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The Type 10 (10式戦車 Hitomaru-shiki sensha) is a 4th Generation Main Battle Tank of JSDF produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. Compared with other currently-serving Main Battle Tanks in the JGSDF, the Type 10 has been equipped with enhancements in its capability to respond to Anti-Tank Warfare and other contingencies.

The TK-X (MBT-X) project aims to produce the new Type 10 MBT, to replace or complement the existing Type 74 and Type 90 main battle tanks that are currently in service with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force. Development began in the 1990s, and production was expected to start in 2010–2011. A prototype was revealed on February 13, 2008 at the Technology Research and Development Institute (TRDI) in Sagamihara. Heavy emphasis was placed on C41 capabilities as well as on performance, firepower, protection and mobility.

Description
The Type 10 (10式戦車 Hitomaru-shiki sensha) is a 4th Generation Main Battle Tank of JSDF produced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force. Compared with other currently-serving Main Battle Tanks in the JGSDF, the Type 10 has been equipped with enhancements in its capability to respond to Anti-Tank Warfare and other contingencies.

The TK-X (MBT-X) project aims to produce the new Type 10 MBT, to replace or complement the existing Type 74 and Type 90 main battle tanks that are currently in service with the Japan Ground Self Defense Force. Development began in the 1990s, and production was expected to start in 2010–2011. A prototype was revealed on February 13, 2008 at the Technology Research and Development Institute (TRDI) in Sagamihara. Heavy emphasis was placed on C41 capabilities as well as on performance, firepower, protection and mobility.