Thanks to America, both Turkey and Pakistan are stuck without tanks and helicopters

The Altay is a modern main battle tank developed by Otokar, a subsidiary of Koç Holding, with technological assistance and support from Hyundai Rotem of South Korea for the Turkish Army and export markets. It is named in honor of Army General Fahrettin Altay who commanded the 5th Cavalry Corps in the final stage of the Turkish War of Independence. It is one of the most expensive tank designs with a unit cost of 13.75 million dollars.

Additionally, Otokar placed a bid for 77 Altays for a tender in Oman in August 2013. In January 2016, Turkey reported that the Altay had received interest from Pakistan and Gulf Arab countries.

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have shown interest in procuring the Altay for their armed forces.

Qatar officials disclosed plans to procure Altay tanks in March 2019. A few days later a senior Turkish politician stated an order for 100 tanks was placed by Qatar and that the first 40 of these would be delivered in the coming two years.

The TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK is a twin-engine, tandem seat, multi-role, all-weather attack helicopter based on the Agusta A129 Mangusta platform. The T129 was developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) with partner AgustaWestland. The helicopter is designed for advanced attack and reconnaissance missions in hot and high environments and rough geography in both day and night conditions.

The ATAK programme was begun to meet the Turkish Armed Forces' requirements for an attack and tactical reconnaissance helicopter. The T129 is the result of the integration of Turkish-developed avionics, airframe modifications, and weapon systems onto the AgustaWestland A129 airframe, with upgraded engines, transmission and rotor blades. It is in use by the Turkish Army, and is being offered to other services.

In January 2013, a media report stated that South Korea's attack helicopter competition included the T129 in the final three bidders with the Bell AH-1Z Viper and the Boeing AH-64 Apache. However, the AH-64E Apache was chosen in April 2013. Media reports in February 2013 indicated Azerbaijan had ordered 60 T129 helicopters but it was later denied by TAI.

In 2017, Pakistan and Turkey were in the final stages of an agreement to buy 30 helicopters, according to news reports. As part of this process, 3 T129s of Turkish Land Forces took part in the Pakistan Day Parade on 23 March 2018. On 25 May 2018, it was reported that Pakistan signed an agreement with Turkey to procure 30 T129s. As of December 2018, the manufacturer could not obtain the necessary export permit from the US Department of Defense for the LHTEC T800-4A engine for the T129, and the manufacturer is now seeking a replacement engine to enable Turkey to complete the transaction.

In September 2018, Brazil showed interest in acquiring T129 with army officials visiting Turkey. In March 2019, ten Brazilian Army pilots received certificates for completing T129 test flights at Forte Ricardo Kirk, Taubaté.

In January 2019, it was reported that Qatar had signed a preliminary agreement to buy T129 helicopters.

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