CONTRACT SIGNED BETWEEN BMC AND SSB FOR ALTUĞ 8x8 ARMORED COMBAT VEHICLE

BMC, one of Turkey's leading military vehicle manufacturers, signed an important contract with the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) on February 24, 2025 within the scope of the 35 mm Turret New Generation Vehicles Project. In accordance with the agreement, 29 ALTUĞ 8x8 Armored Combat Vehicles will be delivered to the Land Forces Command and services including Integrated Logistics Support activities of the said vehicles will be provided.

BMC, one of Turkey's leading military vehicle manufacturers, continues to increase the value it adds to Turkey's domestic and national production power in the defense industry with its investments in R&D and technology.

BMC, which has military land vehicles in many different classes such as main battle tanks, armored vehicles, military trucks and logistics support vehicles in its product family, continues to draw attention with the vehicles it has started mass production in line with its domestic and national fully independent defense industry targets.

BMC, which will start the production of another important vehicle that will meet the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces, signed a contract with the Presidency of Defense Industries. In this context, at the ceremony held at the Presidency of Defense Industries on February 24, 2025, with the participation of President of Defense Industries Haluk Görgün and BMC Chairman of the Board Fuat Tosyalı, an important contract was signed between BMC and the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) within the scope of the 35 mm Turret New Generation Vehicles Project.

In line with the agreement, 29 ALTUĞ 8x8 Armored Combat Vehicles will be delivered to the Land Forces Command and services including Integrated Logistics Support activities of the said vehicles will be provided.

BMC Board Chairman Fuat Tosyalı: “ALTUG has come to this day with great efforts, it is the end of a long-term project”

BMC Board Chairman Fuat Tosyalı, who stated that they are happy to have completed such an important project under the leadership of the Presidency of Defense Industries and to have reached the mass production stage, said, “ALTUG has come to this day with great efforts, it is the end of a long-term project. The leadership of our General Staff and Presidency of Defense Industries, especially our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who initiated the domestic and national defense industry initiative and guided us with this vision, gave us great courage and strength in the ALTUĞ Project as in every project. Developed in accordance with the field experiences of the Turkish Armed Forces in recent years, ALTUĞ has become a vehicle with superior capabilities with its mission concept and advanced technology that provides great advantages in asymmetric warfare environments and is suitable for the most up-to-date user requirements. It has become a vehicle that supports the domestic and national defense industry target in line with the target shown by our President.”

ALTUĞ 8x8 series to be manufactured at BMC Production Facilities in Ankara

Fuat Tosyalı thanked all stakeholders within the scope of the project and said, “Within the scope of this meaningful project, I would like to thank our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler, President of Defense Industries Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün and everyone who contributed to this project. As BMC, we will work with all our might to be worthy of this trust, and as in every project we have carried out so far, we will complete the ALTUĞ 8x8 project with honor and offer it to the service of our army. May the ALTUĞ 8x8 series vehicles to be manufactured at BMC Production Facilities in Ankara, designed as a large campus of 1 million square meters, be beneficial to our country and nation.”

ALTUĞ 8x8 stands out with its superior maneuverability and versatile usage features

ALTUG 8x8, which started with concept design studies in 2018 and was developed based on the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces in the field, stands out with its high level of protection, superior maneuverability and versatile usage features. ALTUĞ 8x8, produced with domestic and national resources, has proven its ability to operate under all conditions by demonstrating superior performance in the difficult terrain and climate tests conducted in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar in addition to its success in the very difficult mobility, ballistic, mine and EYP tests it was subjected to in Turkey.

KİRPİ and VURAN vehicles previously produced by BMC stood out as critical systems that disrupted the enemy's game in the field. ALTUĞ 8x8 will make a great contribution to the Turkish Armed Forces' ability to be a game-changing force in the field with the technological superiority and advanced combat capability it offers. While deliveries are planned to start in 2027, it is expected that ALTUĞ 8x8 will be preferred by friendly and allied countries and provide significant export input to Turkey.

BMC ALTUĞ 8x8 Armored Combat Vehicle

ALTUĞ 8x8 Armored Combat Vehicle (35 mm Turret) was designed to meet all the needs of conventional and asymmetric battlefields in its class. The vehicles were designed with the most up-to-date user requirements, mission concepts, threats, technology and trends, as well as the capabilities of domestic and foreign vehicles available in this market, and they are superior in every aspect.