![]() ![]() ![]() Otokar will develop four prototypes for testing. Work on the Altay project began in August 2008 at the Otokar factory and is projected for completion in 2016. The $500m contract includes design, development and integration of Altay and qualification of the tank through prototypes and testing. ![]() The Defence Industrial Executive Committee (SSIK), the Turkey's defence industrial procurement decision-making body, selected the contractor Otokar in March 2007, through a competition. Development of the Altay tank will be completed in three phases. The tank is named after the Army General Fahrettin Altay, who commanded the V Cavalry Corps during the Turkish War of Independence. The Undersecreteriat for Defense Industries (SSM) embarked on the National Tank project to improve the technical capabilities of Turkish defence and to increase the domestic contribution towards national defence. ![]() The Turkish MBT will have a crew of four – driver, gunner, loader and the commander. Altay will incorporate the most modern features of a tank. Turkey intends to build 250 MITÜP Altay MBTs initially, and ultimately produce 1,000 new tanks in four separate lots of 250 units. The first prototype is expected to be ready by 2015. The tank is currently in the detailed design phase which is planned to take about 30 months. In September 2010 the conceptual design phase of Altay was completed. The Turkish National Main Battle Tank Project began in 2005. Altay will be the first national MBT developed for the Turkish Land Forces Command (TLFC). Altay is the third generation+ main battle tank (MBT) of the Republic of Turkey and is being indigenously developed under the Milli Tank Üretim Projesi ALTAY (MITÜP ALTAY) programme (Altay National Tank Project). ![]()
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