The Type 99, also known as ZTZ-99, developed from the Type 98G (in turn, a development of the Type 98), is a third generation main battle tank (MBT) fielded by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is made to compete with other modern tanks.
J-10 and another indigenous military aircraft fighter-bomber Flying Leopard have become the backbones of the PLA's air defense power, replacing the second-generation fighter jets appeared in the previous parade fighter J-7 and fighter-bomber Q-5.
Military enthusiasts around the world were glued to their TV screens as some of China's most advanced aircraft and missiles were paraded Thursday.
Weapons and equipments are displayed during a parade in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, in Beijing, October 1, 2009.
A new type of surface-to-surface intermediate and long-range missiles rumbled past the Tian'anmen Rostrum Thursday morning.
China's National Day military parade culminated in the final staging of giant nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles Thursday.
Holding newly equipped Type 03 automatic rifles, the PLA's airborne corps soldiers in their featured sky gray camouflage uniforms arrived.
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Based on the Type 85-III design, the Type 96 is the latest variant of China's second-generation main battle tank (MBT).
Anshan class, purchased from the Soviet Union in the 1950s