The serial production contract for the Altay tank, which has been under development and testing for over 10 years, was signed between the Presidency of Defence Industries and BMC.
Under the contract, 250 Altay tanks will be produced and delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces. The first tank will be delivered after 18 months.
The Altay tank development project aims to design, develop, and prototype a tank domestically that is equipped with advanced weapon systems, possesses high mobility and survivability, has a long range and effective firepower, and high electronic warfare capabilities. It also aims to develop fire control and command and control communication information systems domestically and to develop armor systems domestically through technology transfer. In the first phase of the project, for which the contract was signed in 2008, two prototypes were produced and successfully tested.
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