Chinese infantry fighting vehicles

What does XZ stand for, and what is the box-looking machine on the of the jeep?

Remember this?



Now there's a close-up image. It looks like a dedicated chassis for a mobile SAM, maybe something similar to HQ-7.

All images are high-resolution. I know, I know, the light IFV belongs to the air force, but I'm putting it here.

A video of VN17 export IFV, with brief footage of the interior. Note the portion of the interior roof where the automated turret is directly mounted above. Also note the sizable, wide-aspect-ratio display. There could be a pair of them, as you can glimpse another seat to the left, which could come with another large display.

Interior of an unknown IFV type. Perhaps a command/communications vehicle, or maybe a tactical electronic warfare variant? Note the large touch-screen consoles.

China has 2 types of MRAP. One is called VP11, the other CS/VP3. The development of VP11 has a long story. VP11 is based on the American "Protector". Protector is based on the "Cheetah" MRAP by Force Protection (a division of General Dynamics). Cheetah in turn is based on South Africa's RG-31. Long story short, Force Protection sued the company that was supposed to make the Protector for IP theft, and forced that company to go bankrupt. The Cheetah, however, did not make it into production either. The design of the Protector though, somehow ended up in the hands of some Chinese company, so now we have the VP11.

VP11:


Protector:

Cheetah:


The story about CS/VP3 is much simpler: it was co-developed by a Chinese and a South African Company.

Both VP11, including its long-wheel-base(LWB) version and CS/VP3 are in service with PLA. VP11 and its LWB version are also in service with PAP. VP11 was exported to UAE. VP11 LWB was exported to Tajikistan. CS/VP3 was exported to Nigeria and Kenya.

VP11 and its LWB version, called Snowwolf in PAP service (Chinese infomercial):


CS/VP3 (Chinese documentary):

supercat said:

China has 2 types of MRAP. One is called VP11, the other CS/VP3. The development of VP11 has a long story. VP11 is based on the American "Protector". Protector is based on the "Cheetah" MRAP by Force Protection (a division of General Dynamics). Cheetah in turn is based on South Africa's RG-31. Long story short, Force Protection sued the company that was supposed to make the Protector for IP theft, and forced that company to go bankrupt. The Cheetah, however, did not make it into production either. The design of the Protector though, somehow ended up in the hands of some Chinese company, so now we have the VP11.

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What are the odds that when the company got liquidated, the design and schematics was sold to realise whatever cash that it is worth for the liquidation, and that's how the Chinese company obtained it?

I wonder what variant this is. Probably observation?

(2048 × 969)

Couldn't it be an anti drone laser?

An improved version of the laser counter measure system seen on type 99 tanks?