{"id":23906,"date":"2018-04-25T08:51:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T08:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/25\/turkey-awards-multibillion-dollar-contract-for-indigenous-altay-tank\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:59:00","slug":"turkey-awards-multibillion-dollar-contract-for-indigenous-altay-tank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2018\/04\/25\/turkey-awards-multibillion-dollar-contract-for-indigenous-altay-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey awards multibillion-dollar contract for indigenous Altay tank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2018\/02\/06\/bmc-charged-with-developing-turkish-tank-engine-but-it-plans-to-surpass-expectations\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">BMC<\/a>, a privately owned Turkish-Qatari armored vehicles manufacturer, has won a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2017\/10\/31\/turkey-kicks-off-estimated-1b-plus-competition-for-altay-tank-engine\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">multibillion-dollar contract<\/a> for the serial production of the Altay, Turkey\u2019s first indigenous, new-generation main battle tank in the making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A top procurement official confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2017\/09\/06\/turkey-aims-to-select-tank-maker-in-2018\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the decision<\/a>. \u201cWe will start contract negotiations with this group, as it emerged as the best bidder,\u201d the official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey\u2019s defense procurement agency, the Undersecretariat for Defense Industies, or SSM, has been reviewing bids from three contenders since 2017. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2017\/11\/28\/5-local-firms-to-bid-for-turkeys-altay-tank-engine-contract\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" style=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Other bidders<\/a> were Otokar, maker of the Altay\u2019s prototypes, and FNSS. Both companies are privately owned armored vehicle makers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2008, Otokar, Turkey\u2019s largest privately owned defense company, signed a $500 million contract with SSM for the development and production of four prototypes of the Altay. The prototype contract did not involve serial production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A senior BMC official confirmed the decision. He said the official announcement should follow very soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2017\/09\/25\/caterpillar-europe-in-talks-for-engine-for-turkish-tank\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_110425157150.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Caterpillar in talks over engine for Turkey&#8217;s Altay tank<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Caterpillar and engine-maker Perkins have expressed interest in the power pack for Turkey&#039;s indigenous Altay tank program.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BMC is a partnership between a Qatari investment fund and a Turkish venture whose partner, Ethem Sancak, also sits in the executive board of Turkey\u2019s ruling Justice and Development Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In February BMC announced that it set out to an ambitious work to design, develop and produce an indigenous engine for the Altay. The company said it devoted 200 engineers on the engine development program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An industry source said that BMC\u2019s victory would further deepen defense cooperation and procurement ties between Turkey and Qatar \u2014 staunch regional allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Altay program involves an initial batch of 250 units, but the number of tanks Turkey could purchase will likely go up to 1,000 units.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A privately owned Turkish-Qatari armored vehicles manufacturer has been awarded a multibillion-dollar contract for the serial production of the 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