Hyundai unveils world’s first hydrogen-powered, silent stealth battle tank
South Korea may become the first nation to develop and deploy fully hydrogen fuel cell-powered main battle tanks.
South Korea’s Hyundai subsidiary Rotem has just unveiled its vision for the future of main battle tanks for the Republic of Korea (ROK), hydrogen-powered powertrains.
The next version of ROK’s K-series battle tanks, the K3, will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells and feature other advanced tech to become one of the world’s most sophisticated tanks.
I was very curious to know what this tank model would be like.
At first glance it didn't disappoint me, with a modern design and powered by hydrogen, this will be very useful in a battle.
Would make a good second vehicle.
It would look good in your driveway.
Hahaha... dreaming doesn't cost anything, but I don't think it would be very well seen here.
Maybe then it would be better.
Another good thing to have for those neighbors you do not like.
Fortunately, both sides of the house are good neighbors, but I know exactly the type you recommend hahaha...
I think that everywhere there will always be those annoying and undesirable neighbors.
Well you can never have too much for self defense.
You're right, it never hurts. I also have that same thought.
But we can prevent ourselves with other much smaller things than a tank in the garage. LOL
But seriously, unfortunately the laws here make us prisoners in our own homes and we can't even have weapons to practically defend ourselves.
With the current government, we have gone back many years... improving things here will take a long time.
The new hydrogen-powered K3 has been developed in collaboration with Korea’s Agency for Defense Development and other national technology research institutions. Once operational, the tank is hoped to enter production as soon as 2040, making it the world’s first.
The hydrogen fuel cells will replace the K-series diesel engines. This will be done in steps, with the first prototypes featuring hybrid hydrogen and diesel engines. It is just the latest in a line of announcements from South Korea in its broader aim to transition its war machines away from combustion engines.
Next-generation hydrogen-powered tanks
“Next-generation main battle tank surpasses all capabilities of today’s MBTs, providing more efficient mission employment with the latest technologies for future warfare. As battlefield conditions change, more changes are required to MBT’s firepower, command and control, and survivability to be more optimized and to create maximum combat synergy,” Hyundai Rotem explains on its website.
“Hyundai Rotem will proactively prepare for future warfare by developing next-generation main battle tanks capable of supplementing combatant’s capabilities and function replacements. Peacekeeping is our prioritized goal,” the company added.
The new K3 will feature improved stealth capabilities, autonomous driving and slave drones, and a new 130-mm smoothbore main gun. “The next-generation tank will have stronger preemptive strike capabilities using an artificial intelligence-based fire control system,” an official at Hyundai Rotem said.
good technological advancement