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🇹🇷/ Turkey reports the successful completion of factory acceptance tests of the BATU engine with an output of 1,500 horsepower, developed for the ALTAY main battle tank.
• The ALTAY program has faced serious delays in serial production, mainly due to powerplant issues. Initially, prototypes used a German MTU 1,500 hp engine and RENK transmission, but in 2018 Germany imposed an embargo linked to Turkey’s involvement in the Syrian conflict, halting the project for several years.
• In 2021–2023, a temporary solution was adopted: the South Korean DV27K engine from HD Hyundai Infracore and a transmission from SNT Dynamics, whose integration required major modifications to the hull, cooling system, and vehicle balance.
• In parallel, BMC Power is developing a fully indigenous BATU engine (1,500 hp), which has reportedly passed acceptance tests, while qualification trials are expected in 2026.
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• The ALTAY program has faced serious delays in serial production, mainly due to powerplant issues. Initially, prototypes used a German MTU 1,500 hp engine and RENK transmission, but in 2018 Germany imposed an embargo linked to Turkey’s involvement in the Syrian conflict, halting the project for several years.
• In 2021–2023, a temporary solution was adopted: the South Korean DV27K engine from HD Hyundai Infracore and a transmission from SNT Dynamics, whose integration required major modifications to the hull, cooling system, and vehicle balance.
• In parallel, BMC Power is developing a fully indigenous BATU engine (1,500 hp), which has reportedly passed acceptance tests, while qualification trials are expected in 2026.
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Post #493
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Experimental Degtyarov LMG with top-feed 25-round magazine from 1943.
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Post #490
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Thai Oplot-T tanks were equipped with cage armor (“grill”) and anti-drone netting.
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WheelsOfDefenseGlobal The 160th SOAR "Night Stalkers" in action. @WheelsOfDefenseGlobal
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WheelsOfDefenseGlobal 🇺🇸 / 🇻🇪 The 160th SOAR (Special Operations Aviation Regiment) is an elite U.S. Army special operations aviation unit that provides highly specialized helicopter support—ranging from attack to reconnaissance, for special operations forces. Known as the “Night…
Spooky boys got him.
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🇫🇷 / 🇺🇦 / 🇷🇺 Exercises on protecting CAESAR self-propelled artillery systems from UAVs in France (deployment of anti-drone cages and the use of decoys for CAESAR).
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WheelsOfDefenseGlobal ⚡️🇺🇸/🇻🇪 Footage of at least 1 destroyed Venezuelan BUK-M2E MSAM in the "La Carlota" Airbase in the capital city of Caracas, struck by the USAF strikes earlier. @WheelsOfDefenseGlobal
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WheelsOfDefenseGlobal These helicopters are from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), specifically trained to attack in the darkness. @WheelsOfDefenseGlobal
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WheelsOfDefenseGlobal 🇺🇸 / 🇻🇪 The 160th SOAR (Special Operations Aviation Regiment) is an elite U.S. Army special operations aviation unit that provides highly specialized helicopter support—ranging from attack to reconnaissance, for special operations forces. Known as the “Night…
These helicopters are from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), specifically trained to attack in the darkness.
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WheelsOfDefenseGlobal 🇺🇸 / 🇻🇪 The 160th SOAR (Special Operations Aviation Regiment) is an elite U.S. Army special operations aviation unit that provides highly specialized helicopter support—ranging from attack to reconnaissance, for special operations forces. Known as the “Night…
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