Summary and Main Points: Turkey, which maintains one of Europe’s largest tank fleets, is set to modernize its armored force with the Altay main battle tank (MBT). -The Turkish Defence Industry Agency ...
Key Points and Summary - Turkey boasts a massive tank fleet—Leopard 2/1s, M60 variants, and M48s—yet much of it is old, diverse, and maintenance-heavy. -Recent wars show tanks die quickly without APS, ...
Türkiye's main battle tank, named "Altay," will be powered by a homegrown power pack, eliminating the need for foreign assistance in operating the vehicle. The test and development phases for the ...
An early version of Turkey's Altay tank participates in a military parade in Ankara, Turkey, on Aug. 30, 2015. (Burhan Ozbilici/AP) ISTANBUL — Turkey launched serial production of its Altay main ...
The TSK received its first two Altay MBTs for testing from BMC during a ceremony at the manufacturer's plant at the Turkish Ministry of National Defense's Arifiye Campus on 23 April, in the presence ...
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey signed an agreement on Friday with military vehicle producer BMC for the mass production of the Turkish-designed Altay battle tank, part of the country's efforts to expand ...