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DISPATCH 04/26 · 24 Oct 2026
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Type 100

China's Type 100 is a medium-weight main battle tank built around an unmanned turret, active protection, hybrid propulsion and networked sensors rather than progressively heavier passive armor.

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RussiaPro

T-14 Armata

Russia's next-generation MBT — a radical unmanned-turret design with a crew armoured capsule, Afganit active protection, and a 125 mm gun, but the program remains mired in low-rate prototypes and has seen no meaningful frontline service.