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MKE delivers 9th DENİZHAN-76, ALTAY systems and 3 E-ZPTs in one month
The Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE) delivered its ninth DENİZHAN-76 National Naval Gun, main weapon systems for ALTAY tanks, three E-ZPTs and ammunition in various calibers to the Turkish Armed Forces, security forces, defense industry stakeholders and friendly countries over the past month.
The Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE) delivered numerous weapon systems and ammunition to the Turkish Armed Forces, security forces, defense industry stakeholders, and friendly and allied countries over the past month. The deliveries included a wide range of products, from naval guns and main battle tank weapons to electric armored vehicles and artillery ammunition.
MKE delivered its ninth DENİZHAN-76 National Naval Gun, produced in the field of naval gun technology—a capability possessed by only five countries worldwide—for deployment aboard the 11th ship built under the MİLGEM Project. During the same period, it also delivered various weapon systems for Türkiye's first national main battle tank, ALTAY, as well as three more units of Türkiye's first electric armored personnel carrier, the E-ZPT.
Footage released by MKE shows the DENİZHAN-76 naval gun firing aboard a ship and at a test site, ammunition tests, and the use of the MPT-76MH infantry rifle and the MAM-15 anti-materiel sniper rifle.
A long list ranging from rifles to warheads
The corporation's delivery list for the past month includes the following products:
- DENİZHAN-76 National Naval Gun
- ALTAY Tank Main Weapon System
- ALPAY-1 Mine-Clearing System
- E-ZPT Electric Armored Personnel Carrier
- MPT-76MH National Infantry Rifle and MAM-15 Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle
- 2.75-inch rocket motor and AZAK warhead
- 7.62 mm and 20 mm rounds, and 25 mm ammunition
- 81 mm and 120 mm mortar ammunition, 155 mm howitzer ammunition, and 155 mm artillery fuzes
- 35 mm GÖKDENİZ weapon system maintenance and repair equipment, along with various spare parts
Goal of full independence
MKE emphasizes that it continues to develop its century-old production experience through new technologies and manufacturing investments, contributing to Türkiye's goal of full independence in the defense industry with a product range spanning ammunition and weapon systems. These deliveries for naval and land platforms also demonstrate the corporation's mass-production capacity in various calibers.
Video: MKE. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (archive)
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