In the Turkish province of Konya, the ceremony of the transfer of the Turkish Armed Forces TKA tractors.
Trucks on the 8×8 chassis were developed by the Turkish company MPG Aş.
In the ceremony of the Transmission of the Armed Forces of the Turkish Armed Forces, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who connected to the event in a video conference mode.
took part
Speaking at the ceremony, the head of the Office of the Turkish defense industry Ismail Demir noted that in recent years the domestic defense industry complex (OPC) has achieved serious achievements.
According to him, 29 TKA machines are already in operation. “We join the new era of the development of the defense industry, we supply new samples of the Turkish Armed Forces. We will continue to announce good news, in particular to the 100th anniversary of our republic,” Demir said.
The head of the department emphasized that in Turkey, large -scale work continues to develop all types of systems that will be involved in land, in the air and at sea.
At the same time, Demir noted that one of the most powerful directions of the Turkish defense industry is ground technology.
In addition, he said that domestic engines that are used in various groups were increasingly being commissioned.
Meanwhile, the general director of MPG Aş Weisel Alver announced the completion of the project of the 8×8 wheeled rescue machine, which is aimed at satisfying the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces.
“In 2020, within the framework of the project of the Turkish Armed Forces, 29 rescue machines with anti -mining protection were delivered. We are proud and happy that they developed this product, which is in service with very few countries and has much better technical characteristics than its analogues” – he said.