Korea Overseas Information Service, The country's next-generation main battle tank equipped with advanced weapons systems will be deployed in the military by 2010, a state-run defense research institute said on Tuesday.
During the Korea Ground Forces Festival 2005, the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) made public the Korea Next-Generation Main Battle Tank (KNMBT).
The Army's five-day event started simultaneously in Seoul and Chungcheong and Gyeonggi provinces earlier in the day.
The agency has spent about 240 billion won ($230 million) for the development of the battle tank since 1995.
The 55-ton KNMBT features various enhanced functions compared to the existing K1M1 tanks. It is equipped with a 55-caliber 120 millimeter gliding gun with increased penetrating power. A sophisticated missile guidance system, dubbed
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