![]() ![]() The MBT is intended to provide improved performance in the 21st century network battle environment by employing improved ergonomics and digitalisation. Write to Ik-Hwan Kim at Nam edited this article.The K2 Black Panther is a next generation South Korean main battle tank designed by the South Korean Agency for Defense Development and manufactured by Hyundai Rotem. A member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Poland has sent its MIG-29 warplanes to Ukraine in support of the Ukraine government. Poland has been aggressively purchasing weapons, mainly from South Korea, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine earlier this year. Under a broader $15 billion deal Poland inked with Korean defense companies in July, the Baltic country agreed to buy 980 units of the K2 tanks, 648 units of the K9 self-propelled howitzers and 48 units of the FA-50 light combat aircraft. Hyundai Rotem’s first batch of the K2 Black Panther tanks arrive in Poland With the export of the engines mounted on the K2 tanks to Poland, Hyundai Doosan said it will actively seek to expand its presence in the European and Middle Eastern defense engine markets. The engine also boasts excellent fuel economy and starts at low temperatures. ![]() The 27-liter V-type 12-cylinder engine, with 1,500 horsepower, enables a 56-ton tank to travel at a maximum speed of 70 km per hour, according to Hyundai Doosan Infracore. Hyundai Rotem's K2 Black Panther, a next-generation main battle tankįUEL ECONOMY, GOOD START AT LOW TEMPERATURE The delivery is part of the 180 K2 tanks that Poland in August agreed to purchase from Hyundai Rotem in a $3.4 billion deal – Korea’s first export of such battle tanks. Last week, Hyundai Rotem, a defense equipment maker, delivered the first batch of 10 K2 tanks to Poland. The tanks equipped with locally produced engines will be exported to Poland. Under the deal, Hyundai Doosan, a unit of Hyundai Heavy Industries Group, will supply the engines it developed to Hyundai Rotem for its K2 Black Panther, a next-generation main battle tank, for three years from June 2023. Hyundai Doosan Infracore Co., a South Korean construction equipment company, said on Tuesday it has signed a 180 billion won ($138 million) contract to supply tank engines to Hyundai Rotem Co. ![]() Hyundai Doosan Infracore's 1,500 horsepower engine to be mounted on the K2 Black Panther tanks, which Hyundai exports to Poland ![]()
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