The Pulat manufactured by Aselsan is a hard kill system where each launcher is loaded with a cylinder that detonates incoming high velocity objects before they strike the tank’s surface. The highlight of the M60T is having the Pulat active protection system (APS) installed on six points around the hull giving 360 degree coverage against missiles and projectiles. This week the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSB) publicized its efforts to enhance the M60T, a variant of the Patton tank with extensive upgrades. Turkey maintains huge inventories of M48 and M60A1/A3 tanks and keeps many operational alongside the army’s German-made Leopards. Six decades (or 62 years, to be exact) after its production started the M60 Patton continues to evolve in service with one NATO ally.
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