K300 K-21 NIFV - Next Infantry Fight Vehicle
| Name | K21 IFV |
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle |
| origin | South Korea |
| In service | 2009-present |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development |
| Designer Company | Doosan Mottrol |
| Designed | 1999-2008 |
| Manufacturer | Hanwha Defense Systems (formerly Doosan DST) |
| Unit cost | $3.2 million |
| Production | 2009-present |
| user Countries | South Korea |
| Weight | 25.6 tonnes / 27,000 kg / 25 ton (55,000 pounds) |
| Length | 6.9 m (23 ft) |
| Width | 3.4 m (11 ft) |
| Height | 2.6 m (8.5 ft) |
| Ground Clearance | 0.46 meter |
| Fuel Tank Capacity | 750 liter (200 gallon) |
| Engine | Doosan- D2840LXE diesel |
| Engine output | 740-750hp (560 kW) (840 hp for the PIP) |
| Power/weight | 29.2 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | In-arm Suspension Unit |
| Top Speed on road | 70 km/hr (43 mph) |
| Cross Country Speed | 40 km/hr (25 mph) |
| Top Swimming Speed | 6 - 7 km/h (4.3 mph; 3.8 knots) |
| Range of operation | 450 kilometer (280 mile) / 500 km (310 mi) |
| Percent Gradient | 60 % |
| Side Slope | 30 % |
| Ditch Crossing Ability | 2.5 meter (100 inch) |
| Step Climbing Ability | 0.8 meter (32 inch) |
| Crew | 3 |
| Capacity | 9 infantrymen |
| Armament |
300 round per minute (80 rounds ready, 700 rounds maximum) |
| Accessories | NBC protection, firing computer, night/day vision |
| Protection |
Layers consisting of soft-kill anti-missile defense systems, ceramic, glass fiber, modular & new unknown type of composite armor
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