACV - S has also been fitted with the turret of a BMP - 3 infantry combat vehicle , produced by Instrument Design Bureau ( KBP ) of Tula , Russia . The system is called ACV - SW . The BMP - 3 turret is armed with a 100mm 2A70 semi - automatic rifled gun / missile launcher , which can fire either HE - FRAG ( High Explosive - Fragmentation ) rounds or the 9M117 laser beamriding anti - tank missile . The Adnans feature KVH TacNav navigation system incorporating GPS , LWD Avimo laser warning device , Wegmann type 76mm grenade launchers , NBC filtration system and ANVVS - 2 night vision system . Users . Turkey has 1 , 698 + 551 ACV - 300 in service . The United Arab Emirates have 136 ACV - 300 in service . Malaysia has total 259 ACV - 300 and 8 AVCS - 300 of the following variants in service : First Batch - 211 units Second Batch During DSA 2008 , Malaysia has announced to purchase 48 additional ACV - 300 and 8 vehicles of the stretched variant ACV - S . Those 8 vehicles will be armed with a 120 mm mortar . The Philippines acquired six ( 6 ) ACV - 300s for the Philippine Army and delivered in November 2009 . One ( 1 ) ARV was purchased in 2004 . More units to follow , although the number is still vague .