Pakistan Army Tank Force Modernization
Pakistan army has a large operational main battle tanks fleet of various different tanks however a few years back many of those with in army service (Type 59, Type 69 tanks) were old and obsolete. To remedy this problem Pakistan army had started a large-scale tank replacement program where the Type 59 and Type 69 tanks would be transferred out of Army service into national guard and (Paramilitary) Frontier corps. In place of these the army would procure a new tank after trails and testing, the finalists of which were the Chinese VT-4 and Ukrainian Opilot. In the end the VT-4 won and an order of 300 VT-4 has been placed which will soon be joining the Pakistan army tank corps. This tank will be he most advanced and capable with in South Asia giving Pakistan much needed increase in armored fire power. However, the army does not plan on stopping there as the modernization plan seeks to completely modernize each section within the army corps. Hence as the VT-4 procurement is taking place th...