RAWALPINDI – Pakistan Army’s upgraded version of indigenously developed AlKhalid-I main battle tank successfully demonstrated deep water fordingcapabilities for the first time.
In a video, the war machine can be seen crossing deep water channel duringthe demonstration.
Al Khalid-1, dubbed as “king of battlefield” by military experts wasinducted by Pakistan Army in Armoured Corps Regiment in July 2020.
Also known as MBT-2000, this tank was jointly developed by Pakistan andChina in 1990.
It first entered service with the Pakistani Army in 2001. There are anestimated 600 vehicles in service.
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These tanks exhibit some “outstanding capabilities” including mobility,speed, bi-axis gun stabilisation of the control system and use of smokescreen to mask movement, says the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The military is handing Al Khalid-I over to formations, having a criticaland decisive role during war.
