HEAVY WEAPONS FACTORY

Duties and Operations:

  • Manufacturing large-calibre weapon systems, such as howitzers, mortars, tanks and naval artilleries
  • Providing spare parts

 

Tests being carried out at MKE Heavy Arms Factory are as follows:

  • Destructive tests (physical and mechanical tests, hardness measurement)
  • Non-destructive tests (magnetic and penetrant tests)
  • CMM 3D Measurement
  • Coating thickness measurement
  • Shooting tests

 

Product Groups:

  • Mortars (60 mm commando mortar, 81 mm UT-1 mortar and 120 mm HY1-12 grooved mortar)
  • Howitzers (105 mm air-transportable light-towed howitzer BORAN, 155/39 L howitzer, 155 mm 52 calibre self-propelled howitzer Fırtına and 155 mm 52 calibre modern towed howitzer Panter)
  • Tanks (105 mm M68 T1 tank cannon, 120 mm 44 cal. M60 tank weapon system, 120 mm 55 cal. Altay tank weapon system)
  • Military maritime products: 60 mm saluting cannon, 76/62 naval artillery gun

 

Production Capabilities:

  • Machining
  • Heat treatment
  • Welding
  • Autofrettage
  • Coating

 

MKE Heavy Arms Factory operates in a total area of 390,895 m² (32,922 m² closed and 357,973 m² open).

HEAVY WEAPON PLANT CONTACT

Address: KIRIKKALE/TÜRKİYE

Telephone: +90 (318) 224 30 00

E-mail: mkeagirsilah@mke.gov.tr