South Korea’s Hanwha partners with European firm to build M3 bridging vehicles
December 30, 2020
During NATO’s Anakonda 2016 exercise in Poland, German and British Army engineer units teamed up to assemble the longest 350-meter floating bridge using 30 M3 amphibious vehicles in less than 35 minutes.
SEOUL — The South Korean Army is set to deploy European amphibious bridging vehicles under licensed production to boost its operational capability across water obstacles.
The M3 Amphibious Rig, developed by General Dynamics European Land Systems, is to be locally produced by prime contractor Hanwha Defense, according to sources at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration.
The contract is worth about $460 million and will see the production of about 100 M3 vehicles for deployment starting in 2023.