BMC, one of the leading commercial and military vehicle manufacturers, also participated this year in the 14th Defense Industry Fair, one of Turkey's and the region's largest fairs in the defense industry. Developing projects for the various needs of friendly and allied countries, including the Turkish Armed Forces and law enforcement, BMC displayed 11 military vehicles at its 1,500 m2 stand as one of the largest exhibitors of the fair. In addition to the Altay Tank, BMC's stand featured the Tank Carrier, Kirpi II, Kirpi II Ambulance, Amazon (UKS), Mortar, and Standard Multi-Purpose Armored Vehicle, 5 Ton TTA Armored Cabin, Aktan (Military Fuel Tanker), Container Carrier, and TOMA. As with every IDEF Fair, BMC launched its new vehicles reflecting its leading role in the industry. On the first day of the fair, the BMC stand was visited by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his accompanying high-level delegation, where the latest version of the 'Amazon Remote-Controlled Armored Vehicle,' introduced earlier this year at the BMC Karasu Groundbreaking Ceremony, was displayed alongside new versions of tactical wheeled vehicles equipped with advanced technologies, previously introduced at different events. BMC's legendary 'Mine-Resistant Vehicle KİRPİ' and specially developed vehicles with different features were also introduced to the industry for the first time at IDEF Fair.

Another highlight of the BMC stand was the ALTAY National Main Battle Tank, for which BMC is the main contractor. The new version of the ALTAY, which has entered serial production under BMC's leadership, received great attention during the fair. The ALTAY Tank Serial Production Project Subcontractors Contract Signing Ceremony was held on the second day of the fair with the participation of the President of the Defense Industry, Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, BMC Chairman of the Board, Ethem Sancak, BMC Board Member Talip Öztürk, and senior executives from Aselsan, Roketsan, MKEK, and Havelsan. During the fair, detailed information about the vehicles was provided to the participants at the BMC stand.

What Have We Achieved?

BMC | IDEF '19

  • Signature Ceremony
  • 1,500 m2 BMC stand