China has developed first unmanned main battle tank MBT Type 59

According to a video released on Twitter, Chinese army has developed their first unmanned main battle tank, using the Type 59 Main Battle Tank (MBT) platform. The video published on Twitter shown a Chinese soldier driving the Type 59 from an independent computer terminal with a steering wheel to control and drive remotely the main battle tank.  Read full article at this link ....

Chinese soldier conducts tests of the first unmanned main battle tank Type 59. (Picture source Twitter video)

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New technology of smoke bombs able to obscure visible and IR detection

Setting off smoke bombs is more than good fun on the Fourth of July. The military uses smoke grenades in dangerous situations to provide cover for people and tanks on the move. But the smoke arms race is on. Increasingly, sensors can now go beyond the visible range into the infrared (IR) region of the spectrum. Today, researchers report developing a new kind of smoke that obscures both visible and IR detection. Read full article at this link ....

A new type of smoke grenade that can obscure sensors in the visible and infrared ranges burns during a test. (Picture source U.S. MoD)

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