President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday oversaw the delivery of the first domestically developed Altay main battle tanks to the armed forces, as he reiterated Türkiye's goal to achieve full self-sufficiency in the defense industry.

"With Altay, we have ushered in a new era in tank technology," Erdoğan told the ceremony in Ankara.

"We are taking firm steps toward the goal of a fully independent TΓΌrkiye in the defense industry."

Erdoğan also officially opened the high-tech facility where the tank and its indigenous Batu power unit will be manufactured.

Eight Altay tanks will be produced a month, Erdoğan said. The BMC site will manufacture 96 platforms per year, said Defense Industries Presidency (SSB) head Haluk Gârgün.

Three tanks were expected to enter

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