This K1A2 are now used alongside the newer Hyundai Totem K2 (Black Panther) MBT. These tanks highlight the great strides made by South Korea to build up its arms industry.

This K1A2 are now used alongside the newer Hyundai Totem K2 (Black Panther) MBT. These tanks highlight the great strides made by South Korea to build up its arms industry.

The K1A2 is an upgraded variant of the K1A1 MBT. Janes Armour and Artillery assesses that the K1A2 is also likely equipped with a command-and-control (C2) system along with digital datalink and maps.

Summary and Key Points: South Korea has bolstered its armored forces with the delivery of the latest batch of upgraded K1A2 main battle tanks (MBTs). -Produced by Hyundai Rotem, the K1A2 is an ...

To improve manoeuverability, the tank’s existing hydro-pneumatic suspension will likely be replaced with an in-arm suspension unit (ISU) similar to that used by the RoKA's K2 MBT.

DATQ did not announce a start date for the upgrade work. The ROKA currently operates around 480 K1A2 MBTs. The service also deploys the Hyundai Rotem K2 (Black Panther) MBT.

South Korea's K1A2 tank fires during the joint military drill between South Korea and the United States at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, on Jan. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Lee Jin ...

The exercise culminated with a column of South Korean K1A2 tanks and K21 fighting vehicles moving a quarter-mile across the 23-foot-deep, open water, or “wet gap,” atop the floating bridge.

South Korea’s K2 main battle tank is to be equipped with a German transmission system, a part of the tank’s power pack that includes a locally developed engine.