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, sharing most of the components and characteristics. Its concept study started in November 1998 by Samsung Aerospace Industries and

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. Its design began in February 2002 by

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(previously Samsung Aerospace Industries), the

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, and the DTaQ (Defense Agency for Technology and Quality), The army declared its completion in October 2005. The first vehicle rolled out in November 2006, with a price tag of 2.68 billion KRW. It was assigned to the 1st Artillery Brigade of the

Republic of Korea Army The Republic of Korea Army (ROKA; ko, 대한민국 육군; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍; RR: ''Daehanminguk Yuk-gun''), also known as the ROK Army or South Korean Army, is the army of South Korea, responsible for ground-based warfare. It is the l ...

. South Korea became the first nation to operate such type of military equipment. The vehicle has a combat weight of , and can support a K9 team by carrying and resupplying 104 shells of 155 mm artillery ammunition and 504 units of charges under heavy fire. The vehicle is operated by a 3-person crew, requiring only one loader by applying fully automated control system. It transfers ammunition at a maximum speed of 12 rounds/min. It takes 37 minutes to fully load, and 28 minutes to empty the K10. It is often called the ''briquette car'' by military and defense industry officials. The K10 AARV (Armored Ammunition Resupply Vehicle) is an enhanced protection variant of the K10 ARV. The first of its kind will be produced in Australia as the AS10. The K11 FDCV is designed for the Egyptian military to provide

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, reconnaissance, and communication for armored vehicles. The vehicle is based on K10, and has a high mobility.

Variants

* K10 ARV (Ammunition Resupply Vehicle): Baseline automatic resupplying vehicle for K9 using the same chassis. ** K10 VIDAR (Versatile InDirect ARtillery system): Norwegian variant of the K10. ** K10 AARV (Armored Ammunition Resupply Vehicle): Enhanced protection variant of K10 ARV. *** AS10: Australian variant of the K10 AARV. Similar configuration to AS9. *** AS10C2: Suggested protected command & control post variant based on AS10. * K11 FDCV (Fire Direction Control Vehicle): Fire direction control vehicle based on K10.

Operators

Current operators

Norwegian Army The Norwegian Army ( no, Hæren) is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway ...

- 6 K10 VIDAR in service, 8 on order. *

and

Republic of Korea Marine Corps The Republic of Korea Marine Corps (ROKMC; ko, 대한민국 해병대, Daehanminguk Haebyeongdae), also known as the ROK Marine Corps or ROK Marines, is the marine corps of South Korea. The ROKMC is a branch of the Republic of Korea Navy respon ...

- estimated 450 K10 are in service.

Future operators

Australian Army The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army (Austral ...

- 15 AS10 AARV on order. * Egyptian Army and

Egyptian Navy The Egyptian Navy ( ar, القوات البحرية المصرية, El-Quwwāt el-Bahareya el-Miṣriyya, Egyptian Navy Forces), also known as the Egyptian Naval Force, is the maritime branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces. It is the largest navy ...

- undisclosed amount of K10 and K11 ordered.

References

{{Reflist Self-propelled artillery of South Korea Tracked self-propelled howitzers Ammunition resupply vehicles Military equipment introduced in the 2000s

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See also

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