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 ...

From crude Soviet copies in the 1950s to advanced composite-armored Type 99As today, China’s tank industry has evolved ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Type-96 tank attached to a brigade under the PLA 71st Group Army marches on a mud road during a training exercise. The exercise was held in upper September with the purpose to assess the troops' ...

Japan has selected Patria's Armoured Modular Vehicle (pictured above) to replace the JGSDF's existing Type 96 APCs. (Patria) The Japanese Ministry of Defense (MoD) has selected Finnish company Patria ...