Saturday, December 12, 2009

China’s Future Combat Systems



From War Is Boring:

China’s projected next-generation armored vehicles are looking a lot like something from the United States, circa 1999, if one official is to be believed. Mao Ming, director of the China North Vehicle Research Institute, said the follow-on to the Type 99 Main Battle Tank will be a family of vehicles plugged into a “command-and-attack network with many command systems and sensors from which the tank will receive real time useful information about the target.”

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My Comment: So .... the Future Combat Systems program is not dead .... all be it in a "Chinese" version. Let us see if they can bring it in at a cheaper price .... if they can.

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