The Altay uses some technologies of the South Korean K2 Black Panther, however it is a different design, rather than a license-produced version of the Black Panther. The Altay also has some design ...

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 ...

An early version of the Altay participates in a military parade in Ankara, Turkey, in 2015. (Burhan Ozbilici/AP) ISTANBUL — Production of Turkey’s first indigenous battle tank, the Altay, in ...

An early version of Turkey's Altay tank participates in a military parade in Ankara, Turkey, on Aug. 30, 2015. (Burhan Ozbilici/AP) ANKARA — A South Korean manufacturer, SNT Dynamics, said this week ...

President of the Turkish Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) Haluk Görgün announced on X, formerly Twitter, on 24 February that mass production deliveries of Türkiye's new Altay main battle tank ...

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. Summary and Main Points: Turkey, which maintains one ...

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 ...

Türkiye's main battle tank Altay's engine BATU reached a critical milestone, as its factory acceptance procedures have been completed, the Turkish defense industries secretary said Wednesday. "The ...