Daewoo Precision Industries K2 [SEP] designer
Daewoo Precision Industries K2
Daewoo Precision Industries K2 assault rifle was developed by the South Korean Agency for Defense Development and manufactured by S&T Motiv (formerly Daewoo Precision Industries). It is currently the standard service rifle of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. Shoulder-fired and gas-operated, the K2 is capable of firing both 5.56×45mm NATO and .223 Remington ammunition. The K2 supplanted the M16A1 assault rifle for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces since its adoption in 1984.
Development.
In the 1960s, the
Future replacement.
S&T Motiv K2C, upgraded and carbine version of K2 rifle, is under test by the Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command for the replacement. The Republic of Korea Armed Forces is planning to field K2C starting in 2015.
See also.
- Daewoo Precision Industries K2: related development
- S&T Motiv K2C: potential replacement currently undergoing field test
- Daewoo Precision Industries K7: 9×19 Parabellum submachine gun with permanent silencer based on K1A
- S&T Daewoo XK9: suggested 9×19 Parabellum submachine gun