![]() ![]() ![]() It incorporates technology from the Type 99A currently fielded by the Chinese People's Liberation Army. The VT4 is a 52-ton main battle tank developed by China specifically for overseas export. However, delays meant that only a small handful had been delivered by 2014, and the continuing conflict in eastern Ukraine means it will be unable to fulfill the Thai order, leading to Thailand tapping China for its VT4s. ![]() The Southeast Asian kingdom has an outstanding requirement of 200 tanks and had originally turned to Ukraine for its T-84 Oplot tanks, with 49 acquired in 2011. The VT4s will replace the elderly M41 Walker Bulldogs currently operated by the Royal Thai Army. This batch of tanks, reportedly costing $58 million, will be the second batch of VT4s ordered by Thailand after an earlier batch of 28 tanks was ordered in 2016. According to Thai government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd, the cabinet has approved the acquisition of 10 more VT4 main battle tanks designed and built by China's Norinco. MELBOURNE, Australia - Thailand has taken another step in a burgeoning arms trade with China, with the Thai government approving the purchase of more Chinese-built tanks. ![]()
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