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19 October 2023
by Akhil Kadidal
Hyundai Rotem’s new N-WAV was designed to improve upon the RoK Army’s K808 White Tiger armoured fighting vehicles. (Janes/Akhil Kadidal)
Hyundai Rotem has unveiled a prototype of its next-generation N-WAV (wheeled armoured vehicle) for the first time at the Seoul International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (ADEX) 2023.
The new 30 ton-class armoured fighting vehicle (AFV) is capable of being launched from amphibious assault vessels and has improvements from the previous K808 White Tiger 8×8 AFV following recommendations from the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA), a company representative told
Janes
on 19 October.
The N-WAV is currently a technical prototype, the company representative added.
“Every aspect of the earlier K808 AFV in service with the Republic of Korea Army was improved to create the N-WAV,” the representative said.
Major improvements comprise a new turret with a 30 mm cannon, a new 700 hp diesel engine, and enhanced amphibious assault capability, according to the representative. In an official company specifications sheet of the N-WAV, the AFV’s 700 hp engine is coupled to a fully automatic transmission with seven forward gears and one reverse gear.
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