The Koreans have been busy developing and expanding their armored vehicle lines. Everyone pays attention to the K-21 and the K-1 MBT but Hyundai is attempting to meet its competition when it comes to Wheeled Armored Vehicles.
I wondered why no wheeled vehicle from the West has turned up in Asia. Now I know. Between the offerings from Singapore, Taiwan and S. Korea...not to mention China, this market is closed.
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There is some history of western wheeled AFV sales in Asia, though I agree reasons to expect many more are dropping fast.
ReplyDeleteSouth Korea built Fiat 6614s under license for years. Malaysia bought the Sibmas, which I always thought looked like a Belgian Ratel. Cadillac Gauge has sold V100/150/200 to a few countries around Asia and I think the Phillipines bought a bunch of Simba armored cars from the UK. All these are a full generation back though.