During a live demonstration of combat vehicles that was held at the Turkish company BMC factory on January 23, 2021, Turkey has unveiled a new modernized version of Leopard 2A4 German-made main battle tank (MBT) fitted with an Altay MBT turret.
According to the SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) Arms Trade Database, in 2009, Turkey has purchased the first batch of 56 second-hand Leopard 2A4 Main Battle Tanks from Germany that were delivered from 2010 to 2014. These tanks have been modernized to the standard NG (Next Generation) by the Turkish company Aselsan.
The new modernized Leopard 2A4 that was presented at the BMC factory fitted with an Altay turret which is armed with one 120 mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun designed and manufactured by the Turkish Company MKE based on technology transfer from Hyundai Rotem of South Korea. A remote-controlled weapon station is mounted on the top of the turret which is armed with a 12.7mm caliber heavy machine gun.