List of equipment of the Republic of Korea Army

This is a comprehensive list of all currently used South Korean Army military equipment.

Model	Manufacturer	Image	Origin	Type	Caliber	Notes
Handguns
K5	Daewoo Precision Industries		South Korea	Pistol	9×19mm NATO	Standard-issue sidearm
Jericho 941FL	Israel Weapon Industries		Israel	Pistol	9×19mm NATO	Used by the Army Military Police Special Duty Team Being replaced by K5
Beretta 92	Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta		Italy	Pistol	9×19mm NATO	Beretta 92SB and 92F Used by UNPKO troops in Lebanon, and special operations
Glock	Glock Ges.m.b.H.		Austria	Pistol	9×19mm NATO	Used by special forces
S&W Model 10	Smith & Wesson		United States	Revolver	.38 Special	2-inch snub-nosed versions are given to high-ranking officers Also used by the Army Military Police Special Duty Team
M1911A1	Colt Manufacturing Company		United States	Pistol	.45 ACP	Mostly replaced by K5, limited usage
Submachine guns
K7	Daewoo Precision Industries		South Korea	Silenced submachine gun	9×19mm NATO	Used by special forces
H&K MP5	Heckler & Koch		Germany	Submachine gun	9×19mm NATO	MP5A5, MP5SD6, MP5K models Used by the 707th Special Mission Group
IWI X95 9mm SMG	Israel Weapon Industries		Israel	Submachine gun	9×19mm NATO	Adopted as an anti-terror submachine gun in 2023 Used by the ROK Special Warfare Command
PPSh-41	—		Soviet Union	Submachine gun	7.62×25mm Tokarev	Used for "aggressor" training and secret agent training
Assault rifles, carbines & battle rifles
K1A	Daewoo Precision Industries		South Korea	Carbine	5.56×45mm NATO	Standard-issue carbine; will be partially replaced by the K13
K2	Daewoo Precision Industries		South Korea	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Standard-issue assault rifle; being partially replaced by the K2C1
K2C1	SNT Motiv		South Korea	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Standard-issue assault rifle
K13	SNT Motiv		South Korea	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Designation for STC16 carbine; to partially replace the K1A
FN SCAR-L	FN Herstal		Belgium	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Used by the 707th Special Mission Group
KAC SR-16	Knight's Armament Company		United States	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Adopted in 2022. Used by the 707th Special Mission Group.
M16A1	Daewoo Precision Industries		United States	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Also 600,000 were produced under license Used by reserve forces, and used in the 39th infantry division.
M4 Carbine	Colt's Manufacturing Company		United States	Assault rifle	5.56×45mm NATO	Used by ROK Army SWC and 707
AK-74	—		Soviet Union Russia	Assault rifle	5.45×39mm	Used for "aggressor" training and secret agent training
AK-47	—		Soviet Union	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Used for "aggressor" training and secret agent training
Type 58	Factory 61/65		North Korea	Assault rifle	7.62×39mm	Used for "aggressor" training and secret agent training
Precision rifles
K14	SNT Motiv		South Korea	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Standard-issue sniper rifle
SSG 69	Steyr Arms		Austria	Sniper rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	Used by special forces Being replaced by K14
AWSM	Accuracy International		United Kingdom	Sniper rifle	.338 Lapua Magnum	Used by the 707th Special Mission Group
Machine guns
K3	Daewoo Precision Industries		South Korea	Light machine gun	5.56×45mm NATO	Standard-issue squad automatic weapon; will be replaced by the K15
K16	SNT Motiv		South Korea	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	Planned to replace the M60 machine gun
M60	Daewoo Precision Industries		United States South Korea	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×51mm NATO	M60, M60D and M60E2 Produced under license; being replaced by the K16
K6 machine gun [ko]	SNT Dynamics		South Korea	Heavy machine gun	12.7×99mm NATO	Browning M2HB with additional modification. K6 and M2 parts are not interchangeable.
Battle Rifles
M1 Garand	—		United States	Battle rifle	.30-06 Springfield	For ceremonial use
M14 rifle	—		United States	Battle rifle	7.62×51mm NATO	For ceremonial use
Grenades and grenade launchers
K4	Daewoo Precision Industries		South Korea	Automatic grenade launcher	40×53mm HV	Standard-issue automatic grenade launcher
K201 [ko]	Daewoo Precision Industries		South Korea	Grenade launcher	40×46mm LV	Standard-issue under-barrel grenade launcher; fitted on K2 rifles
M203	—		United States	Grenade launcher	40×46mm LV	Being replaced by the K201 [ko]
K400	Hanwha	—	South Korea	Hand grenade	60mm ^[1]	Former (1975~1994) standard issue hand grenade ^[2] 450 g^[1] K401 practice grenade with similar shape and weight as the K400.
K413	Hanwha	—	South Korea	Hand grenade	55mm ^[1]	Standard issue hand grenade (1994~)^[2] 260 g ^[1] K479 practice grenade with similar shape and weight as the K413.^[3]
Unguided anti-tank weapons and anti-structure
M72 LAW	—		United States Norway	Disposable, man-portable rocket launcher	72 mm	Now on reserve army not in FEBA area
KM67	Hyundai WIA		United States South Korea	Man-portable recoilless rifle	90 mm	Produced under license by Hyundai WIA^[4]
KM40A2	Hyundai WIA		United States South Korea	Recoilless rifle	106 mm	Produced under license by Hyundai WIA^[4]
Panzerfaust 3	Poongsan Corporation		Germany South Korea	Reusable Man-portable rocket launcher	110 mm	Produced under license by Poongsan^[5]
Guided anti-tank weapons
9K115 Metis-M	Tula Machinery Design Bureau (Tula KBP) – Tulsky Oruzheiny Zavod		Russia	Man-portable SACLOS ATGM	94 mm	Given by Russia as a partial payment of debts incurred during the Soviet era; SACLOS sighting device and 12,000 missiles were domestically produced by LG Corporation.^[6] 226 fire units received
Hyungung AT-1K Raybolt	LIG Nex1		South Korea	Man-portable fire-and-forget missile	150 mm	^[7]
BGM-71 TOW	Hughes Aircraft Company		United States	Wire guided ATGM	152 mm	Fire unit reusable, tube disposable
TAipers	LIG Nex1 Hanwha		South Korea	Fire-and-forget missile	—	Successor of the BGM-71 TOW from 2024, to equip LAH attack helicopters^[3]
Accessory
CornerShot	Corner Shot Holdings		Israel	Pistol corner shooter adapter	—	Used by special forces

Vehicle	Origin	Type	In service	Manufacturer	Notes
K1/K1E1	South Korea	Main battle tank	1,500	Hyundai Rotem	Produced from 1985 to 1998.^{[citation needed]} All K1 are being upgraded to the K1E1 standard (equivalent to K1A2), completion expected in 2026.^[8] A further upgrade to the standard K1E2 is expected to take place from 2024.^{[citation needed]}
K1A2	South Korea	Main battle tank	884	Hyundai Rotem	Produced from 1999 to 2010.^{[citation needed]} All K1A1s will be upgraded to the K1A2 model. Upgrades are expected to be completed by 2022.^[8]
K2 Black Panther	South Korea	Main battle tank	250 in service 1,000 more planned	Hyundai Rotem	Produced from 2013. Initial mass production has been under way since the end of 2013. Batch 1: 100 K2 with MTU MT883 Ka-501 engine and Renk HSWL 295 TM transmission. ^[9] Batch 2: 106 K2 with HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K engine and Renk HSWL 295 TM transmission. ^[10]^[11] Batch 3: 54 K2 with HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K engine and SNT Dynamics EST15K transmission. ^[12]^[13] Sold to Poland: 10 K2 of Batch 3, ^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19] Batch 4: 150 K2 on order with HD Hyundai Infracore DV27K engine and SNT Dynamics EST15K transmission, to be delivered after the supply of the Polish Army. ^[20]
M48 M48A5, M48A5K1, M48A5K2	United States South Korea	Main battle tank	M48A5: 300 M48A5K1: 200 M48A5K2: 210	Chrysler or Ford Motor Company	Produced from around 1952 to 1959.^{[citation needed]} Equipped for reserve infantry divisions.^[21] ROKA received 275 ex-USFK M48A5s; 195 M48A5K1s upgraded from M48A2Cs; 210 M48A5K2s upgraded from M48A1s. Main gun replaced with the KM68 105 mm gun. Additional side skirts were provided, and the fire control system was upgraded to the Laser Tank Fire Control System (LTFCS). Will be replaced by K1 and K2.^{[citation needed]}
T-62 "Tiran-6"	Soviet Union Israel	Main battle tank	17	—	Used for "aggressor" training. Their presence was considered classified but released to the public after the army's invitation events.^[22]
T-72M1	Soviet Union	Main battle tank	5 3	Uralvagonzavod	Used for "aggressor" training. Their presence was considered classified but released to the public after the army's invitation events.^[22]
T-80U T-80UK	Soviet Union Russia	Main battle tank	33 T-80U 2 T-80UK	Omsktransmash	Used for "aggressor" training. T-80U delivered between 1995 and 1997. 2 T-80UK delivered in 2005. These tanks were transferred as a partial payment of debts incurred during the Soviet era.^{[citation needed]}

Vehicle	Origin	Type	In service	Manufacturer/Produced	Notes
K200/A1	South Korea	Armored personnel carrier	1,700^[24]	Doosan/(1985~)	Excludes non-armored personnel carrier variant K200 platforms.^{[citation needed]}
K21	South Korea	Infantry fighting vehicle	More than 466~ (As of 2018^[update]) ^[25]	Doosan/(2009–present)	Additional 120 K21s will be introduced by 2027.^{[citation needed]}
BMP-3	Soviet Union Russia	Infantry fighting vehicle	33 BMP-3F 37 BMP-3M	Kurganmashzavod	Given by Russia in 1996 as a partial payment of debts incurred during the Soviet era.^{[citation needed]}
M113 M113K1	United States	Armored personnel carrier	All phased out.^[26]	FMC Corporation	Up to 400 in reserve/storage.^[26]
Variants of the K200 armored personnel carrier
K216 K221 K255 K277	South Korea	NBC reconnaissance vehicle Smoke generating vehicle Ammunition resupply vehicle Command post vehicle	≈800^[24]	Doosan/Late 1980s~

Vehicle	Origin	Type	In service	Manufacturer/Produced	Notes
K806 White Tiger	South Korea	6×6 wheeled armored personnel carrier	100	Hyundai Rotem/2016 ~	Evolution of the KW1 Scorpion.^[27]
K808 White Tiger	South Korea	8×8 wheeled armored personnel carrier	500	Hyundai Rotem/2016 ~	The ROK Army has selected Hyundai Rotem over the Samsung Techwin and Doosan DST consortium as the preferred bidder for 600 wheeled armored vehicles. To enter service between 2017 and 2023.^[27]
K808 White Tiger	South Korea	8×8 command post vehicles (CPVs)	27 (As of 2023)^[28]	Hyundai Rotem/2023 ~	600 ordered in 2023, to be delivered between 2023 until 2029.^[28]
KM900 / 901 (Fiat 6614)	South Korea Italy	4×4 wheeled armored personnel carrier	All phased out ^[29]	Asia Motors/1977~1985	Produced 482 KM900/901 wheeled APCs under license.^[24] Some in reserve/storage.^{[citation needed]}
Barracuda (TM-170)	South Korea West Germany	4×4 wheeled armored personnel carrier	10	Doosan DST	Being used by United Nations peacekeepers.^{[citation needed]}
MaxxPro	United States	4×4 MRAP	10	International Truck	Used by the Korean special forces in Afghanistan.^[30]
K151 Raycolt	South Korea	4×4 armored car	> 2,000	Kia Motors	^[31]

Vehicle	Origin	Type	In service	Manufacturer	Notes
K1 AVLB	South Korea	Armored vehicle launched bridge	70	Hyundai Mobis	Based on the MBT K1 chassis.^{[citation needed]}
K1 ARV	South Korea	Armored recovery vehicle	150	Hyundai Mobis	Based on the MBT K1 chassis. More in production.^[32]
K600 CEV	South Korea	Combat engineering vehicle		Hyundai Rotem	Based on the MBT K1 chassis.^[33]
K288	South Korea	Armored recovery vehicle		Doosan DST	Based on the APC K200 chassis.^{[citation needed]}
K21 ARV	South Korea	Armored recovery vehicle		Doosan DST	Based on the IFV K21 chassis.^{[citation needed]}
KM9 ACE	United States South Korea	Armored combat earthmover	207^[34]	Samsung Techwin	These were made under licence in South Korea by Samsung Techwin.^[34]
M3K Amphibious Rig	Germany South Korea	Amphibious bridging vehicle		Hanwha Aerospace	110 ordered in 2021 delivered from 2024 to 2027^[35] Produced under license by Hanwha Aerospace.^{[citation needed]}
Keiler	Germany	Mine clearing vehicle	1^[36]	Rheinmetall Landsysteme	Based on a modified M48 chassis.^{[citation needed]}
Rhino	Germany	Mine clearing vehicle	3^[36]	Rheinmetall Landsysteme
Mine Breaker 2000	Germany	Mine clearing vehicle	1^[36]	Rheinmetall Landsysteme
Aardvark Mk4	United Kingdom	Mine clearing vehicle	2^[36]	Aardvark Clear Mine Ltd.

List of equipment of the Republic of Korea Army

Small arms

Tanks

Armored fighting vehicles

Tracked

Wheeled

Engineering vehicles

Logistics and utility vehicles

Communication equipment

Radar systems

Optics and night sight systems

Artillery

Mortars

Towed artillery (4,400)

Self propelled artillery (3,300)

Rocket artillery (2,408)

Air defense

Surface-to-surface missile

Coastal patrol vessel

Aircraft

Auxiliary systems

Future equipment

Small arms

Logistics

References

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Vehicle ^[37]^[38]	Image	Origin	Type^[37]^[38]	Payload	Quantity	Manufacturer
Variants of the K131
K131 K132 K133 KM422 KM424 KM426	K131	South Korea	4x4 utility vehicle Bulletproof utility vehicle NBC reconnaissance Tow missile launcher carrier 106mm recoilless rifle carrier 40 mm grenade launcher	1⁄4 ton (off-road)	7,866^[39]	Kia Motors
Variants of the K311
K311 K301 K312 K313 K314 K315 K316 K317 K318 K319 Box car		South Korea	4x4 utility vehicle Combat food supply Ambulance Shop van Signals vehicle Secret code NBC reconnaissance Biological reconnaissance Smoke generating vehicle Bulletproof FDC, UAV, communication	11⁄4 ton (off-road)	13,170^[39]	Kia Motors
Variants of the K511
K511 K512 K513 K514 K515 K516 K517 K518 K519 K606 Box car		South Korea	6x6 cargo truck Shop van Fuel tanker Fire direction center vehicle Water tanker secret code long bed Bulletproof cargo combat food supply hydraulic crane UAV, communication, PX	21⁄2 ton (off-road)	18,972^[39]	Kia Motors
Variants of the K711
K711 K712 K713 K714 K715 K716 K717 K718 K719 K720 K721 Box car		South Korea	6x6 cargo truck Wrecker Dump truck K136 Kooryoung Tractor Expandable van Spare parts van Floating bridge Ribbon bridge Long bed cargo decontamination Radar, water filter, etc.	5 ton (off-road)	10,563^[39]	Kia Motors

Vehicle	Origin	Type	Payload	Quantity	Manufacturer	Notes
K912	South Korea	8x8 wrecker			Kia Motors	KM1001 Wrecker for disposal of large & modernized equipment exceeding operating capacity of the KM502 (K711 variant) Wrecker
K915	South Korea	8x8 tractor	60 ~ 100 ton		Kia Motors	KM1002 Tractor for transportation of large-heavy equipment such as tanks and armored vehicles
K917	South Korea	8x8 cargo truck	15 ton		Kia Motors
Hyundai Trago	South Korea	6x4 tractor	100 ton		Hyundai Motors	Military-equipped civilian vehicles
HEMTT A4	United States	MLRS resupply		58	Oshkosh Corp.
Unimog	Germany	Snowplow vehicle		34^[40]	Mercedes-Benz
K532 K533 K534	Sweden South Korea	Mortar carrier Electronic warfare Signals vehicle		≈500^[41]	Kia Motors	The Hagglunds BV206 was built in Korea under license by Kia Motors.^[41]

Equipment^[42]	Origin	Type^[42]	Manufacturer^[42]	Frequency^[42]	Notes^[42]
PRC-85K	South Korea	Walkie-talkie	LIG Nex1 (formerly LG Precision)	VHF/FM	Slowly being retired
PRC-96K	South Korea	Walkie-talkie	LIG Nex1 (formerly LG Precision)	VHF/FM	Standard-issue
PRC-77K	United States South Korea	Portable transceiver	LIG Nex1 (formerly LG Precision)	VHF/FM	Produced under license. Mainly used by the Republic of Korea Reserve Forces
PRC-999K	South Korea	Portable transceiver	LIG Nex1 (formerly LG Precision)	VHF/FM	Standard-issue
ARC-900K	South Korea	Aircraft transceiver	LIG Nex1 (formerly LG Precision)	VHF/FM
KTA-312	United States South Korea	Field telephone		corded	Produced under license; slowly being retired
TA-512K	South Korea	Field telephone		corded	Standard-issue
AN/PRC-950K	South Korea	Portable transceiver	Huneed	HF/AM
AN/VRC-950K	South Korea	Vehicle transceiver	Huneed	HF/AM
VRC-946K	South Korea	Vehicle transceiver (jeep)	Huneed	VHF/FM
VRC-947K	South Korea	Vehicle transceiver (truck)	Huneed	VHF/FM
VRC-949K	South Korea	Vehicle transceiver (tank)	Huneed	VHF/FM
VRC-964K	South Korea	Vehicle transceiver (armored vehicle)	Huneed	VHF/FM
KAN/GRC-512(V)	South Korea	Multi-channel radio	Huneed	UHF
SPIDER	South Korea	2nd generation tactical communication system^[43]	Samsung Electronics		The SPIDER system can transmit only still images and voice data.^[44]
TICN	South Korea	3rd generation tactical communication system^[43]	Samsung Thales, LIG Nex1 and Huneed consortium^[45]
TMMR	South Korea	Tactical multiband multirole radio	LIG Nex1 (formerly LG Precision)	HF/VHF/UHF
PRC-821K	South Korea	Tactical satellite (TACSAT) radio	Samsung Thales	Satellite
TSC-791K	South Korea	Mobile and tactical military satellite communication system	LIG Nex1 (formerly LG Precision)	Satellite

Model	Origin	Type	Manufacturer	Deployment	Quantity	Notes
Low Altitude Surveillance Radars
TPS-830K	South Korea	Mobile short range air search radar	LIG Nex1 (formerly LG Precision)	1994~^[46]	54^[47]	Use supports KM167A3 Vulcan, K263A1 Chungung and Oerlikon GDF
FPS-303K	South Korea	Medium range air search radar	LIG Nex1 (formerly LG Precision)	2014~16^[48]		3D AESA radar connected to early warning and command & control systems, which enhances the ability to detect and track targets at low altitudes^[48]
High Altitude Surveillance Radars
TPS-880K	South Korea	Local air defense radar	LIG Nex1 (formerly LG Precision)	2018~^[49]		3D AESA radar that performs high and low-altitude surveillance and detects unmanned aerial vehicles and combat aircraft^[49]
Artillery/Rocket-Locating Radars
TPQ-74K Sky mirror	South Korea	Counter-battery AESA radar	LIG Nex1 (formerly LG Precision)	2018~^[50]	~20 ^[51]	The new TPQ-74K has 30~40% greater detection radius and continuous operating time than the existing Korean-licensed Swedish ARTHUR-K radar systems. Arthur-K has effective detection range of 40 km, while the new system has range of over 60 km. It can also operate continuously for eight hours, compared to Arthur-K's 6 hours. Merely two radars will allow undisturbed operation for 365 days.^[52]
AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder	United States	Counter-battery radar	Raytheon	1996^[50]	10^[50]
AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder	United States	Counter-battery radar	Raytheon	1996^[50]	5^[50]
Saab ARTHUR-K	Sweden South Korea	Counter-battery radar	LIG Nex1 (formerly LG Precision)	2009~^[50]	8^[50]	The ARTHUR-K was built in Korea under license by LIG Nex1.^[53]^[54]