ASELSAN introduces AKKOR active protection system for ALTAY tanks PHOTO/VIDEO

The Turkish company Aselsan has demonstrated its promising active protection complex (KAZ) ALKOR for ALTAY tanks.

The AKKOR active protection complex is designed for additional protection of armoured vehicles, capable of independently detecting incoming anti-tank grenades or guided missiles, and then destroying them with special ammunition, Caliber.Az quotes Defence Turk as saying on Twitter.

🔴Zırhlı birliklerimizin kalkanı 🇹🇷AKKOR Aktif Koruma Sistemi!

🔸ASELSAN tarafından geliştirilen AKKOR sistemi anti tank roketleri ve güdümlü füzeleri havada imha ediyor
🔸AKKOR sistemi ALTAY tankı ile birlikte TSK envanterine giriyor pic.twitter.com/vCvSCMVF4B

— Defence Turk (@Defence_Turk) May 12, 2023

The AKKOR KAZ is divided into a control unit located inside a protected armoured vehicle, a set of small-sized radar stations and a set of launchers with protective ammunition for interception.

ALTAY tanks, according to reports, will receive four radar units and two launchers. Such a configuration of the complex is expected to ensure maximum efficiency in the search and destruction of dangerous objects.

Protective ammunition is equipped with a radio fuse. The main charge is detonated when the ammunition approaches the target at a short distance, after which it is destroyed by an explosive wave and a stream of fragments.