Key point: China has finally fielded a first-class main battle tank. China has a lot of tanks. Like, eight to nine thousand of them. Who else would bother to maintain such a ridiculous number? The ...

The Type 99 is by far the most nimble of the bunch, able to sprint up to 50 miles per hour on roads. The M1 Abrams and the T-90MS used by India follow behind at 42 and 45 miles per hour respectively, ...

The Type 99 tank is China’s most advanced armored vehicle, designed to rival the world’s best. Built by Norinco and introduced in 2001, it represents decades of military development. The latest model, ...

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 ...

A Chinese farmer will have no problem earning the respect of his neighbours after building his own military-sized tank. With no engineering background, the villager set about building the copycat ...

A Washington Post headline from January 2014 succinctly summarizes a widely held belief about the utility of tanks in modern warfare: “The end of the tank? The Army says it doesn’t need it, but ...

Among the many vehicles and weapon systems used in militaries worldwide, tanks are generally among the most powerful. These armored vehicles are essentially large artillery guns mounted on top of an ...

Two tank sightings about one month (and thousands of miles) apart are pretty unsettling indicators of U.S.-Chinese relations at the moment. But these aren't exactly your run-of-the-mill main battle ...