The ZTZ-96 could be considered China’s first modern main battle tank. It grew out of a program to modernize the older ZTZ-88 tank, which was a stopgap design between the older Type 59s for the 1980s.

China’s indigenously built Type-96B main battle tank has created a buzz in military circles and could become the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) primary tank of the future. An indigenously built ...

The Type-96B tank is expected to replace many of the PLA's old tanks. [Photo/China Daily] China's military is likely to deploy the Type-96B tank as the pillar of its tank fleet, replacing most of its ...

The Type 96 (ZTZ-96) tank is already an important platform in the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), and its latest version could form the future backbone of China’s MBT fleet. On 10 July the China Daily ...

Key point: China’s latest tank is a good advancement, but it is still not good enough. What’s up with China’s tanks? Can they keep up with the Armata and the M1A2D? One interesting aspect of China’s ...

From the Soviet-inspired Type 59 to the cutting-edge Type 99A, China’s tank development tells a story of innovation, adaptation, and ambition. This video explores the history of Chinese armored ...

Securing borders along China is one of the top priorities of India. The country is not leaving any stone unturned to defend its territories from the Dragon’s threat! In modern warfare, tanks play an ...

Nearly all of China's armored vehicles and tanks are built by the state-owned Corporation, China North Industries, also called Norinco, which is one of the largest arms producers in the world. The ...

While modern warfare has changed dramatically since the days that tanks were first introduced in the early 1900s, the armored vehicle still plays a hugely important role in combat. Whether as a ...