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S. Korea to Mass-produce New Command Post Vehicle


This undated file photo, provided by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration on Jan. 25, 2021, shows troops inside a command post vehicle.

This undated file photo, provided by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration on Jan. 25, 2021, shows troops inside a command post vehicle.

SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire)South Korea will start mass-producing a newly developed command post vehicle later this year under a project to deploy it to the military next year, the state arms procurement agency said Tuesday.

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) signed a 55.3 billion won (US$44.57 million) contract with the local manufacturer, Hyundai Rotem Co., last Wednesday for the first production of the vehicle.

Hyundai Rotem Co. had led the development of the vehicle from 2017-20, using mostly local component parts. The vehicle is to be supplied to battalion- or higher-level units of the Army and Marine Corps.

The vehicle will replace makeshift tent-type command posts for front-line units and is equipped with devices to defend against an enemy’s chemical, biological and radiological attacks, according to DAPA.

(Yonhap)

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