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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.

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.

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.

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

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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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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Type 85 MBT

1 October 201711 June 2018 admin 201096 Views 0 Comments

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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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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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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.