The ceremony of signing a contract for the production of 250 Altay tanks took place in Ankara.

The document was signed by representatives of the Secretariat of the Defense Industry, the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces and BMC, notes aa. com. tr.

Ismail Demir, the head of the Secretariat of the Defense Industry of Turkey, said that the production of domestic tanks will reduce Turkey’s dependence on the supply of defense products from abroad..

According to Demir, the Altay tank will become the leading military unit of the Turkish Armed Forces on land and will make a significant contribution to ensuring the country's defense capability..

In accordance with the contract, BMC will start mass production of 250 tanks..

In the future, one thousand Altay tanks will be launched in Turkey. Thus, the tank units of the Turkish Armed Forces will be significantly upgraded..

The project is estimated at 25-30 billion dollars, and it is planned to be implemented in 20 years.