The first public mock up was completed and on display in May 2011. The whole design, development and manufacturer of four prototypes was budgeted at $500 million with established Turkish AFV manufacturer Otokar, who is the principal contractor.
This means that when and if the vehicle enters serial production, it will be completed by Turkish companies using Turkish materials and braking the reliance on non-indigenousness parts/suppliers. Roketsan will develop and manufacturer the modular armour and composite inserts. MKEK will develop and manufacturer the 120mm (Calibre Length 55) smoothbore main gun. South Korean manufacturer Hyundai Rotem has been the principal contractor in the development of the countries new K2 Panther main battle tank and has been the most modern and sophisticated tank in development, so in 2008 Turkey signed an agreement with Hyundai Rotem who will be working with the following Turkish companies on the following key attributes of the vehicle:Īselan will develop and manufacturer the Fire Control System (3rd generation standard) Command and Control systems as well as Communications/Battlefield Management systems. Though the Altay will be developed and manufactured in Turkey, the country wisely enlisted the help of an established AFV manufacturer to provide technical support. Fahrettin Altay who commanded the 5th Cavalry Corps in the Turkish War of Independence. Turkey has been implementing a program of modernisation for its current fleet of M60 Patton’s, Leopard 1 and Leopard 2’s, but the Altay is Turkeys first indigenousness main battle tank and is befittingly named after Gen. The Turkish Altay Main Battle Tank The Turkish Altay Main Battle Tank Development
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