- Domain
- Land
- NCF capability
- Land manoeuvre
- Military Balance category
- Main battle tanks
- SIPRI category
- Armoured vehicles
- Evidence that places a platform here
- main battle tank · \bMBTs?\b · ^\s*tanks?\s*$ · (^|/ )tanks?$
The 24 nations
None, legacy only, modern, or modern and on order. Modern: in service from 1995, or the current generations of fighters, tanks, submarines and long-range air defence.
United StatesLegacy only · 2United KingdomModern · 1AustraliaLegacy only · 1FranceLegacy only · 3GermanyLegacy only · 2JapanNoneSouth KoreaModern and on order · 4CanadaLegacy only · 3ItalyModern and on order · 2IndiaLegacy only · 3TürkiyeModern · 12Saudi ArabiaLegacy only · 5BrazilLegacy only · 1IndonesiaLegacy only · 3MexicoNoneArgentinaLegacy only · 1South AfricaLegacy only · 1RussiaLegacy only · 7ChinaModern · 5IsraelModern · 3UkraineModern · 13TaiwanLegacy only · 3IranLegacy only · 8North KoreaModern · 6
Generation timeline
Each platform from its first flight or launch to today, the 40 most operated, earliest in service first. Grey is development and, after the lead operator retires it, the years other nations keep it; colour is service.
- Development, from first flight or launch
- In service, from first deployment
- After its lead operator retires it, still held elsewhere
- Today
- Flag beside the name: the home country
Dates from Wikidata: first flights or launches for 0 of these 25, retirements for 2. A bar without grey at its start has no first flight recorded.
Platforms
Ranked by the number of the 24 nations that hold each.
| Platform | Operators | Active | On order | In service | Generation | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M1 Abrams | 7 | 3,391 | 29 | 1980 | 3 | USA |
| Leopard 2 | 5 | 994 | 39 | 1979 | 3 | DEU |
| M60 | 5 | 1,661 | 1961 | 2 | USA | |
| T-62 | 5 | 1,492 | 1961 | 1 | SUN | |
| T-54/55 | 4 | 1,846 | 1 | SUN | ||
| T-72 | 4 | 1,611 | 1973 | 2 | SUN | |
| T-90 | 3 | 1,390 | 1991 | 3 | SUN | |
| AMX-30 | 2 | 217 | 1966 | 2 | FRA | |
| Challenger 2 | 2 | 298 | 1998 | 3 | GBR | |
| Leclerc | 2 | 225 | 1993 | 3 | FRA | |
| T-64 | 2 | 290 | 1964 | 2 | SUN | |
| T-80 | 2 | 330 | 1976 | 3 | SUN | |
| Altay | 1 | 5 | 2010 | 4 | TUR | |
| Ariete | 1 | 113 | 87 | 1995 | 3 | ITA |
| Arjun | 1 | 124 | 3 | IND | ||
| CM-11 Brave Tiger | 1 | 450 | 1990 | TWN | ||
| Cheonma-2 | 1 | 10 | PRK | |||
| Chonma-ho | 1 | 1,000 | 2 | PRK | ||
| K2 Black Panther | 1 | 260 | 150 | 2014 | 4 | KOR |
| Kaplan MT / Harimau | 1 | 18 | IDN | |||
| Karrar | 1 | 2 | IRN | |||
| Leclerc XLR | 1 | 21 | 3 | FRA | ||
| M-84 | 1 | 30 | 1985 | 2 | YUG | |
| M47 Patton | 1 | 168 | 1952 | 1 | USA | |
| M48 Patton | 1 | 925 | 1953 | 1 | USA | |
| M60T tank | 1 | 165 | 2 | USA | ||
| Merkava | 1 | 800 | 1978 | 3 | ISR | |
| Mobarez Tank | 1 | 100 | IRN | |||
| Olifant | 1 | 266 | 2 | ZAF | ||
| PT-91 Twardy | 1 | 26 | 3 | POL | ||
| Pokpung-ho | 1 | 100 | 2002 | 2 | PRK | |
| T-80 models | 1 | 33 | 3 | SUN | ||
| T-84 | 1 | 5 | 1999 | UKR | ||
| TAM | 1 | 404 | 2 | ARG | ||
| Type 100 tank | 1 | CHN | ||||
| Type 59 | 1 | 175 | 1959 | 1 | CHN | |
| Type 72Z | 1 | 540 | IRN | |||
| Type 88 tank | 1 | 500 | 1988 | 2 | CHN | |
| Type 96 tank | 1 | 2,600 | 2 | CHN | ||
| Type 99 tank | 1 | 1,400 | 1999 | 3 | CHN | |
| Zulfiqar | 1 | 1993 | 2 | IRN | ||
| Panther KF51 | 0 | 132 | 4 | DEU |
Fingerprints
Each nation's equipment fingerprint with only main battle tank in colour.
United States M1 Abrams 2,640, T-72 86
United Kingdom Challenger 2 285
Australia M1 Abrams 46
France Leclerc 225, AMX-30 22, Leclerc XLR 21
Germany Leopard 2 330, Biber 40
South Korea K2 Black Panther 260, T-80U T-80UK 33, T-62 17
Canada Leopard 2A4/2A4M 54, Leopard 2 29, Leopard 2A6M/2A6M C2 20
Italy Ariete 113, Panther KF51 –
India T-90 1,300, T-54/55 700, Arjun 124
Türkiye M48 Patton A5T2 750, M60A3 TTS 650, Leopard 2 2A4 310
Saudi Arabia M1 Abrams M1A2S 575, M60A3 370, AMX-30SA 140
Brazil M60 31
Indonesia Leopard 2A4+ Leopard 2RI 103, Kaplan MT / Harimau Harimau 18, Fahrschulpanzer Leopard 2 1
Argentina TAM 404
South Africa Olifant 266
Russia T-72 1,000, T-62 600, T-80 250
China Type 96 tank 2,600, Type 99 tank 1,400, Type 88 tank 500
Israel Merkava Mark 4M 400, Merkava Mark IV 400, Merkava Mark 3 –
Ukraine T-72 520, T-64 200, Leopard 1A5 Leopard 1A5BE 103
Taiwan M60A3 TTS 322–598, CM-11 Brave Tiger 315–585, M1 Abrams 76–140
Iran Type 72Z 378–702, M47 Patton 118–218, M60 105–195
North Korea Chonma-ho 700–1,300, T-54/55 700–1,300, T-62 560–1,040