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.