Daewoo Precision Industries K3

Wednesday 23 January 2013

Daewoo Precision Industries K3

 Daewoo Precision Industries K3
 Daewoo Precision Industries K3
 Daewoo Precision Industries K3
 Daewoo Precision Industries K3
 Daewoo Precision Industries K3
 Daewoo Precision Industries K3
Daewoo Precision Industries K3

The Daewoo Precision Industries K3 was the third indigenous firearm developed in South Korea, following the K1A and K2. The K3 is inspired by the FN Minimi and the United States-issued M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. It is manufactured by S&T Daewoo
Description

Foreign sales
One example of the K3 was purchased by South Africa in 2006, and two examples were purchased by Thailand in the same year.[2] A controversy broke out 2007 in the Philippines when the country's Armed Forces initially selected the FN Minimi rather than picking the K3 or the 5.56 mm Ultimax from Singapore. The AFP's Modernization Program was attacked for showing favoritism towards a Western firearms company over Asian arms manufacturers.[3]
Ultimately, 5,883 K3s were acquired by the Philippine Army for their SAW requirement. They, and 603 newly delivered Kia KM450 trucks, were first shown in public on February 18, 2008
Variants
XK3: Experimental prototype.
K3: Standard mass-produced variant.
K3Para: Shortened version of K3 with RAS and minor modification.

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