Taiwan Unveils New Armor Tech for Tanks and Armored Vehicles

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Taiwan has unveiled a new material aimed at improving the armor protecting its tanks and armored vehicles. The armor was developed by the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology to be lighter and stronger than previous materials.

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00:00Taiwan has revealed a new material it's developed to enhance the protection of tanks and armored vehicles.

00:06Observers say it's needed for modern warfare.

00:09It's a road-to-battle net.

00:12It can be used against anti-tank missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, and even drones.

00:19So it's important to increase its defense capabilities.

00:22Taiwan's National Zhongshan Institute of Science and Technology developed the armor

00:27to be lighter and stronger than previous materials.

00:30The new technology could be used on Taiwan's Clouded Leopard armored transport vehicles

00:35and M-60 tanks.

00:37Modern weapons and drones have destroyed thousands of tanks in the ongoing war between Ukraine

00:42and Russia.

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