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Land Main Battle Tanks 

MBT-2000 / VT-1

13 June 201824 June 2018 admin 3650 Views 0 Comments Al-Khalid, MBT-2000, VT-1

The MBT-2000 (VT-1) was China’s first attempt to produce an advanced 3rd-generation MBT that could rival modern Russian MBT designs. The tank has been built locally in Pakistan as the Al-Khalid, and is also serving in Myanmar, Morocco, and Bangladesh.

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Land Main Battle Tanks 

ZTZ-96 / Type 85-IIM / VT-2

10 June 201817 June 2018 admin 2825 Views 0 Comments Type 85-IIAP, Type 85-IIM, VT-2, ZTZ-96

First introduced in 1992 as the Type 85-IIM for the export market, the ZTZ-96 is a 2nd-generation indigenous MBT produced by NORINCO. It is the first Chinese-made MBT that could rival modern Russian designs such as the T-72.

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Land Main Battle Tanks 

ZTZ-88 / Type 80

1 February 201817 June 2018 admin 2053 Views 0 Comments Type 80, Type 88, ZTZ-88

The ZTZ-88 (Type 80) is China’s 2nd-generation indigenous MBT introduced in the early 1980s. Incorporated with Western technologies, the tank saw limited service with the PLA and later evolved into the Type 85/ZTZ-96 series MBT.

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Land Main Battle Tanks 

Type 59 / Type 69 / VT-3

16 January 201817 June 2018 admin 2260 Views 0 Comments Type 59, Type 69, Type 79

The PLA Group Force continues to operate a large number of legacy Type 59/69 tanks of 1960s/70s designs in order to maintain the size of its armoured troops. Most of these tanks have received modernisation upgrades in armament, armour, and mission system

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Ballistic Missiles Featured Missiles 

DF-15

4 October 201726 June 2018 admin 11291 Views 0 Comments SRBM

The Dong Feng-15 (DF-15, M-9, or CSS-6) is a road-mobile, conventionally-armed, single-stage short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) that has been in service with the PLA since 1991.

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Ballistic Missiles Missiles 

DF-11

1 October 20172 October 2017 admin 10601 Views 0 Comments SRBM

The Dong Feng-11 (DF-11, M-11, or CSS-7) is a road-mobile, conventionally-armed, single-stage short-range ballistic missile (SRBM). The DF-11A is in service with the PLA Rocket Force.

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Analysis 

Type 85 MBT

1 October 201711 June 2018 admin 201096 Views 0 Comments

Please visit: ZTZ-96 / Type 85-IIM / VT-2

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Ballistic Missiles Missiles 

DF-21

29 September 20171 October 2017 admin 11097 Views 0 Comments MRBM

The Dong Feng-21 (DF-21, CSS-5) is China’s first-generation mobile-launch, solid-fuelled medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM), developed from the JL-1 SLBM. The missile can be either nuclear- or conventionally-armed.

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Ballistic Missiles Missiles 

JL-1

28 September 201729 September 2017 admin 10324 Views 0 Comments SLBM

The Ju Lang-1 (JL-1, CSS-N-3) is China’s first submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), deployed on the Type 092 (‘Xia’ class) nuclear-powered missile submarine. The missile has also been developed into the DF-21 MRBM.

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Ballistic Missiles Missiles 

DF-5

25 September 201715 July 2018 admin 7709 Views 0 Comments ICBM

The Dong Feng-5 (DF-5, CSS-4) is China’s first true intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of reaching most parts of North America and Western Europe. The missile has also been developed into the Chang Zheng-2/3/4 families of orbital launch vehicles.

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