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Cambodia receives initial batch of Chinese T-59D tanks
Cambodia has received an initial batch of T‑59D main battle tanks (MBTs) from China, according to local media reports and social media footage that appears to show the...
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Soldier35
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An episode from a joint military exercise between the Chinese and Mongolian armies, using wheeled robotic dogs. While this is currently viewed with skepticism, robots will soon become as relevant as drones. Note that soldiers are using net launchers to counter the drones.
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@Michael , @Beijingwalker .. sometimes ago, there was this news that President Xi want to reduce PLA by 300,000 troops because of modernaisation and lethality of today's weapons you don't need that big of army.
What is update on that. How much is PLA today in comparison to like 5 years ago ? Like what are the long term plans for Chinese armed forces strength.
Based on below article, this adjustment was supposed to be completed by 2017.
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What is update on that. How much is PLA today in comparison to like 5 years ago ? Like what are the long term plans for Chinese armed forces strength.
Based on below article, this adjustment was supposed to be completed by 2017.
China to cut 300,000 troops for ‘slimmer, more capable’ armed forces
During a military parade marking 70 years since the end of World War II, Chinese President Xi Jinping said he would cut 300,000 soldiers from the country’s 2-million-strong armed forces.
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Michael
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This is "old news" from many years ago. The PLA's mission to reduce its military by 300,000 personnel has been completed.@Michael , @Beijingwalker .. sometimes ago, there was this news that President Xi want to reduce PLA by 300,000 troops because of modernaisation and lethality of today's weapons you don't need that big of army.
What is update on that. How much is PLA today in comparison to like 5 years ago ? Like what are the long term plans for Chinese armed forces strength.
Based on below article, this adjustment was supposed to be completed by 2017.
China to cut 300,000 troops for ‘slimmer, more capable’ armed forces
During a military parade marking 70 years since the end of World War II, Chinese President Xi Jinping said he would cut 300,000 soldiers from the country’s 2-million-strong armed forces.
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China has demonstrated an army-grade aerosol smoke-screening system designed to protect military hardware from optically guided drones. It is worth noting that this protective measure could significantly facilitate offensive operations. The system generates an aerial cloud that conceals military equipment, whether stationed at bases or on the move. This multispectral cloud effectively hinders drone operators from targeting the equipment and prevents satellites from conducting reconnaissance.
Beijingwalker
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Footage Shows World’s Most Advanced Tank in New Camouflage in Chinese City: What Makes the Type 100 So Dangerous?
September-5th-2026Footage from an unknown urban location in China has shown the Type 100 next generation main battle tank in previously unseen colours in active service. The footage follows unconfirmed reports from local sources that the vehicle is being brought into service in larger numbers, following its unveiling as the first tank in the world of its generation in September 2025.
The Type 100 has cemented China’s position of leadership in armour development, where previously the USSR and Russia were expected to lead the world into the new generation with the respective T-95 and T-14 programs. Work on the T-95 was terminated in the early 2000s, while its less ambitious derivative the T-14 has suffered from extreme delays leaving its future highly uncertain.
Russian T-14 Next Generation Tank Prototype
The Type 100’s design is heavily optimised for an era of network-centric warfare on battlefields dominated by drones and loitering munitions. The vehicle places a particularly high emphasis on data connectivity, active protection, and multi-domain coordination, with Chinese military commentators having described this as part of a broader trend towards networked joint operations.
The tank was designed to serve as a nodes within an integrated combat structure rather than acting as an isolated platform. It accordingly prioritises active protection systems over heavy armour, allowing for a much higher degree of mobility and a smaller profile.
Where previously the next generation of main battle tanks were expected to integrate larger main guns, which would allow for greater armour penetration, lessons from modern combat indicate that guns are primarily relied on for anti-infantry roles. Tanks instead integrate guided missiles and network with loitering munitions to more effectively engage hostile armour at long ranges.
A smaller gun further contributes to the Type 100’s relatively light weight. New combined arms exercises involving the Type 100 have seen the tanks operate closely alongside new rocket artillery systems, electronic warfare teams, and reconnaissance drones, highlighting changes in doctrine that are being facilitated by technological advances.
The Type 100 uses both active and multi-spectral defence systems, with two GL-6 active protection systems managed by four phased-array radar panels providing 360-degree threat detection against anti-tank missiles, rockets, and top-attack munitions. Its laser warning receivers, ultraviolet sensors, and multi-band optical detection arrays provide further protection against guided weapons.
The irregular polygonal shapes on the hull and turret also reduce hit probability. Much like the unrealised Russian T-14, the crew of the Type 100 is enclosed in armoured capsules within the hull, as advances in autoloader and remote turret technologies allow it to achieve a much greater degree of crew protection.
The Type 100 is in most respects the most advanced main battle tank in the world, with its advanced capabilities expected to result in a near term end to production of China’s primary tanks from the previous generation the Type 96 and Type 99.
Its development has occurred at at time when growing questions have been raised among Western analysts regarding whether ongoing Western tank programs such as the British Challenger 3 and U.S. M1E3 Abrams will be obsolete before they enter service, with future designs seen outside China widely expected to follow the example set by the Type 100.
China may be close to a decade ahead of the world in bringing a next generation tank into service, with South Korea and Russia potentially being the next to do so with the respective K3 and T-14 programs.
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From 105mm firepower to battlefield networking: What makes China’s Type 100 tank different
Edited by: Aryan Singh / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Sep 06, 2026, 16:13 ISTChina’s next-generation Type 100 main battle tank has appeared in new footage from an unidentified Chinese city, offering a fresh look at the vehicle in a previously unseen camouflage scheme and potentially signalling that its deployment is moving beyond parade and training appearances.Military Watch Magazine reported the footage on September 5, amid unconfirmed reports that the Type 100 is being introduced in larger numbers.
China’s Ministry of National Defense has confirmed that the tank has been commissioned into the People’s Liberation Army after making its public debut at the September 2025 Victory Day parade.
The Type 100 represents a significant shift in China’s approach to armoured warfare, combining conventional tank firepower and protection with an unmanned turret, active protection, advanced sensors, hybrid-electric propulsion and networked battlefield capabilities.
Tank designed for the modern battlefieldChina officially describes the Type 100 as a new-generation main battle tank. Chinese state media has highlighted its unmanned turret, advanced radar, active protection system and augmented-reality technology.
The vehicle appears to be armed with a 105mm main gun, while cameras and sensors positioned around the hull provide its crew with greater visibility and threat detection.
Its active protection system is built around a four-faced phased-array radar designed to detect incoming projectiles, rockets and missiles and cue interceptors against them. The system is intended to provide another layer of protection against threats that increasingly include drones and precision-guided weapons.
The Type 100 also incorporates hybrid-electric propulsion. According to a US Army assessment, the system can generate substantial onboard electrical power for sensors and defensive systems while allowing the tank to operate in partial or full-electric modes. This could reduce its acoustic and infrared signatures in certain operating conditions.
Tank designed for the modern battlefield
China officially Tank designed for the modern battlefielddescribes the Type 100 as a new-generation main battle tank. Chinese state media has highlighted its unmanned turret, advanced radar, active protection system and augmented-reality technology.
The vehicle appears to be armed with a 105mm main gun, while cameras and sensors positioned around the hull provide its crew with greater visibility and threat detection.
Its active protection system is built around a four-faced phased-array radar designed to detect incoming projectiles, rockets and missiles and cue interceptors against them.
The system is intended to provide another layer of protection against threats that increasingly include drones and precision-guided weapons.
The Type 100 also incorporates hybrid-electric propulsion. According to a US Army assessment, the system can generate substantial onboard electrical power for sensors and defensive systems while allowing the tank to operate in partial or full-electric modes.
This could reduce its acoustic and infrared signatures in certain operating conditions.
Unmanned turret changes crew layout
One of the Type 100’s most notable features is its unmanned turret.Unlike conventional tanks where crew members occupy the turret, the Type 100 places its three-person crew inside the hull.
The commander, gunner and driver are therefore separated from the turret and its ammunition systems.
The configuration can potentially improve crew protection while allowing the vehicle to use a more compact turret design.
The approach reflects a broader evolution in tank design as militaries seek to protect crews from increasingly lethal anti-armour weapons, loitering munitions and drone attacks.
More than a conventional tankThe Type 100 is also designed to function as part of a wider digital combat network rather than as an isolated armoured vehicle.The US Army War College has assessed the platform as being intended for long-range rapid deployment, tactical deep assault, urban operations and joint fire guidance.
Its sensors and communications systems can allow the tank to receive and share battlefield information with other elements of a combat formation.
The concept potentially enables the Type 100 to draw on information from drones, satellites and command headquarters to build a broader picture of the battlefield and share targeting information with other units.
This means the tank could engage or support targets beyond the immediate line of sight of its crew, depending on the availability and reliability of the wider network.
The result is a tank designed not simply to move, shoot and survive, but to operate as a networked battlefield node, linking sensors, weapons and commanders across a wider combat formation.
A tank built around survivabilityThe Type 100’s combination of active protection, advanced sensing, hybrid propulsion and crew separation reflects the changing nature of armoured warfare.
Modern tanks face threats from traditional anti-tank missiles as well as drones, loitering munitions, precision artillery and increasingly sophisticated battlefield surveillance.
China’s new platform appears designed around the premise that surviving this environment requires more than thicker armour.
It requires detecting threats earlier, reducing the vehicle’s signature, intercepting incoming weapons and sharing battlefield information faster.
The Type 100 therefore represents a broader evolution in China’s armoured vehicle development, bringing together firepower, protection, mobility and networked warfare in a single platform.
From 105mm firepower to battlefield networking: What makes China’s Type 100 tank different - The Times of India
International News: China’s next-generation Type 100 main battle tank has appeared in new footage from an unidentified Chinese city, offering a fresh look at the vehicle .
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Why 105 mm - Germany has even moved to higher calibre!
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