Modern 120mm Ammunition for K2 Main Battle Tanks

Nammo and Hyundai Rotem Company expect to finalize the development of a programmable fuze which will enable the K2 to use rounds with different scenario dependent modes, with airburst as one such option By DA Staff / 07 Oct 2022

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Nammo has been contracted to develop new and modern 120mm ammunition for Hyundai Rotem Company (HRC)’s K2 Main Battle Tank (MBT).

The agreement between the two companies has an initial value of $5 million for the R&D part, and likely more than $100 million if Nammo ends up producing and delivering 120mm ammunition to K2 users. 

“This is a major milestone for Nammo,” said Audun Dotseth, Vice President Large Caliber Systems at Nammo. “The agreement with Hyundai Rotem Company enables us to integrate and further develop our modern ammunition portfolio for the K2 main battle tank. This means more powerful ammunition for NATO countries using the K2, including Norway.”

Initially, Nammo will start the work on integrating its current 120mm ammunition to ensure a high safety standard as well as compatibility with the K2 MBT. In the mid- to long term, Nammo and HRC expect to finalize the development of a programmable fuze. This will enable the K2 MBT to use rounds with different scenario dependent modes, with airburst as one such option.

Poland recently signed a contract to procure close to 200 K2 MBTs, in a deal where HRC will deliver a total of 1,000 K2 MBTs with successive contracts. Norway is currently in the final stage of choosing a new MBT for its Army – the K2 is one of two candidates.

“The agreement between the two companies will further prepare the K2 MBT for the European market,” said Euiseong Lee, Vice President of HRC. “The K2 today is fully interoperable with NATO ammunition standards and the cooperation with Nammo will further strengthen the security of supply both for Norway and other K2 users in Europe.”

The first successful test shots with the new airburst ammunition were fired at Rena firing range during tests and trials in Norway in winter 2021. To facilitate further development and testing procedures, an identical gun with the one used by the K2 MBT, delivered by Hyundai Wia, will be permanently set up by HRC at Nammo’s Raufoss test center.

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