Military tank engine12/26/2023 ![]() Media reports earlier suggested Ankara considered a South Korean firm as an option for the purchase of an engine for its domestic MBT. However, the production and supply of the tank engine came to a halt following Berlin’s decision to limit arms exports to Turkey. Germany's Rheinmetall has also established a joint venture with BMC aimed at establishing joint production of armored vehicles, particularly the main battle tank, Altay. The original plan was for the next-generation battle tank's prototype to be powered by a 1,500 horsepower diesel engine from Germany's MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH. ![]() The national tank engine will be a 12-cylinder, V-type, water-cooled and turbodiesel power unit. Reports over the weekend suggested that tests on the engine are planned to start in Aprilĭefense Industries Presidency (SSB) head Ismail Demir said during a live broadcast with HaberTürk on Sunday that the engine is being developed by Turkish land vehicles manufacturer BMC under the BATU Power Group project. ![]() Turkey is developing a locally made engine for its main domestic battle tank Altay.
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