RoKMC aims to equip KAAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicles with RCWS
09 March 2021
by Dae Young Kim & Gabriel Dominguez & Mark Cazalet
The Republic of Korea Marine Corps (RoKMC) is aiming to equip its fleet of almost 170 KAAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicles with locally developed remote-controlled weapon stations (RCWSs).
Officials from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) told
Janes on 9 March that a contract to meet this requirement is expected to be awarded to Hanwha Defense in the second half of 2021.
A KAAV7A1 amphibious assault vehicle trialling an RCWS developed by Hanwha Defense. (Hanwha Defense)
Janes understands that the RCWS developed by the firm will mount a K4 40 mm high-speed automatic grenade launcher as well as a K6 12.7 mm heavy machine gun. The K4 can fire either KM383 high-explosive (HE) or K212 HE dual-purpose rounds at a cyclic rate of 250 rds/min to an effective range of 1,500 m. The K6 fires at a rate of 450–600 rds/min and has a maximum effective range of 1,830 m, according to