First BMC VURAN + Aselsan 120 mm automatic mortar system (Alkar) vehicles have been delivered.
https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/turkiye/mehmetcikin-yeni-sungusu-goreve-hazir/1380572
Rheinmetall is pulling out of RBSS joint-venture with BMC.
https://mobil.stern.de/politik/deutschland/rheinmetall-will-doch-keine-panzer-fuer-erdogan-bauen-8526166.html
Akkor APS will be made ready in 2019 so serial production Altay tanks will be equipped with APS.
There will be 3 stages (batches) of production
Altay-T1 (40 tanks)
- APS
- Add-on-armour produced by roketsan
Altay-T2 (210 tanks)
- Improved armour systems
- Isolated munitions configuration...
Aselsan performed shooting tests with Korkut in different scenarios specified by Indonesia. 1 aerial target and 4 land targets were succesfully destroyed. It is expected that a deal for Korkut will be signed soon after these succesful tests.
Yes village guards used them, AFAIK they were not happy with early production models. Gendarmerie bought and is using a (small) number of SAR-308.
Pic from June 2018.