Falcon Turret

{{short description|Jordanian low-profile main battle tank turret}}

{{Infobox weapon|name=Falcon Turret|image=300px|type=Main battle tank|is_vehicle=Yes

|service=2003-present (Jordan) |wars=None|designer=King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (KADDB)|number=Undisclosed|armour=Chobham, classified|crew=2 (Commander, Gunner)|design_date=2003?|secondary_armament=coaxial 7.62-mm machine gun|primary_armament=RUAG Defense Systems 120-mm / L50 smoothbore gun}}

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.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130128191624/http://www.military-today.com/tanks/falcon_turret.htm Falcon]}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/print-version/sa-militaryvehicle-servicing-firm-seeking-out-african-niche-2007-06-15|title = Engineering News - SA military-vehicle servicing firm seeking out African niche}}

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{{Cite web |url=http://www.janes.com/article/78095/jordan-restructures-its-armoured-formations |title=Jordan restructures its armoured formations | Jane's 360 |access-date=2018-07-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701195336/http://www.janes.com/article/78095/jordan-restructures-its-armoured-formations |archive-date=2018-07-01 |url-status=dead }}) 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.military-today.com/tanks/falcon_turret_images.htm|title=Image Of Falcon Turret|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718110709/http://www.military-today.com/tanks/falcon_turret_images.htm|archive-date=July 18, 2009|url-status=usurped|access-date=}}