K21: South Korean IFV

It is designed to effectively defeat other IFVs as heavily armed and armored as the BMP-3.
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A replacement for the South Korean K200-series infantry fighting vehicles, formerly designated as K300 or XK21 KNIFV, is currently called the #K21. The initial production was set for 2008, with the Republic of Korea Army planning to field approximately 466 units.

Type: Infantry fighting vehicle (#IFV)
Place of origin: South Korea

Designer: Agency for Defense Development
Designed: 1999-2008
Manufacturer: Hanwha Defense Systems (formerly Doosan DST)
Unit cost: $3.2 million
Produced: 2009-present

Weight: 25.6 t (25.2 long tons; 28.2 short tons)
Length: 6.9 m
Width: 3.4 m
Height: 2.6 m
Crew: 3 crew + 9 passengers

Armor:
2519 aluminium alloy chassis. Layers consisting of S2 glass fiber reinforced Al2O3 ceramic armor
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)

Main Armament:
K-40 40 mm Autocannon
700 round maximum, 80 round basic
Two Hyungung ATGM launchers (planned)

Secondary Armament:
7.62 mm M60 MG

Engine:
Doosan- D2840LXE diesel
740 hp (840 hp for the PIP)

Power/weight: 29.2 hp/tonne
Suspension: In-arm Suspension Unit
Operational Range: 500 km

Speed:
70 km/h (road)
40 km/h (cross-country)
7 km/h (water)
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