As a friendly neighbor and partner of China, Myanmar reportedly received a batch of new main battle tanks from China. The website of American Strategic Page 2065438+April 2002 19 reported that this MBT-2000 tank was developed and produced by China. 20 1 1 year, Bangladesh also purchased 44 MBT-2000 tanks and 3 maintenance vehicles from China at a unit price of USD 5 million. The serious aging of active main battle tanks and long-term friendly bilateral relations with China have made Myanmar, Bangladeshi and other old customers of China's military equipment look to China again. Bangladesh is a poor country in South Asia, sandwiched between China and India. In order to undermine the friendly relations between China and Bangladesh, India has been increasing political and economic pressure on the country for many years. Fortunately, the Bangladeshi economic situation is gradually improving with a lot of economic assistance such as low-interest loans provided by China. Myanmar is China's traditional friendly cooperation partner in Southeast Asia. Chinese-made weapons platforms such as tanks and airplanes have always been the main equipment for Myanmar government forces to conduct daily combat readiness training and defend territorial sovereignty.

With the excellent performance of MBT-2000 main battle tank and the continuous implementation of the reloading plan, the combat capability of Myanmar and Bangladesh armies will be significantly improved. However, this export-oriented MBT-2000 is facing the engine bottleneck. Due to the opposition of Ukrainian engine suppliers, an export transaction between China and Peru, a South American country, finally aborted. 20121213 Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina announced that 44 MBT-2000 main battle tanks and radar systems ordered by Bangladesh from China have begun to equip the troops.

Hasina pointed out that MBT-2000 is the first modern tank equipped by the Bangladeshi armed forces. In the procurement process, Bangladesh pays all expenses in cash.

On June 4th, 20 1 1, Bangladesh Ministry of Defence signed a contract with China North Industries Group to purchase 44 MBT-2000 tanks and 3 armored maintenance evacuation vehicles, with a total value of 120 1 100 million taka (Bangladesh currency), or about1.

The MBT-2000 can travel 400 kilometers with a maximum speed of 6 1 km/h ... The tank is equipped with reactive armor, and its main weapons include a 125mm smoothbore gun, a 12.7mm gun and a 7.62mm machine gun.

The MBT-2000 tank purchased by Meng this time will be used to replace some old T-59s in active service. China enterprises beat Russian, Ukrainian and Pakistani rivals in the competition, or won the contract in Meng Jun. Meng believes that China has the lowest bid and the tank performance is good. In addition, China also agreed to train Bangladeshi tank crew free of charge. According to the contract, all 44 tanks should be delivered within 27 months from the date of signing the contract.

Bangladesh has become the third country to equip China MBT-2000 (also known as VT 1A) tanks after Morocco and Myanmar.