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    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    Hmm.. I know that the source of the content you mention is roughly from wikipedia and namuwiki, but I would like to let you know a few things that you are mistaken about. Rheinmetall did not participate in the development of the K1 MBT, which was called Korea's first domestic MBT. Rheinmetall's...
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    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    This is my personal guess, but K2PL expects armor to be thicked by stacking more composite ceramic plates in a similar way to Altay. Surely the K2PL will have a better armor than the K2, but this will weigh more than 60 tons. I also think that slat armors will be added to respond more...
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    Korea Main Battle Tank programs

    The reason I'm obsessed is correct and this is not wrong. We need to know about the concept of K2 Black Panther. K2 is not a Western MBT over 60 tons with a thick armour as we commonly know it. K2 is less than 60 tons, hydropneumatic suspension with variable dampers, turrets designed to be...
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    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    The SNT transmission is designed to withstand a weight of more than 65 tonnes. My answer is, "Yes, enough for Altay." The DV27K engine to be integrated into Altay was developed based on the design of the ship engine designed 40 years ago. This engine is no longer capable of being improved. It...
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    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    If the SSB or Turkish media mentioned it, it does not mean that it has already been completed or finished, but that it can or will be done in the very distant future. I believe only 50% of what the SSB or BMC says about Altay. I'm telling you, neither Hyundai Rotem or SNT can make korean power...
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    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    To be precise, the new short-stroke engines to be integrated into the K2, K21 and K9 in the future will be developed by STX, another South Korean military engine manufacturer. STX Engine developed the 1360 hp SMV1360 engine for main battle tanks in 2016 and is developing the 1000 horsepower...
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    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    It is better to abandon the expectation that Korean power packs will be improved. To be honest, there is no room for improvement in the performance of Korean power packs. Even Korean engines are long-stroke engines used in trucks and heavy equipment, not short-stroke engines (Like german MTU)...
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    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    I've never seen such a source in my information. Korean transmission already mentioned that SNT official fixed the defect in December 2021. Modifying the design of an engine or transmission typically requires the designer's permission. Engine and transmission design drawings are required for BMC...
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    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    The transmission will not be produced in Turkiye, but will be assembled and produced in Korea and sent to Turkiye. The new korean transmission to be supplied to the BMC has been previously improved by SNT. As I said before, I understand that engineers from Hyundai Rotem and SNT joined BMC and...
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    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    Today, the Electronic Disclosure System Service of the Financial Supervisory Service (DART, Data Analysis, Retrieval and Transfer System), a South Korean government agency, registered a record of a 267 billion won (200 million euro) transmission supply contract for Altay tanks signed by SNT...
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    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    "What turkiye can make, what germany can make, what korea can make" The always controversial topic in military forums is that someone can make something and someone can't make something. It seems to show off each other's superiority. I do not want to participate in this inconclusive debate. All...
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    TR Altay Main Battle Tank & Related Programs

    Most Turks still mistakenly believe that Roketsan designed and produced Altay's Armour package, but this is not true. Altay's Armour package was designed by Samyang Comtech, a South Korean manufacturer of bulletproof equipment, at the request of Otokar, and Roketsan was just a producer of the...
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    Featured News Korea-Poland Military Export Deal

    I understand that the Moroccan government did not request for proposal (RPF) or purchase inquiry about Chunmoo MLRS at DX KOREA held in Korea in September. If the Moroccan government asked the Korean government for a non-disclosure contract, there is a possibility that the entire export process...
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    Featured News Korea-Poland Military Export Deal

    Hyundai Rotem and Hanwha Defense announced on the 19th that they held a rollout ceremony at their factory in Changwon to commemorate the first shipment of K2 and K9 to be exported to Poland. The ceremony was attended by Polish Ambassador to Korea Piotr Ostaszewski, Polish Army Commander Maciej...
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    Featured News Korea-Poland Military Export Deal

    Photo of K2 Black Panther MBT in NATO tri-color camouflage for Polish Land Forces accidentally leaked from Defense Acquisition Program Administration documents six days ago. Currently, the original photo has been deleted. "I just hope that the newly produced tanks pass the test safely. After...

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