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BMC Attends IDEX with Armoured Vehicles and Engines
Land Engine and Transmission Expo and Air Show

BMC Attends IDEX with Armoured Vehicles and Engines

İzmir based BMC and its subsidiary BMC Power attend IDEX in Abu Dhabi with its armoured vehicles and engines for the use of armed forces.

BMC Handovers Tuna Engine
Engine and Transmission

BMC Handovers Tuna Engine

BMC Power, an engine and power system subsidiary of the Turkish land vehicles manufacturer, handover the first domestic wheeled vehicle engines. The name of the new propulsion system was also published during the ceremony.

ASFAT Plans Arpan Mock-Up for IDEX
Expo and Air Show

ASFAT Plans Arpan Mock-Up for IDEX

ASFAT, is preparing an Arpan truck-mounted howitzer mock-up for IDEX. The company promoted a self-propelled system in the IDEAS exhibition.

BMC Delivers the First Domestic Engine for Vuran
Engine and Transmission

BMC Delivers the First Domestic Engine for Vuran

BMC is going to deliver the first domestically built diesel engines. Systems will empower Vuran wheeled tactical armoured vehicles of the company.

BMC Secures Altay’s Transmission from ROK Company
Engine and Transmission

BMC Secures Altay’s Transmission from ROK Company

According to Korea based dongA.com, a local company will export its 1,500-horsepower automatic transmission for the Turkish Altay Main Battle Tank.

New Business Model Proposal for new Project
Land Investment

New Business Model Proposal for new Project

SSB Proposes establishing a new company for the Next Generation Tracked Vehicle (YNPA) project as President sent a letter to many recipients.

New Configuration for Altay: T3
Land

New Configuration for Altay: T3

Altay, the Turkish indigenous main battle tank, will be equipped with new infrastructure on the T3 variant. The information was shared during the 5th Land Systems Seminar in Ankara. Officials from Defence Industry Agency discussed whether there is a future for tanks. They claimed that new ATGM, loitering munition force tanks to have 360-degree armoured protection. The tanks are also used In urban warfare. They have to adapt tanks to such changing battle field conditions.

Indigenous Engine for BMC Vuran
Engine and Transmission

Indigenous Engine for BMC Vuran

Turkiye continues to indigenous engine studies. Turkish land vehicle manufacturer BMC’s Vuran 4X4 armoured vehicle will be equipped with a new, domestic engine in this line.

The BMC Tank Factory in Sakarya is being dismantled
Land

The BMC Tank Factory in Sakarya is being dismantled

The "Tank Factory" of the BMC Defence company in Sakarya Karasu district is being demolished. In June 2021, the ownership of BMC was changed. According to local media reports, Tosyalı Holding, which purchased BMC shares, has decided not to invest in the allocated land in Karasu. Following Tosyalı's decision, the factory construction was recently demolished. According to reports, trucks will transport factory parts to Ankara's Kahramankazan district.

Altay Prototype with the new engine will be Ready in May 2022
Land Engine and Transmission

Altay Prototype with the new engine will be Ready in May 2022

President of Defence Industry Agency Professor Ismail Demir stated that the Altay Main Battle Tank Prototype would be ready by May 2022.

BMC Gave Up from its Tank investment in Sakarya Karasu
Land Investment

BMC Gave Up from its Tank investment in Sakarya Karasu

BMC has abandoned its investment in Karasu for the Altay Main Battle Tank. The information belongs not to BMC but to the area’s investors.

BMC Presents 8X8 Altuğ
Land Expo and Air Show

BMC Presents 8X8 Altuğ

İzmir based land vehicles manufacturer BMC presented its 8X8 armoured vehicle Altuğ at International Defence Industry Fair.

BMC has two Tanks on the Expo
Land Expo and Air Show

BMC has two Tanks on the Expo

BMC Savunma has finished its preparation at IDEF. It has presented one vehicle from social media without giving details. The company will also exhibit two tanks at IDEF.

Kosova to Acquire BMC’s Vuran
Land

Kosova to Acquire BMC’s Vuran

Former Foreign Minister of Kosova Petrit Selimi stated that Kosova will acquire 14 BMC Vuran 4X4 vehicles.