Haider

The Haider (Urdu: حیدر, lit. 'Lion') is a third-generation-plus Pakistani main battle tank (MBT) built by Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) for the Pakistan Army in collaboration with China's Norinco. It is an indigenously manufactured variant of the Chinese VT-4 MBT. The tank was first shown in the UAE's IDEX defense exhibition in 2023, which was displayed on the pavilion of Pakistan, and it was officially unveiled in a rollout ceremony at HIT in 2024.