Altay (tank)

Altay
Altay
	Altay T1
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	Turkey
Service history
In service	2025–present
Used by	Turkish Land Forces
Production history
Designer	Otokar (initial design); BMC (revised design); Hyundai Rotem (design assistance and tech transfer); For others, see below;
Designed	2008–2016 (initial); 2018-2022 (revised)
Manufacturer	BMC
Unit cost	T1: USD $13.75 million (FY 2025); T2: USD $11.75 million (FY 2025)
Produced	2025–present
No. built	7 (2 prototypes)
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	65 tonnes (72 short tons; 64 long tons)
Length	7.3 metres (24 ft) (hull), 10.3 metres (34 ft) (gun forward)
Width	3.9 metres (13 ft)
Height	2.6 metres (8.5 ft)
Crew	4
Armor	Tank armor: Roketsan composite armor package based on KSAP; Active protection system: Aselsan AKKOR hard & soft kill with electronic warfare suite;
Main; armament	MKE 120 MM 55C 120 mm smoothbore cannon
Secondary; armament	1 × Remote controlled weapon station equipped with 12.7 mm / 7.62 mm machine gun ; 1 x 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
Engine	T1: HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K 4-long stroke, 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel, dry weight: 2550 kg; 1,500 hp (1,110 kW); T2: BMC Power BATU V12 4-short stroke, 12-cylinder water-cooled diesel ; 1,500 hp (1,100 kW)
Power/weight	23 hp/t (17.15 kW/t)
Transmission	T1: SNT Dynamics EST15K (6 forward, 3 reverse gears), dry weight: 2500 kg; T2: BMC Power BATU V12 Cross Drive (6 forward, 2 reverse gears)
Suspension	Passive in-arm suspension unit (ISU) with automatic track tension system (ATTS)
Operational; range	450 kilometres (280 mi)(T1)
Maximum speed	On road: 65 km/h (40 mph) ; Off road: 45 km/h (28 mph) (T1)

Altay (Turkish for Red foal/colt) is a Turkish fourth generation main battle tank designed by Otokar, based on the South Korean K2 Black Panther. It is produced by BMC with design assistance and technology transferring by Hyundai Rotem. It is named in honor of Army General Fahrettin Altay who commanded the 5th Cavalry Corps in the final stage of the Turkish War of Independence.

Altay is combined with MKE made 55 calibre 120 mm main gun, Roketsan made advanced composite and reactive armor package along with Aselsan made electronics such as active protection, remote controlled weapon and fire control systems. The first batch will be produced using HD Hyundai Infracore engine and SNT Dynamics transmission, while the second batch will use BMC-made domestic powerpack.

Mass production officially began on 5 September 2025. It officially entered service on 28 October 2025.