The SSB announced the completion of the modernization of Turkish M60Ts to the M60TM standard under the Fırat project in July 2020. A Pulat countermeasure module is visible on the left front of the MBT. (SSB)

Turkey’s Akkor active protection system (APS) will enter service on the domestically produced Altay main battle tank (MBT),
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» he learned at the SAE Media Group’s Future Armored Vehicles Survivability (FAVS) 2024 conference, held in London from November 11-13.

Abdulmenaf Erdem, project engineer at the Turkish Defense Industry Agency (SSB), said
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On November 12, the Akkor tests took place and the APS would enter service on the Altay in 2025. The SSB announced on May 29 the signing of the contract for the serial production of the Altay.

During his presentation on November 12, Erdem said that Akkor was being installed on Turkey’s Leopard 2A4 tank as part of an upgrade, as well as on the Korhan light armored vehicle, in addition to the ‘Altay. Akkor consists of an ultra-fast launcher, intelligent ammunition and a very high resolution radio.

Erdem also presented the APS Pulat, which was installed on an entire battalion of MBT M60T as part of an upgrade and is operational. Pulat consists of countermeasure modules, a control panel and a power distribution unit.

For more information on the Altay tank, please seeTürkiye signs a series production contract for the Altay MBT.

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