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any information would be appreciated.. im not an expert on tanks. but i know for todays world they have to redefine the job and mission and capabilities of a tank.
Mate, as you know we are developing the Altay tank. The thing is we have never produced a tank before so we had zero experience in this field. So, from scratch how could we have done a 3rd generation main battle tank that can rival it's counterparts- with our zero experience ?
Turkey signed a deal with South Koreas - Rotem firm, the developer of K2 Korean MBT. We gained ToT via this deal also, Korean experts come to Turkey to help us develop our own tank.
Everything seems fine at this point...but without the necessary background we couldn't have developed this tank...or rather to say it would remain on the drawings. Now let's look at the back ground of the Altay Tank.
Otokar is Main contractor who is responsible for building the tank.
Otokar is the major car manufacturer of the Turkey, they produced 893.000 vehicles in 2013. And they have necessary facilities to develop and produce a Tank.
MKEK is responsible for producing the 20 mm 55 caliber Primary Weapon. MKEK has been established in 1950 and already producing a vast range of weaponry.
Rocketsan Produces armour, Aselsan produces fire control system and other electronic systems.
Point is we already had an Industrial base to support our project. I dunno if KSA has these abilities ? If not Turkey can help you in these areas. And can give ToT, coordinate your efforts, teach you have to build a tank from scratch.