Turkish defence titan strengthens ALTAY tank capabilities for future battlefields PHOTO

02 October 2025 19:16

Turkish defence firm ASELSAN has successfully completed factory acceptance testing of its systems supplied under the contract to provide subsystems for the ALTAY serial‑production project, a deal concluded with manufacturer BMC.

Under the contract, ASELSAN will deliver 13 domestically produced systems that will enable the ALTAY to enter service as a fully digital, networked platform tailored for future battlefields, according to Defence Turk.

🔵🇹🇷ASELSAN'dan ALTAY tankı için teslimatlar

🔸ASELSAN, BMC ile imzaladığı ALTAY Serisi Üretim Projesi Alt Sistemler Sözleşmesi kapsamındaki sistemlerinin Fabrika Kabul Testlerini başarıyla tamamladı.
📎 @aselsan 🤝 @BmcOtomotivTR https://t.co/iFdpkBkBIm
— Defence Turk (@Defence_Turk) October 1, 2025

For the ALTAY serial‑production programme, ASELSAN will equip the production tanks with the following items: a fire‑control system; electric drive systems for the gun and turret; a command, communications and information (C3I) system; a driver’s technical‑vision system; a laser‑warning system; a remotely operated weapon station; a battlefield identification and recognition system; a close‑range observation system; the AKKOR active protection system; an integrated training simulator; and tools for user training and maintenance of the equipment.

ASELSAN groups its deliverables around the three pillars of the armoured vehicle “iron triangle” — firepower, mobility and survivability — with the following specific systems aligned to each pillar:

Firepower