![]() ![]() The K-2 Black Panther tank is a follow-on to the country's K1 unit. The tank will be a main battle tank of the highest technical level all over the world. Important considerations in the tank are battle management system, automatic tracking system, automatic ammuition loading system, active defense system (soft-kill and hard-kill), navigation system, semi-active suspension unit, NBC overpressure system etc. The Korean Future Main Battle Tank was developed as a indigenous tank to meet 21C digital battle field on the basis of development experiences of K1 and K1A1 tank. The ADD ran the $230 million program with an industry team of about 20 domestic defense firms led by Rotem. The Agency for Defense Development and Rotem, an affiliate of the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, invested W200 billion over 12 years in development of the tank. South Korea's next-generation tanks, code named "XK2" and nicknamed "Black Panther, were first seen during an unveiling ceremony in Changwon, southeast of Seoul, Friday, March 2, 2007. New armor and sensor system are intended to be comparable to the M1A2 and LeClerc. ![]() It will be fitted with German MTU 1500 hp Europowerpack for the engine, and a new 120mm cannon with autoloader. The K2 Main Battle Tank is a next generation of main battle tank to replace the older K1 and American M47/M48 tanks. A licensed copy called the MITUP Altay is being debuted in Turkey, although it features a Turkish-designed turret. The K2 has not had much success as an export because of its prohibitive cost. The high price reflects the cost of domestically-made components, such as the engine from Doosan Infracore and transmission from S&T corporation, which raised the price and delayed production. The tank features a 120mm 55 caliber smoothbore gun capable of firing 40 rounds. ![]() It is difficult to say whether the price is accurate but the tank's features and armaments are rather impressive. For comparison's sake, the new T-14 Armata Russian tank costs $3.7 million, and the US-made M1A2 Abrams costs $4.3 million. The K2 costs around $8.5 million per unit. Initially, 680 such tanks were planned for the country's army as of 2016 the number had been reduced to 390. The K2 is an improvement over South Korea's K1 tank, wich was designed by companies including General Dynamics and produced using many imported parts. ![]()
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