President of Defence Industries Prof. Dr. Ismail Demir answered questions of Turkey's leading defence magazines via domestic video conferencing system. Answering the questions of C4Defence, Demir made important statements about the Altay main battle tank powerpack.

Domestic power solutions have great importance for the sustainable success and export of domestic systems. Professor Dr. İsmail Demir made statements about the work carried out. He explained that the works carried out with the foreign partner in the Altay engine process are progressing positively. Underlining that there are also B and C plans for possible circumstanses. Dr. Demir underlined the need to develop complex systems, not only the engine alone but also called a power pack. It was stated that the studies were carried out in this area, while the positive results were close.

Explaining that R&D studies are carried out on new generation solutions such as hybrid and electric drive in addition to conventional systems, President Demir signalled that different solutions can be tried in the future.

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