BMC Begins Mass Production of Turkiye’s Altay Tank with Domestic BATU Engine in Ankara

BMC Begins Mass Production of Turkiye’s Altay Tank with Domestic BATU Engine in Ankara

Automaker BMC starts producing Altay tank with domestic ‘BATU’ power group at its Ankara plant established last year Türkiye’s new main battle tank named “Altay” has begun mass production at the Ankara plant of Turkish automaker BMC. Equipped with modern technologies, Altay is powered by the BATU engine, developed by BMC Power, a subsidiary of BMC. BMC’s Ankara production plant uses industrial robots and next-generation production technologies t…

Turkey begins mass production of long-delayed Altay battle tank - Turkish Minute

Turkey has launched mass production of its new main battle tank, the Altay, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported, after years of political controversy and technical delays that turned the project into a symbol of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s influence over the defense industry. The Altay, which is being assembled at the Ankara factory of Turkish automaker BMC, is powered by a domestically developed engine known as BATU. BMC officials s…