Hong Kong, Sept. 15 -- While missiles proliferated at Chairman Xi Jinping's grand parade through Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on September 3, there was plenty of other brand new military technology on display too to make eyes bulge and jaws drop.

Unmanned technology, for example, had a key presence amongst all the other People's Liberation Army (PLA) weapons of war.

Before examining the unmanned technology, however, China unveiled a family of next-generation combat vehicles. Called the Type 100, this family currently comprises two vehicle variants, but more are possible.

Details are scant, but an official commentary said the Type 100 is "capable of executing operational missions such as long-range rapid deployment, seizure and s...