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However, consensus of the defense sector (the politicians, the military, and developers) viewed the K1 tanks as a "humiliation", because the tank itself was a proof that South Korea lacked in tank developing technology. It was a matter of national pride to have the ability to design and build a leading main battle tank. [12]
The replacement for the K1 MBT is known as the K2 Black Panther (Korean: 흑표), fitted with a 1,500 hp (1,100 kW) water-cooled Diesel engine, 120 mm/L55 main gun, and coaxial machine guns. The K2 also features radar equipment as well as all-bearing laser detection system and reactive armor comparable to the American M1A2 and French Leclerc .
Altay (English: Red foal/colt or Altai) is a Turkish fourth generation [35] main battle tank designed by Otokar based on South Korean K2 Black Panther to be produced by BMC under design assistance and technology transfer by Hyundai Rotem.
The K2 is also sometimes used with bipods and 4× magnification scopes, in a role similar to the Designated Marksman Rifle. A more modern way to accessorize the K2 and K1 is to mount a now (limited) standard issue PVS-4K Rail Integration System. It consists of an aluminum body with a long, uninterrupted rail for optical/red-dot and night-vision ...
Leclerc Evolution is a French prototype of the enhanced fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT) developed and manufactured by the KNDS France.. The project was presented during the Eurosatory 2024. [1]
KSTAM consists of sensor fuzed smart munition, flight stabilization wing assembly, and base detonation fuze. Sensor fuzed smart munition consists of an EFP warhead made of tantalum, a safety and loading device, a multimode sensor and signal processing system consisting of millimeter band radar and infrared, and a flight and descent stabilization system.
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At the 2016 Eurosatory, Rheinmetall presented an MBT Advanced Technology Demonstrator on the basis of a Leopard 2A4 Evolution hull. [8] This would later become the Panther KF51 . Meanwhile, at the 2018 Eurosatory , KNDS unveiled the European Main Battle Tank (E-MBT), a hybrid combining the hull of a Leopard 2A7 with the lighter, two-man turret ...