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SPECIFICATION
Type Infantry fighting vehicle Mass 25.6 t
origin South Korea Length 6.9 m(23 ft)
In service 2009–present Width 3.4 m(11 ft)
Designer Agency for Defense Development Height 2.6 m (8.5 ft)
Designed 1999–2025 Crew 3 crew + 9 passengers
Manufacturer Hanwha Defense Systems Main armament K40 40×365mmR
autocannon (240 rounds)
Produced 2009–present Secondary armament 7.62 mm M60 GPMG
Engine Doosan- D2840LXE diesel
750 hp (840 hp for the PIP)
Suspension Passive in-arm suspension unit (ISU)
Power/weight 29.2 hp/tonne Operational range 500 km (310 mi)
Max. speed 70 km/h (43 mph) (road) Price About ₩3.95 billion
 
PHOTOS
HISTORY
The K21 is a South Korean infantry fighting vehicle. A replacement for the K200-series, it was formerly designated as K300 or XK21 KNIFV (Korea Next-generation Infantry Fighting Vehicle). The initial production began in 2009, with the Republic of Korea Army planning to field approximately 466 units. It is designed to effectively defeat other IFVs as heavily armed and armored as the BMP-3.
Development began in 1999. A $77 million contract was awarded to Doosan DST for the NIFV prototype in 2003. Three prototype vehicles were delivered to the ROK Army in 2005. A contract for the first batch of K21 vehicles was signed in October 2008 worth $386.7 million. Production began in November 2009 after a ten-year development period. K21s will be deployed from 2013 through 2016.
FEATURES
2519 aluminium alloy chassis. Layers consisting of S2 glass fiber reinforced Al2O3 ceramic armour
All round protection against 14.5×114mm API projectiles as well as 20 mm FSP
Frontal armour is resistant to 30 mm APDS rounds fired from a 2A72 autocannon (standard on BMP-3 turrets)
Roof armour is resistant to 155 mm artillery shell fragments
Soft- and hard-kill anti-missile defense systems, ERA, NERA (only for the K21 PIP)
CURRENT OPERATOR
Korea : 550 units by the Korea Army
Australia : 129 units by the Australian Army
Romania : 298 units by the Romania Army
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