China’s Type 99 tank was first introduced in 1999 during the National Day Parade in Beijing to mark the rise of the nation’s modern military power on the global stage. What makes it truly ...
There is little denying the influence and importance of the tank in modern armies. With more than 70,000 tanks in active service around the world, they make up a huge part of every military force.
MANILA – The Philippine Army (PA) is looking to acquire more modern armored vehicles, and long-range artillery with rocket and missile systems to beef up its territorial defense capabilities. This was ...
Not only would a walking tank struggle to maneuver quickly to respond to enemy fire, it would struggle to keep up with a modern army consisting of regular tanks, armored personnel carriers ...
Military vehicle historian and armor ... He also breaks down the development of tanks from World War I to modern times in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" (1989) and "Courage Under Fire ...
It has led some to ask whether modern anti-tank weapons have ... This T-72 was a gift to the Tank Museum from the Polish Army His views are echoed by retired British Army Brigadier Ben Barry ...
A shift in thinking has been highlighted by the head of the Army, General Sir Mark Carlton Smith. In a recent speech he suggested the threat of the tank was diminishing in modern warfare.