The New Korean Weapon Designed the Shock the World

Breaking into the weapons manufacturing industry can be daunting for any nation, as more than resources, expertise, technology, and financial backing are needed to guarantee success. South Korea has found several obstacles in its quest to emerge as a new global weapons leader capable of competing with American and European firms.
In 2009, the Asian nation poured millions of dollars into developing the K21 Infantry Fighting Vehicle, a next-generation infantry transport vehicle that met every single NATO requirement, sometimes even surpassing them.
Despite being called by some military analysts the most protective Infantry Fighting Vehicle in the world and arguably the best overall, South Korea struggled to sell the vehicle overseas, with most potential clients choosing American or German alternatives.
Even so, South Korea seized a new opportunity to showcase the might of its remarkable vehicle and submitted the design of a heavily modified K21 in 2019. Codenamed AS21 Redback, it would compete in the Australian Army's Land 400 Phase 3 IFV competition.
The international venture resulted in a mighty Infantry Fighting Vehicle that is as effective, lethal, and overwhelming as the Outback spider the vehicle is named after…

[@stupidburp]

Poland is buying a large amount of South Korean military equipment and there are numerous other customers. I don’t think they are having trouble breaking in to the market any more. In fact they are one of the export leaders now.

[@JvP000]

Congratulations Hanwha - they just won the LAND 400 IFV contract.

[@brealistic3542]

South Korean military tech is second to none. When they take up a challange they surpass it. Amazing military tech and industry.

[@rdelrosso2001]

Obviously, SK is motivated by having a crazy neighbor in Kim Jung Un!

[@MD-KIM]

@@M3rl1n177 are you german I searched your claim. Your claim is false. Polish Army Lieutenant Colonel Stanik, who participated in the demonstration, told WNP, "From the point of view of a mechanized unit, (the Redback) is technically 50 years ahead of the BWP-1 armored personnel carrier currently in service. It meets the basic elements,” he said. NCO Robert Carauda, ​​who participated in the demonstration, also said, “I was able to observe the battlefield very easily because of the excellent visual equipment and camera performance installed inside, which was directly related to the improvement of combat power. In addition, regarding the operation method of the Redback, he positively evaluated, “It was easy to operate because the installed equipment was not complicated, and there were no problems even though the test was conducted day and night on the off-road.”

[@user-qg2zl2cm6j]

Korea is the world's largest technological powerhouse. Korea is at the center of advanced technology that you can imagine.

[@BenyKarachun]

The cool technologies in this IFV, the APS and Spike ATGMs, are Israeli

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

@@M3rl1n177So you trust journalists instead of military evaluators? What a numb nut! 😂

[@donwall9632]

What a beautiful machine! Well done South Korea

[@LeonAust]

It won the Australian IFV contest and beat the Lynx!

[@pauldehart744]

Korea is starting to break into the Europen market now with the war there. Poland is buying their K2 tank other kits from there. I remember seeing their K1 tank back in '90 during the yearly exercise and wondering what that was. It looked like a M1 tank but smaller and slimmer turrent. I think the main reason that they are breaking into Europe is that they can deliver alot sooner. The main companies in Europe and US are back logged on their orders. From what I can see, Korea are now making great products that met what is needed.

[@dabda8510]

K1 was designed by Chrysler, and built in ROK. In 1980's, ROK was actually just a few signatures away from buying Leopards. Carter administration wasn't too helpful when ROK wanted to upgrade their old M48 fleet. So ROK went to Germans. But when the deal was about to be completed, US stepped in and offered to help with designing K1 tank.

[@이이-n4z8y]

Its the same reason why people buy anything korean, it's cheap!

[@cia5649]

not really only poland has any signinficant korean equipment

[@keeperofthefate]

Redback was proposed to polish armed forces and it failed. Korean provided australian configured platforms for polish field testing and they preformed so poorly, that Poland decided to cancel procurment of it. Polish Borsuk, a lighter in development IFV outpreformed it on every stage. However, the nail in the coffin was the fact that Redback is equipped with elbit turret, which is way worse than new polish ZSSW-30 and equipped with subsystems, to which Isreaeli gov and secret services have software backdoors. Koreans tried to save face with proposition of quick fixes to Redback, including replacing elbit turrest with ZSSW-30, but damage was done. Not to mention, that phase 2 of polish contracts with korean industry now is under question, as koreans refused technology transfer and licensing, believing that Poland cannot refuse them, as it already bought 180 base K2s and 212 base K9s. Probably entire K2PL program will be cancelled in favour of buying more M1A2s.

[@michaelglenning5107]

Yeah, KOREA already made some deliveries to POLAND.

[@FarmerDrew]

South Korea is an accurate maverick and always has been! This machine is a phenomenal work of engineering and production.

[@dianapennepacker6854]

People are sick of America's weapon wait times. Also expensive. That smart AT round looks interesting. Germany? Not sure what's going on but been reading a ton of things about their newer weapons. Especially the Puma. I think all countries should have their own home grown self defense industry. I might be American, and do want our companies to succeed but I want my allies to be strong too. I think Isreal is a great example. They build shit specifically for their needs and requirements and work together with the US to make some amazing things. Japan too with the F-2. Oh and glad that the AU is adamant on making their subs at their home. It might be expensive and the product might not be the best but it is good non the less. Don't want to be like Russia and need to buy components with shell companies from your enemies.

[@dianapennepacker6854]

@@Mal101M @iraqiv1nce748 I've been trying to figure out how dependent we (US) are on components as well. How many companies let alone countries have unique components to make a single F 35. TSCMs making chips which needs ASLM who needs Carl Zeiss who needs an other manufacturer who's name escapes me. All for high end chips. Huge rabbit hole, and these companies are irreplaceable. I don't think people realize how specialized some weapon manufacturers are that aren't easily replaceable. Also jt would be nice if NATO actually picked up some of the slack - even their soldiers complain about their logistics. They can work on that. America too on being able to give our allies weapons they've purchased instead of putting them on a wait list that changes with geopolitcs.

[@juliodyarzagaray]

@@dianapennepacker6854 The fact is, from a security perspective, South Korea emerging as a elite arms exporter is great for America, already paying huge dividends on the other side of the world as Poland was able to transfer to Ukraine 200 upgraded T-72s, because South Korea is backfilling Poland from it's reserve stocks with two-hundred K2 Panthers. Already making a disproportion contribution to Ukraine's war with Russia. I wouldn't surprised if their stuff turns to be better. I hope. That just means we're stronger in what is a biopolar world again and S. Korea is on our side.

[@dianapennepacker6854]

@@juliodyarzagaray hehe on bi-polar world. That's exactly WTF it is. Anyhow thought I mentioned SK starting to really show its fangs as well. At least we know they can manufacture their own electronics haha. Don't think you need a 5nm chip for everything. Sad people keep brushing the K2 off as too specialized and crap like that. I feel like the new one they are working on with the 130mm looks promising. Heard the US is thinking of 140mm to future proof our tanks and Russia Armata is said to already be capable of upgrading to a 150mm down the line. Anyway I keep basically repeating it so it slipped my mind so no disrespect to SK as they are doing it right as well, but yes exactly my point. Honestly I'm surprised Poland isn't investing mods heavily into their own manufacturing capabilities. The best time to start might be yesterday but it is better today than tommorow. I guess they need the equipment now and don't want to wait, and I hope the deals are quite good so they don't end up like India. I also wonder if America and SK have any joint ventures. Or who their weapon manufacturers work with the most. Anyway glad more of our allies are reevaluating their defense industry. People forget those jobs and skills aren't easily replaced and military technology trickles down to civilian use.

[@warpaulgundol7560]

Test it against the North first.

[@_Matsimus_]

A well respected IFV that I think is highly underrated! Great video as always by the way 🙂

[@Ookititi_Tribe]

im subsribed to you

[@saqibshafin]

Long live Matsimus!!!

[@NandiCollector]

*Great to see you here Matsimus. :)*

[@kakakiri2601]

Nice to see you here 😁

[@freedombro6502]

🇨🇦👍

[@xroadcedarhill9224]

As a Korean, the weapons developement is very crucial for our country. There are so many fine weapon makers and allies worldwide but we cannot fully trust them. In 1950s, The US didn't provide any heavy weapons before Korean war, despite constants SK Gov's request. They feared that providing heavy weapons to SK would cause war against NK. So SK soldiers had to sucide attack with molotove cocktail to stop NK T-34 tanks. We paid tons of blood because of that. Furthermore, If we are going under situation like Ukraine, greedy weapons makers are going to double, triple or quadraple their product's price. We can & must afford the ridiculous price to protect ourselves if we don't have our own weapons makers. That is why we are obssesing to have more & stronger fire power. We never trust international politics and capitalism that works for us.

[@kjungst]

What a shame, that Poland has to go through the same lesson, and this time greedy weapon maker is SouthKorea. ( ͡° ʖ̯ ͡°)

[@CrabTastingMan]

Do you think 30,000 South Koreans who successfully made it from North Korea will gladly kill their families and friends still there? This is only counting the people who crossed over since the partition by foreign powers, not the people who moved during the Korean war in which 650,000 tons of bombs have been dropped and according to General Curtis LeMay, killed 20% (4 million) with his bombs. This is many times larger than the light bombing of 90,000 tons over Japan 5 years prior, which Japan has unlike Korea, did not thank the Allies for for destroying their fascist government that sent 3 million standing men to cannibalize (2 of 3 million experienced cannibalism) the other Asians, the American POWs, and eventually themselves. Instead they still cry about it for decades until dumb people overseas started taking their gaslighting seriously (1/3 nuclear casualties were Koreans and Chinese, and more when they specifically cherrypicked these foreigners to clean up Nagasaki and dumped their irradiated dying bodies into the sea in an attempt to get rid of the evidence of their war crimes) It is foolish to hate your brethren like this. The now late Hyundai Group's founder himself, Jeong Ju-young, has had much love for his home town he grew up in, which was in North Korea. Nobody in North Korea believes their own puppet government's propaganda since everyone secretly watches South Korean media to the point the government started specifically targeting South Korean media contraband as a major threat to their puppet government stability. That's the entire reason they are escaping. They all wish to flee to South Korea but many are enslaved in China along the way, never being able to make it to Southeast Asia and take a flight to SK from there.

[@piotrsie5465]

Greetings from Poland.

[@xroadcedarhill9224]

@@piotrsie5465 Since Poland gov decides to have our massive amount of weapons, you've become our fateful companion. The weapons and supplies that we are gonna have will become surplus weapons for both of us. When situation comes to one of us, another country will become massive supplier. Our surplus parts, ammo, locally produced SPGs, tanks could be transferred foreach other That makes us the fateful companion. It is very crucial relationship than any other allies. :)

[@Demun1649]

@@xroadcedarhill9224 "FATEFUL"???? Do you mean FAITHFUL??

[@Warpathallthetime]

Korea has honed it's engineering skills with it's shipyards. I can only imagine what they can do if they were to design platforms without politics getting involved that USA and Germany go through.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

Not much difference. Korea has always relied on western technology for naval dominance ever since they purchased Portuguese cannons in the 16th century.

[@crazyjo2111]

@@MK_ULTRA420 Nope! Japan bought Portuguese cannons in the 16th century and they used them against Korea in the Imjin war(the invasion of Japan). But still they weren't able to use the cannons because Japanese war ships had weak structures. and on the land, Korean already had the first MLRSs in the history and much better cannons, that's why Japanese bought cannons from Portugal to match their firepower to Korean fire power. Don't forget that gun powder and first guns were invented in East Asia. Even the first kill(death) by a gun happened in Asia(Vietnam).

[@XGN05]

@@MK_ULTRA420 lol is this a frigging joke?

[@tk9839]

@@MK_ULTRA420 You're a wannabe, a poser!

[@qdlbp]

@@MK_ULTRA420뭐래 화포는 14세기에 직접 만들어 썼는데

[@user-qg2zl2cm6j]

Korea is the world's largest technological powerhouse. Korea is at the center of advanced technology that you can imagine.

[@loveaintfree1409]

Thanks but US still has the best military technology.

[@hjny8280]

@@loveaintfree1409 because US turtures aliens in Area 51 to extract technology 😀

[@donaldgraham6414]

I remember an Australian Army sergeant once making a joke about APC crewmen being younger than their M113s, evoking much laughter from the “tankies.” That was 35 years ago. It’s not funny any more. We have an entire continent to defend and our army needs to be properly equipped to do it. South Korea takes defence seriously and they have built up an excellent manufacturing sector. I warmly welcome their growing role in the defence industry of the broader Free World.

[@SimonBrisbane]

I agree it’s no joke however maintaining National security by leveraging the air/sea gap means long range missiles, bombers and submarines will take the front seat. This accords with the current review recommendations. The Australian government wishes to purchase a lot less IFVs than originally forecast as funds are diverted to the other services and their major acquisitions. They are also asking manufacturers if they can produce them in their factories to expedite their deployment.

[@rossg4788]

They need to purchase the original amount. They sure waited long enough and once governments change over, plans and priorities change. Same in Canada. The Army is stuck with junk again.

[@snowdogthewolf]

South Korea really has taken off as a weapons/munitions manufacturing powerhouse. I understand the quality of ROK weapons and ammunition is on par with what the Yanks produce (top notch). Korea really is fascinating, to the point where I'm learning Hangugeo.

[@refrigman12]

I’m happy to have South Korea 🇰🇷 as an Allie 🇺🇸🌎⚖️🦅⚠️ impressive engineering in multiple sectors, proving by results, impressive results that this Nation is needed for a free world 🌎⚖️⚠️

[@Dmwntkp99]

S.Korea is forever indebted to U.S from commie invasion.

[@refrigman12]

@@Dmwntkp99 South Korea 🇰🇷 has proven herself to be the economic and now unfortunately military power required, among the best in the world, together we fought of communism 🇰🇷🇺🇸🌎⚖️🦅👍🏼

[@skay9443]

Two very minor correction, the redback spider is absolutely not an outback spider. The are found everywhere in the country with the exception of most of the outback. They need food and shelter and they have absolutely thrived in urban, peri-urban and country areas. If you find a population centre of any size, you will find redback spiders. Also, whilst very painful, redback spider bites are rarely fatal, and generally only have a severe effect in children or the elderly. The Sydney funnelweb however...

[@macmccartney5760]

They dont want smoke with the Sydney funnel-web

[@peepopalaber]

What, bites of the female redback spider needs often antivenom or you are fucked. Both the funnelweb and the redback are two of the most venomous spiders.

[@HubertofLiege]

The red back IFV Soldiers check in, ….

[@skay9443]

@@peepopalaber that's actually not the case. The antivenine for female redback bites is primarily for analgesia or insufficient response to other management techniques. Have a read of any of the current clinical notes and it confirms that whilst extremely painful, the venom is unlikely to kill an adult. Elderly and children are more susceptible owing to body mass or comorbidity.

[@garethjones4742]

Worst I've been bit by is a northern golden orb weaved. Stepped on her wile pissed. My leg went grey any I was in a shaky way for 12 hours

[@johannjohann6523]

But South Korea is the world's largest manufacturer of "mega ships" and double hulled oil tankers. Hyundai was first and foremost a ship builder. Only when they had such large profits, and wondering what to do with them did they begin to build automobiles. So it is actually just another evolution in their manufacturing capability to begin building tanks and other military eqpt. for use and export. Much to the thanks of Poland!

[@wimmeraparanormal6581]

The M113 was strictly an APC only in Australian service....except for a few modified for fire support. The closest thing to an actual IFV was the LAV25 or 'ASLAV' recon armored vehicle. Both will be replaced by the Redback with any luck. Speaking personally to the crews trialing this vehicle against the Lynx, they ALL prefer the Redback in every aspect. Fingers crossed....

[@plasmaoc]

Aslav will be replaced by boxer.

[@wimmeraparanormal6581]

@@plasmaoc Yes, completely forgot about that....

[@wattlebough]

@@wimmeraparanormal6581 Boxer CRV is in service.

[@chrisbrent7487]

The Boxer was more the replacement for the ASLAV really being wheeled. Hopefully the government doesn't cancel LAND 400 as there as been some discussion.

[@wimmeraparanormal6581]

@@chrisbrent7487 the decision has been deferred for over a year so hopefully it wont get canned. The Redback is the crews favorite.

[@schnelma605]

3:38 The German Army adopted the puma not the lynx

[@realtalk6195]

There's errors throughout this video.

[@AbuHajarAlBugatti]

@@realtalk6195 *most his videos

[@Ai-vq8rj]

Lynx is for export market

[@johnmat4678]

@@realtalk6195 Too many errors that I usually skip his vidros. Unless I'm really bored.

[@freelancenerd4804]

Congrats to our rooftop friends! Looks like one hell of a IFV.

[@DarkKing616]

It was announced today (27 July 2023) that the Hanwha Redback has won the Land 400 competition.

[@Pincer88]

Correction: the Rheinmetal LYNX is not in German service, that's the Puma AFV from Kraus Maffei Wegman (KMW). The two have similar features but are not the same vehicle.

[@rossg4788]

And the Puma failed their test evals😂

[@jeffsong5653]

For what it's worth, Hanwha means Gunpowder Korea. Kind of a cool name if you ask me.

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

Exactly! Hanhwa (한화) literally means Korean Gunpowder. What a name!

[@C21H30O2]

Korea will rule Asia someday

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

They already did about 1500 years ago when they defeated China. But Korea lost a lot of its territory to China later. But it is all coming back again.

[@FyodorUshakovSuka]

APC weight 40+ tons and it floats. Respect.

[@btbd2785]

NOW THAT'S AN IFV!!! Although I wouldn't say it has the armor of a heavy tank. This and the CV90 I believe are at the top of IFVS:)

[@kriztlumburt714]

Hopefully America busts one out here pretty soon 🇺🇸

[@TheBongReyes]

Well, both are in competition to win the US Army’s contract to replace the Bradley. Along with the Lynx. The issue is familiarity, there are multiple systems and companies that has had decades of partnership with the US military. I can’t say which of the three are superior to the others. I do know all three platforms must meet US Army requirements, one of which is implementation of the General Dynamics’ new 50mm autocannon. I’m sure all three entries have sufficiently planned that part of the requirement. The Redback has, at least, one advantage over the other two entrants. If I’m not wrong, the Redback actually can transport more troops than the CV90 & Lynx. The US Army prefers more than 6 troops per unit as to not split a standard squad between two vehicles.

[@tasman006]

Just a mistake you made the Australian M113AS4 is still an APC not a IFV as the turret is just better protection for the commander operating the M2 Browning. A IFV would have a 20mm auto cannon and up these days to 40mm and generaly armed also with ATGM system.

[@wattlebough]

Commanders still sit behind the .50 cal in the M113s? I remember hearing Lt Roberts in his lecture on his experience as an APC troop commander in the Battle of Long Tan commenting that as an officer behind the .50 cal he found that firing at the enemy distracted him from his role commanding the APCs and he recommended against commanders acting as gunners for that reason.

[@naclworks5636]

@@wattlebough Most of the M113AS4s have an electric turret that houses the 12.7mm M2, some variants have no turret and just a gun mount and shield like the older M113s. I believe then Lt Roberts during that lecture was referring officers commanding units, not the commanders of individual vehicles.

[@texasranger24]

3:35 the Rheinmetall KF41 Lynx is in fact not serving in Germany. Germany has the Puma IFV, a KMW and Rheinmetall collaboration. The Lynx is a slightly simplified export model. Which makes sense, as the overengineered Puma caused trouble recently.

[@TheBongReyes]

The Lynx is in contention for the US Army’s replacement for the Bradley. Along with the CV90 & Redback.

[@gogrape9716]

My Hyundai Santa Fe is the best vehicle I have ever owned. South Korea rocks..

[@hgf334]

They are skilled engineers, their welding is the best I have ever seen.

[@alexandermarken7639]

I have to admit it is my favourite IFV at this point in time. IT just ticks every single box you can think of..........And it bloody works.

[@tomeng9520]

Lets just put this out there. The CV90, especially the later models are far more dangerous than the Lynx, Puma, Bradley or K21 fighting vehicles. They are more modern, the cannon is much larger (40mm) the types of ammunition 3p programmable ammunition is deadly as hell. It can air-burst at set ranges, it would annihilate every single Russian in ANY trench with ease from kilometers away. The weight of this IFV is almost as much as the Russian MBT (main battle tanks). Close to 40 Ton. The CV9040 is a highly aggressive vehicle, designed to control the initiative by staying mobile instead of slowing things down to a walk. Aggressive maneuvering is what the CV9040 is designed to do, outmaneuving vehicles and killing them in the flank and charging enemy positions to drop off soldiers right ontop of the enemy. These tactics have been part of the Swedish doctrine since the late fifties as seen in vehicles like the PBV301 and PBV302. And it was directly copied from the German playbook of WW2, where the German panzergrenadiers/dismounts fought more often than not from their halftracks, allowing them to keep pace with the tanks and also maintain initiative through aggressive maneuvering. A Bradley, K21 and so on is not designed for that type of combat. It's essentially an APC that drops off troops 100m from the fight. The CV9040 drops off troops within 0-50m from the enemy position, or simply drives up to it and let's the troops fight mounted. In Afghanistan it was apparently tremendously deadly. The Danish or Norwegians were caught in some kind of fight/ambush and they annihilated the enemy.

[@alexandermarken7639]

@@tomeng9520 CV90 is an incredible machine and in many circumstances are well and truly an excellent choice. The Australian Army either was not offered the CV90 or it failed to meet all of the requirements they needed. My favourite CV90 version is the twin 120mm automatic mortar due to it's massive firepower. The other versions are also excellent.

[@翠鳥]

(South) Korean weapons are pretty hot in the market recently, how nice.

[@TheSmiler62]

Impressive...Well done South Korea !

[@jimmymifsud1]

A correction, Hanwha only purchased Samsung Techwin (CCTV) and Samsung Chemicals

[@mattkelly2004]

Looks and sounds like they got a real monster there... Future weapons and systems getting scary

[@sirmonkeyboy1789]

Heh, Redback the outback spider… I live in the CBD of Adelaide killed a redback spider in my son’s shoe yesterday 😂 Our spiders and snakes don’t limit themselves to the bush, they’re quite happy hanging out in the cities well. Great video!

[@bulgingbattery2050]

Active protection is essential in modern armored warfare.

[@hgf334]

Great video and content, I really enjoyed it. To clear the air amongst some of the remarks made in the comments section here, I would like to point out that Australia has not made a decision on either of the two contending companies as yet. The two year Risk Mitigation Activity commenced back in October 2019 and concluded on 8 October 2021. According to media releases and reports by the actual Australian soldiers testing the vehicles, both performed admirably. In my opinion, given the supply chain issues that were experienced with the Australian Army's troubled fleet of NH Industries MRH 90 Taipan helicopters, it may be prudent to choose South Korea. Thankyou.

[@SimonBrisbane]

The most likely scenario where Australia will require these vehicles would be if open hostilities with China erupt. In which case South Korea is likely to face extreme challenges with the manufacture and service support their IFVs. Germany is less likely to face challenges with logistical support in this probable scenario.

[@wogelson]

"most protected IFV" can be heard many times throughout the video but the T-15 and the Namer are like "am I joke to you?"

[@richardcostello360]

That's because the T-15 and Namer don't have "big guns" and yet this does

[@wogelson]

@@richardcostello360 the T-15 has 57 mm guns and ATGMs while the Namer has a combat module as well which holds 2 Spike ATGMs and an autocannon

[@wogelson]

"it has the armor of a heavy tank" - aluminum - ceramic tiles - fiberglass

[@faikerdogan2802]

So is that a no ?

[@СергейМогутов-ъ4д]

@@faikerdogan2802 Yeah, it's a nono

[@TheBongReyes]

@@faikerdogan2802 there nearest “APC/IFV” that anyone can say has armor of a heavy tank are the various versions of the Israeli Merkava. It’s an actual main battle tank that can transport troops.

[@faikerdogan2802]

@@TheBongReyes so is that a no or yes ? 😂

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

If an IFV had an armour of a heavy tank, then it would be a heavy tank, not an IFV.

[@bushyfromoz8834]

Land 400 hasn't been annnounced, but seeing Hanwha is putting a plant on Geelong to build the K9 Thunder 155mm SPG for the Australian Army as the AS9 Huntsmen, I suspect the Redback will get the contract.

[@jackjackson3874]

im ex Cav and pretty much been told its got the nod for the Mech Inf, while Boxer will be used in 2Cav Regt and 2/14th for the recon requirements

[@BicMac18]

But RLS could say when you buy Linx we make a good price because you bought the Boxer and we could make them in Australia like the Boxer and i know for a fact the Boxer and Linx have nearly the same Electronic so cheaper Logistik and you need less maintanance guys.

[@bushyfromoz8834]

@@jackjackson3874 Is it true that Rhinemetal / Germany wouldnt allow the 30mm ammo for the boxer to be licence produced in Australia?

[@jackjackson3874]

@@bushyfromoz8834 no they are building a facility in QLD to manufacture around 30000 rounds a year to start with. Not far outside of Ipswitch. There is a lot of new building and plans atm so far already producing 'ghosttbat' uav's etc

[@politenessman3901]

Given that the AS9 is a version of the K9, I am truly disappointed that nobody thought to call it the Dingo - it pretty much names itself.

[@adamfrazer5150]

Good to see the design get recognised and adopted by a foreign military 👍 Must be maddening to know you have something worthy of interest and potential, but not be heard.

[@TheAllstar420]

Its all about the supply and logistics - Australia makes perfect sense as they're a close neighbor with hardly any military contractors, and almost anywhere else in the world is already dominated by the US with their massive logistics whilst Germany is easily the EU's go-to for almost everything else.

[@jt.wojcik]

I love the way this IFV presents itself and ALL "even" German new IFV's have "early stage" problems. But about some less known facts about current AS-21 development. As for now AS-21 "Redback" exists in 4 prototype units. It is important to emphasize that those units are not even early production units just assembled prototypes. 3 of them are tested in Australia (hot weather) and 1 is tested for the possibility to be adopted by the Armed Forces in Poland (very cold weather). Let me share some early conclusions, known to the public, from the Poland tests. As for now AS-21 "Redback" failed field tests. The turret which is originally offered to the Australian Armed Forces, and which is a non-Korean design, failed to work in cold temperatures, winter conditions in Poland, and it is said to be replaced with a design from a different manufacturer. The chassis itself also has many "early stage" technical problems and Koreans are currently working hard to make it work. This is just to show how much time it takes, how much work needs to be done, how difficult it actually is to meet the different market needs and make a modern military product.

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

Korean summer is as hot as Australian summer and Korean winter is as cold as European winter. Korean four season is very extreme. Therefore, Korean weapons are naturally made to endure both extreme climates.

[@CharliMorganMusic]

A vehicle like this is frightening because it can slap just about anything it encounters short of a tank. 40mm is gigantic! It can carry all kinds of crazy fuses, too.

[@Shelorygod]

With spike missiles also tanks will be slapped

[@タコの王]

major tank slapping potential, 2 at a time

[@smallpenis266]

@@Shelorygod depends if a tank has an aps if so it would prolly have to use all of the spike missiles but that would depend on many charges the aps has though It likely would operate with tanks and other ifvs.

[@richardcostello360]

This thing can clap about anything's cheeks it comes across

[@tomeng9520]

Lets just put this out there. The CV90, especially the later models are far more dangerous than the Lynx, Puma, Bradley or K21 fighting vehicles. They are more modern, the cannon is much larger (40mm) the types of ammunition 3p programmable ammunition is deadly as hell. It can air-burst at set ranges, it would annihilate every single Russian in ANY trench with ease from kilometers away. The weight of this IFV is almost as much as the Russian MBT (main battle tanks). Close to 40 Ton. The CV9040 is a highly aggressive vehicle, designed to control the initiative by staying mobile instead of slowing things down to a walk. Aggressive maneuvering is what the CV9040 is designed to do, outmaneuving vehicles and killing them in the flank and charging enemy positions to drop off soldiers right ontop of the enemy. These tactics have been part of the Swedish doctrine since the late fifties as seen in vehicles like the PBV301 and PBV302. And it was directly copied from the German playbook of WW2, where the German panzergrenadiers/dismounts fought more often than not from their halftracks, allowing them to keep pace with the tanks and also maintain initiative through aggressive maneuvering. A Bradley, K21 and so on is not designed for that type of combat. It's essentially an APC that drops off troops 100m from the fight. The CV9040 drops off troops within 0-50m from the enemy position, or simply drives up to it and let's the troops fight mounted. In Afghanistan it was apparently tremendously deadly. The Danish or Norwegians were caught in some kind of fight/ambush and they annihilated the enemy.

[@realtalk6195]

7:19 Hanwha didn't buy Samsung in 2014, they bought the controlling share in _Samsung Techwin._ That was the sister company involved in weapons manufacturing and video surveillance technology. 1:45 You should have stated "Western European manufacturers" specifically, since Eastern Europe had a completely different arsenal and doctrine of weaponry.

[@idiotsavant7276]

I mean… the Bradley is 40 years old. Should be pretty easy to outperform a 40+ year old design in the 21 century.

[@CharliMorganMusic]

Right? Like, no shit the Redback is better.

[@idiotsavant7276]

@@CharliMorganMusic which brings us the the current state of global conflict where the USA is giving away Javelin’s stingers, 777, Bradley’s and Abraham’s tanks… it’s all 80s stuff designed in the late 70s. We stopped building new Bradley’s in 1984- the manufacture has just been refurbishing them since 84. People think the US is depleting all of its stock pile not aware that our stock pile is pretty much expired. Like how we happened to leave 300,000 M4s and 10 million rounds of ammo in Afganistan with first get body armor and night vision- and the general public had no idea we were replacing the m4 with a the M5 with a larger round that can punch body armor at 700m , 8x optics, 3rd gen night vision. We just spent 20 years fighting 2 wars with 30 and 40 year old gear. Now we have a excuse to replace it all with 21century stuff because we tossed the stock piles over seas. 😂

[@smyers820gm]

@@CharliMorganMusic 😂😂😂😂 the Brad is KING 👑

[@stephanthegreat1348]

Romania wants also to buy AS-21 Redback aswell K9 Howitzers and Korean Rocket Launchers.

[@hair2050]

The redback is not an outback spider in the least! Perhaps there’s been a death or two from their bite but it is extremely rare. I know many people that have been bitten, painful yes, go to hospital, didn’t bother. I am a bricklayer and have picked up hundreds in bricks. My fingers have been right next to them and the frightened spiders have never even shown defense, let alone aggression. They are extremely placid spiders.

[@snowdogthewolf]

Been bitten by the cousin, the black widow as a teen. I do recall a burning sensation in my lower back and strange stomach cramping and sweating, but nothing that would put me in the hospital. I guess if I had been in my 80's, it would have been a different story. If in Australia, it would be the Funnel Web spider that I would be worried about. I hear the Funnel Web spider will chase a guy for miles due to a simple misunderstanding, often beating him senseless when it finally catches up to him (which could take a while if the victim is in a car).

[@UnrulyVet]

Nice ride. I hope it gets more exposure.

[@hiddendragon415]

The comments make me groan, half of them talking about the habitat of the Red Back spider and the less than lethality of its bite. Back on topic excellent AFV props to South Korea.

[@hdmccart6735]

Agreed! And I'm Australian...

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

Australians take their spiders and creatures very seriously. If someone said crocodiles live in Sydney, it has to be corrected, because they live in the north not in the south. People living in the cities get bitten by Red Back spiders all the time but not in the outback because they don't live there. By the way, yes Korean weapons are the way of future!

[@st.m2837]

한국의 신형 장갑차를 이렇게 자세하게 소개하는 외국 영상은 처음 봤습니다. 영상 아주 잘 봤습니다.

[@sarcasmo57]

Bad ass. How many will Australia get?

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

129.

[@Alex.The.Lionnnnn]

The redback isn't an outback spider. It's found in urban backyards.

[@liddz434]

We get plenty in the largely uninhabited outback desert region of Central Australia.

[@The_CannonFodder]

It’s also not lethal

[@bradical6019]

@CannonFodder not lethal to a adult , very dangerous to children

[@The_CannonFodder]

@@bradical6019 It's not lethal to children either unless the children are very, very small. I've been bitten by a redback and while it is incredibly painful it won't kill you.

[@davidlabedz2046]

An interesting part of defense tech overlooked in western media.

[@skyson6975]

Awesome IFV!😍

[@jantschierschky3461]

Redback is not an outback spider, you find it everywhere in Western Australia. Letter box, in backyard, sheds, sometimes even in the house

[@Ai-vq8rj]

But australia is an outback of the world

[@ahoosifoou4211]

all of Australia is a wasteland.

[@ewanstewart8011]

Great video on a fantastic project 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍🏻

[@okpush]

The South Korean army is surprisingly strong, so much so that even China and Russia can't sure defeat them. Not only weapons, In the Vietnam War, one American soldier was responsible for 20 Vietnamese soldiers, while a South Korean soldier was responsible for 100 Vietnamese soldiers. Soldiers from all countries around the world said that they were very fortunate that the South Korean military was not the enemy. South Korea's shipbuilding capacity is number one in the world, and the newly developed KF-21 has shown remarkable technological prowess, with the first six prototypes certified as combat-ready without a single failure. Not only that, but South Korea's ammunition is better than it's been known to be, with tungsten bullets having penetrating power comparable to that of U.S. depleted uranium bullets, and the technology to triple the range of all bullets is already in production. And its missiles are already the most destructive in the world, with the exception of nuclear missiles. A missile called the Hyunmu-5 is outrageous. The only country that could actually go to war with South Korea and beat them is the USA.

[@Kampfgruppe9260]

South Korea is an army powerhouse and specializes in artillery

[@Cherb123456]

Never knew, thanks for this great video!

[@thepelicancase1062]

The M113AS4 were only ever used as APC's not as an IFV, also every single M113 in this video was not an AS4 as they have 6 road wheels not 5 and they all have external fuel tanks with the exception of the M806AS4 ARVL (armoured recovery vehicle light).

[@rohbum7966]

finally korea won the competition.

[@setildes]

THe lynx has not been in service with the Germans, its first customer will be Poland I think. Price will win out and the German kit is super expensive, plus they are apparently difficult to deal with.

[@paxundpeace9970]

Germany has the Puma which has been overpriced and been breaking down eversince. Far to many changes of requirements. It is a national shame.

[@Cichostepski]

Nah Poland is not buying it... lets say this is modify K2 howitzer chassies -> its not done well: had a lot mishaps, mobility and ergonomics need to be worked on ( it got stuck in mud during tests), turret is abismal - doesne work when its cold (by cold i mean 0 C) as the turret is Israeli made... So for now nobody wants it even Korea. It faild on testing in Australia cos of mobility issue and turret was sending data from BMS (battle managment system) to Telaviv ... Also Korea is not formal NATO country - it is not using NATO standard data links - that needs to be worked on

[@sdbdgfnsdfbr]

Wasn’t expecting to see myself in the video but ok (3:26)

[@scothayes9220]

impressive vehicle. Thanks again for the content.

[@anthonymuzyczek]

Very effective, very nice!

[@digger105337]

And if they want to sell it to the UK, the " T" variant has a tea pot inside. 😉☕

[@evilfingers4302]

It's a shame that Ukraine won't be receving the AS21, its amphibious capability would be more useful than the Marder and Bradley which both would require an actual bridge or a pontoon bridge to cross any of the deep rivers of Ukraine.

[@richardthomson4693]

as21 is not amphibious. The K21 is mostly amphibious (a few have sunk and needed a redesign) the AS21 weighs twice that of the K21 and its as amphibious as a brick

[@novikov4442]

Of course, to make this conflict more prolonged and bloody? 😏

[@Blackburn6969]

Great video title....

[@waltsears]

Interesting video. The choice to invest in equipment like a new IFV is more than simply a vehicle choice. It takes into consideration manufacturing base, spare parts supply and modernization/upgrade, as well as military alliances and politics. So, there’s much more a company/country must be capable of providing if it wants to become a leader in international armament production.

[@kenkendall1285]

*The redback spider is just the American black widow spider with the red marking reversed.*

[@Ravasempai]

did you say the Lynx was in service with Germany since 2015? wasnt that the Puma?

[@tommcclelland119]

Very informative video

[@mongoliandude]

Ngl, I feel like I learnt absolutely nothing watching this 🤷‍♂️

[@vilmosgrooper3689]

Almost every new combat vehicle shocks the world and dominates the battlefield.....right up to the encounter with the enemy.

[@sky-xw4op]

I want to point out that European weapons have been overvalued instead.

[@APenNameAndThatA-oq7gt]

No one made that claim for this vehicle.

[@Kuhladestkyicky]

For the Aussies a beer cooler is a game changer.

[@kpadalldotablet1009]

You do good work, man! :)

[@itryen7632]

Isn't it scary how much South Korea relies on a single company?

[@105rogue]

It's just as bad here in the United States. Except instead of a private company, it's government. People here grovel and wait for hand outs from the government. In all actuality, we are incentivized to not work hard and make good sagacious decisions but to instead depend on government.

[@MK_ULTRA420]

@@105rogue "Except instead of a private company, it's government. " I guarantee you that the revolving door is just as bad if not worse in South Korea.

[@UltimateTruthChannel]

There are several but Hanwha is the biggest arms manufacturer.

[@ahchx861]

you will need a lot more than a little light tank to "SHOCK THE WORLD" 🤣

[@HKim0072]

The US has consolidated defense contractors. Having more diversity between allied countries is a good thing.

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Very interesting

[@michael27454]

Very impressive IFV, hope our country would buy this great armored vehicle. To replace our aging fleet of armored vehicles.

[@johnaashmore]

"Outback spider"? We have them in Sydney.

[@stephen6866]

They have the right idea .

[@PowhiroMus]

Wasn't this purchase a follow-on from Australia buying the K9 Thunder 155mm SPG from South Korea? And Poland is massively up-arming with South Korean MBTs and doing joint venture manufacturing so South Korea has a pathway to both Europe and maybe other international arms sales to fill the gap from Russia's demise in the export market.

[@APenNameAndThatA-oq7gt]

Yup. He missed this.

[@vladimirpalik6697]

Poland is eyeing them for heavy Abrams tank centered division. They want to put their own automated turrets (ZSSW-30) on them. That would make them perfect heavy IFV's.

[@docstahl]

Impressive.

[@setildes]

Ha, the Red back is painful but rarely lethal, they are endemic in many Australian suburbs, if they were lethal things would be different from a population perspective.

[@postictal7846]

Hey Australia, everyone has owned a shitbox.

[@thomashenley2980]

I remember see my first Bradley in the summer of 1983 at Fort Hunter Liget while they were still in development

[@normmcrae1140]

Between the K-21 and the tanks and planes that they are selling to Poland - it looks like Korea will soon be an leader in heavy arms!

[@powerupyo]

It's so weird seeing so many polish people badmouth the Redback in the comments. Not just because poland bought a ton of Korean equipment and so should be the last ones insulting Korean equipment, but also because the Redback has quite a bit of international interest while the borsuk does not. The Australian tests have been far more comprehensive and have proved that the Redback is at least as capable as the Lynx. Many rumors even suggest that the Redback is superior. This would suggest that the Redback is at the top of its class. Australia has a high chance of getting it and other countries like the US and Romania are interested as well. There are rumors of several other countries considering it as well. But somehow the borsuk beat the Redback in every single test? You're saying that the borsuk is the greatest IFV in the world but only the polish know about it? Seems to me that bias is more likely here.

[@dagwould]

The redback spider is more familiar to users of old outdoor 'dunnies' (toilets) than bush adventurers 🙂. Still good to see that the upgrade is effective against shipping containers! Now, I hear Australia is dialing back its infantry size, and looking to stand-off capability, 40 years late, but better late than never. As an ex-army guy, I'd think that a strong, large and capable army is the backbone. Not only for on-continent defense, but for strategic projection (taking territory as necessary) and tactical insertions in force. Stand-off is great for strategic denial and deterrence, but most wars end with boots on the ground. You gotta have em.

[@Timotheero]

3:35 False fact. The Lynx is not in service in the german army. It was first revealed at the Europesatory in 2016. The german army uses the Marder and Puma IFV plattforms.

[@stealthassasin1day291]

You would hope its better than the Bradly. It was introduced in the 80's but added with upgrades along the way for the current M2 version. The next gen IFV in the NGCV program the US has in store looks even more formidable.

[@raymondrogers3929]

I thought comparing it with the bradley was disingenous.

[@TheBongReyes]

Isn’t the Redback in contention to be the replacement for the Bradley? Along with the Lynx & CV90.

[@setildes]

It's Great they got the order, pity the numbers have been cut to fund other systems and that it has taken 10yrs from project launch to first delivery, CASG fails again, It really needs a 40 or 50 mm cannon though

[@irish7460]

The Redback is a garden or shed spider. Not outback.

[@TheBongReyes]

I mean, the US Army has still to announce the replacement of the Bradley. As the Redback is in competition with the German Lynx & Swedish CV90, it still has a fighting chance to win the contract. If it gets the US Army contract that alone will propel South Korea defense industry into the next level of recognition. Let it alone a massive infusion of $$$$.

[@HandFromCoffin]

Would you say this is GOING TO CHANGE EVERYTHING!

[@janusztracz542]

Yeah, it was so "shocking the world" that both Australia and Poland has rejected redback so far

[@hgf334]

Australia has not made a decision on either of the two contending companies yet. The two year Risk Mitigation Activity commenced back in October 2019 and concluded on 8 October 2021. According to media releases and reports by the actual Australian soldiers testing the vehicles, both performed admirably. In my opinion, given the supply chain issues that were experienced with the Australian Army's troubled fleet of NH Industries MRH 90 Taipan helicopters, it may be prudent to choose South Korea.

[@janusztracz542]

@@tacitdionysus3220 no

[@echomande4395]

A nit pick. You talk about the M113AS4 but show more regular M113s. The M113AS4 has a stretched hull and 6 road wheels instead of 5.

[@Shiroya_Rumika]

Philippines is one of SK largest military buyer I hope PH acquire this vehicle to upgrade our military equipment