The IFV is being manufactured by Doosan DST for the Republic of Korea Army (South Korean Army). The K21 is a next-generation infantry fighting vehicle developed around the strategic concept of ‘boarded battle’. The vehicle is powered by a ten-cyllinder 800kW engine, which offers a maximum speed of 70km/h and range of about 600km. The IFV is armed with 30mm MK30-2 ABM (Air Burst Munition), a coaxially mounted MG4 5.56mm light machine gun and SPIKE LR (EuroSpike) guided missile system. The MUltifunctional Self protection System (MUSS) soft-kill technology aboard the Puma further increases survivability against guided missiles. The two-level modular protection concept of the vehicle constitutes ballistic and mine protection. It offers class-leading protection for a nine-man crew against medium calibre weapons, hand-held anti-tank weapons, shaped charges, kinetic energy (KE) ammunition, heavy blast/EFP mines, and nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) weapons.
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