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President Erdoğan witnesses the handover ceremony and BMC production includes civil and commercial equipment
The launch of the “Altay” tank, one of the Qatari-Turkish investments
April 24, 2023, 07:00am
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Yesterday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan participated in the handover ceremony of the homemade Turkish tank “Altay” to the Turkish Armed Forces. BMC Executive Director Murad Balshintas confirmed in exclusive statements that the Turkish Altay tank is the result of the Turkish-Qatari partnership of BMC, which specializes in the manufacture of military and civilian vehicles, including the Altay tank, which is a Turkish-Qatari partnership, of which the Turkish side owns 51%, while the Qatari side owns 49%. . The Altay is a third-generation main battle tank, developed with Turkish-Qatari expertise and cooperation.
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Balchintas added that the aim of this partnership is to enhance cooperation in military industrialization, which provides indispensable military mechanisms in defending the security of the Qatari and Turkish peoples, referring to the production of the tank, which achieves a strategic security advantage as it provides both Qatar and Turkey with independence in the use of defensive tanks without the need for Obtaining approvals from the manufacturing countries as usual. He said that the Qatari-Turkish partnership includes three other future projects, including the manufacture of tanks, troop carriers, and military and logistical equipment. On the other hand, Dr. Jalal Tufekji, Vice President of Defense Industries, affirmed that the Qatari-Turkish relations are distinguished and witnessing a remarkable development, and they include the economic, commercial and military sectors, and that the production of the Altay tank is the best evidence of the successes achieved in the field of manufacturing military equipment, indicating that the Qatari investments were characterized by the establishment of cooperation relations with one of the The largest Turkish defense company, BMC, was natural to achieve this success.
promising partnership
Mr. Murat Balcintaş, Executive Director of BMC, gave an explanation of the promising partnership details and the equipment that was produced
Referring to the delivery of the first two tanks designed and produced by the company in the name of Al-Tay, the company invested a year and a half to present this advanced model of tanks, and the company will continue production. He said that the production of the tank enhances cooperation in the field of defense and the purchase of military products between Qatar and Turkey. The company produces the two armored cars, the Kirby model and the Amazon model. BMC is a Qatari-Turkish partnership that produces military, civil and commercial equipment, and with the “Al-Tay” tank, the Qatari-Turkish company entered the club of tank manufacturers.
The most expensive designs
The design of this tank is considered one of the most expensive tank designs in the world, with a unit cost of about $13.75 million. The “Altay” is a third-generation main battle tank, and it has a 120 mm main gun, and it can fire laser-guided tank ammunition.
The tank is equipped with an automatic fire control system, a thermal vision system, and laser systems to detect hostile targets. The Turkish tank “Altay” consists of 4 personnel, and it can be armed with a 12.7 mm and another 7.62 mm machine gun, in addition to two grenade launchers, which are installed on the tank’s turret. While studies are continuing to develop the local engine for the Altay, the first prototype of the tank equipped with the Batu engine appeared in 2018, which is a 1,500-horsepower engine developed by BMC Power for tanks, vehicles and various armored machines in Turkey.
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