Altay MBT Main Battle Tank Turkey technical data pictures video

: 13 January 2023

Altay MBT Main Battle Tank

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Description

The Altay is the third generation of Main Battle Tank (MBT) developed for the Turkish army. The first prototypes of Turkey’s main battle tank ALTAY designed and manufactured by OTOKAR, the biggest privately owned company of the Turkish Defence Industry was unveiled at OTOKAR facilities in Sakarya on November 15th, 2012. Held with the participation of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN, the “ALTAY FIRST PROTOTYPE” ceremony was hosted by Mustafa V. Koc, Chairman of Koc Holding. General Necdet OZEL, Chief of General Staff; Ismet YILMAZ, Minister of Defence; General Hayri KIVRIKOGLU, Commander of the Turkish Land Forces; Murad BAYAR, Defence Industry Undersecretary; Kudret ONEN, Head of Koc Holding Defence Industry Group and Chairman of the Board of OTOKAR; Halil UNVER, Vice Chairman of OTOKAR and Serdar GORGUC, OTOKAR General Manager attended the ceremony. The first ALTAY prototype had already covered more than 2.000 kilometers during tests up to now. Two prototypes exhibited a special show to the guests of the ceremony at the tank test track of OTOKAR. Including mobility performance like acceleration, maximum speed, side slope, suspension, stabilization track and off-road drive, this show made the impression that, when finished, ALTAY would be the most modern tank in the world. The Turkish Company Aselsan was assigned to design and manufacture the prototypes of electronic sub-systems like Tank Fire Control System and Tank C3I System. In December 2014, Otokar made an announcement to the stock exchange after various media reports claimed that ALTAY tank could be exported to Oman. In April 2018, it was announced that the Turkish Company BMC, a manufacturer of wheeled armoured and tactical vehicles, has won the contract to continue the development and production of the indigenous MBT Main Battle Tank dubbed Altay. In November 2018, Turkish Company BMC has officially received the contract to produce the local-made Altay Main Battle Tank (MBT) for the Turkish army. On Friday, November 2018, the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) inked a contract with BMC to start the mass production of Altay MBT that will include a total of 250 tanks. Starting off with 250 vehicles, the number is expected to be gradually raised to 1,000 tanks. Many Turkish defense companies are involved in the manufacturing of Altay MBT including Roketsan, Aselsan, Havelsan and the Machinery and Chemical Industry Institute (MKEK). According to a picture released in November 2018 by the Turkish Newspaper Gazete Vatan website, the Altay will be produced in three configurations with the same armament. The first batch of 40 units designated T1 will be equipped with APS (Active Protection System) and Add-on-armor produced by the Turkish Company Roketsan, the second batch of 210 units will be the T2 version, which will include many improvements, as new armor, isolated munitions configuration, Laser guided firing capability, Crew training mode and mobile net camouflage. The T3 variant will be fitted with an unmanned turret and automatic loading system. In January 2020, SSB has announced the production of local-made Batu engine for the Altay MBT. In January 2021, the company BMC has unveiled a new design of the Altay tank during a live demonstration in the BMC facility.

Variants

- According to a news published in November 2018, to the website of the Turkish Newspaper Gazete Vatan, the Turkish-made Main Battle Tank (MBT) Altay will be delivered in three configurations designated T1, T2, and T3. The latest variant scheduled for qualification in 2024, the T3 will be fitted with an unmanned turret and an automatic loading system.

Technical Data

Armament

The main armament of ALTAY is a 120 mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun suitable for various kinds of rounds. The Turkish Company MKE was assigned to manufacture the 120 mm 55 caliber main armament by technology transfer from Hyundai Rotem of South Korea. ALTAY is also able to shoot moving targets with a very high first-round hit probability. A 7.62 mm caliber machine gun is mounted coaxially to the left of the main armament. A remote-controlled weapon station is mounted on the top of the turret which can be armed with a 7.62mm or 12.7mm caliber machine gun. A range of eight smoke grenade dischargers is mounted to each rear top side of the turret.

Design and Protection

The design of ALTAY has been realized in order to fulfill all kinds of operational requirements derived from the technical and tactical demands of the Turkish Armed Forces. In this scope, ALTAY has been equipped with the latest technologies that are used in modern tanks. With its superior fire power and hit rate, high mobility and survivability features, it’s anticipated that ALTAY will be one of the fundamental and deterrent assets of the Turkish Armed Forces. ALTAY’s crew consists of four personnel as a tank commander, gunner, driver and loader. The driver is seated at the center front of the hull and is provided with a single-piece hatch cover that opens to the right. The turret is in the center of the vehicle with the commander and gunner on the right and the loader on the left. The powerpack is mounted at the rear of the hull. ALTAY tank is equipped with modular composite armors in order to protect the tank against all kinds of threats. The Turkish Company Roketsan was assigned to develop the Modular Armour Package by technology transfer also through Hyundai Rotem. Roketsan has the responsibility of the design and development of ALTAY Turkish main battle tank Armor System. Roketsan has established a completely new ballistic protection infrastructure that has up-to-date design, production and test technologies brought together for light and heavy armored vehicle protection solutions.

Propulsion

In order to provide the tank with the intended performance in rough terrains, it’s equipped with a 1,500 horsepower high-tech engine from Germany's MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH and Renk transmission. The final version of the Altay MBT will be motorized with a new engine that will be purchased from foreign partners of the project. The suspension consists on each side of seven dual rubber-tired roadwheels with the idler at the front, the drive sprocket at the rear. The ALTAY can run at a maximum road speed of 70 km. The vehicle can cross depths of 4.1m in water.

Accessories

A new generation fire control system has been specially designed for ALTAY in order to control the main and secondary armaments. The Altay is equipped CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear) protection system. Standard equipment on the Altay includes C3I (Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence) system, battlefield target identification system, life support system, auxiliary power unit, fire-extinguishing and explosion suppression system and 360 degrees situational awareness system.at the rear.

Specifications

Armament

One 120mm 55 caliber, on remote weapon station with 7.62mm or 12.7 mm machine gun, one 7.62mm coaxial machine gun

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Prototype

Designer Country

Turkey

Accessories

Fire control system, C3I system, laser warning system, battlefield target identification system, CBRN protection, fire-extinguishing and explosion suppression system, 360 degrees situational awareness system

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