5 Countries with the Most Battle Tanks in Asia

4. Pakistan

Tanks: 3,742

Pakistan’s fleet of battle tanks is divided into 50 armored regiments. About 1,100 of these are the second-generation Al-Zarrar main battle tanks based on China’s T-59 MBT. The country also operates 350 Al-Khalid tanks, which it co-built with China. There are reports of Islamabad and Beijing currently working on manufacturing an upgraded version of the tank called the Al-Khalid III. Another major tank in Pakistan’s arsenal is the Type-69 II; it has 400 of these, which are based on Chinese designs but were license-built in Pakistan. According to a report by SIPRI, Pakistan also entered into a contract with China in 2022 to purchase 679 VT4 battle tanks. The monetary value of the deal is not known.