Developed in Turkey and part of the National Tank Production Project. Altai There has been a significant development today regarding the main battle tank. It has been announced that an agreement has been reached with a South Korean company to include the gearbox in the tank, which is expected to be delivered this year.

According to the information shared by Savunma SanayiST, BMC, a South Korea-based company that developed the tank SNT heavy industry contracted with. It was reported that the automatic transmission developed by the company will also be used in Altay tanks. In addition, the price of the deal was also revealed.

The contract value was reportedly 200 million euros.

In addition, in the information shared, the price of the contract between the two parties 200 million euros was mentioned. automatic transmission 1500 hp when is reported that the deliveries the years 2023 to 2027 reported between them.

The briefing also stated that there is an option of EUR 130.9 million in the agreement, and that if this option is exercised, additional deliveries will start in 2028 and will be completed in 2030. The transmission, called EST15K, is expected to be included in 2 Altay tanks, which are expected to be delivered in May this year. In addition, the Hyundai Doosan production DV27K diesel engine is said to be in the tank.

It was also indicated that field testing of two tanks will continue until 2025. If the tests are successful, Altay’s mass production early 2025 is planned.