(MENAFN) Turkey’s primary battle tank, called "Altay," will soon operate using an entirely homegrown power system, removing the reliance on international support for its functionality. The testing and ...

Türkiye's locally produced Altay main battle tank will enter the Turkish army’s inventory in 2025, the head of Türkiye’s Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), Haluk Gorgun, announced Monday at BMC's ...

The 65-ton Altay T1 is a third-generation MBT based on South Korea's famed K2 Black Panther, but with features specific to Turkey’s Land Forces. The Altay is a 65-ton monstrosity that is meant to ...

The first of the Altay T1 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) will have a South Korean power pack while later Altay T2s will be fitted with the locally made BMC BATU engine. Turkey's BMC has told Shephard that ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attends the Ceremony for the Opening of BMC Ankara Tank and New Generation Armored Vehicles Production Facility and the First Delivery of New Altay Tanks at ...

The Altay is a 65-ton monstrosity that is meant to counter the best tanks in the world, notably the American M1 Abrams and ...

(MENAFN- AzerNews) President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has announced that Turkiye will manufacture eight Altay main battle tanks each month, marking a major milestone in the nation's drive toward defense ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An early version of Turkey's Altay tank participates in a military parade in Ankara, Turkey, on Aug. 30, 2015. (Burhan Ozbilici/AP ...

The Altay is a 65-ton monstrosity that is meant to counter the best tanks in the world, notably the American M1 Abrams and German Leopard-2 MBTs. Beginning in the 1990s, Turkey recognized that their ...

BMC became winner of the tender for production of engines for the first Turkish new generation tank Altay, Turkish media reported on April 24. Reportedly, the tender was announced by Turkey's Defense ...

Turkish Altay tank has since its reveal, been plagued with problems regarding its adoption. Most notable one is the production of its engine and transmission. Turkey had a deal with South Korea to ...