Meet the Altay MBT, Turkey's first ever home-grown tank
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Turkey’s first indigenous armoured vehicle, the Altay main battle tank, has been unveiled at a ceremony attended by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz and procurement chief Murad Bayar.
This is the first of four prototypes to be manufactured by Otokar. The $500 million deal is a joint venture with South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem – South Korea’s Turkish ambassador Lee Sang-kyu was also present for the unveiling.
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