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韓國將為阿富汗任務租賃美國MRAP
【據防務新聞網站2009年12月9日報導】韓國國防部12月8日說，韓國與美國軍隊正在討論一個計畫，打算租賃或購買10輛防地雷反伏擊（MRAP）的車輛，保護320人的部隊明年順利部署到阿富汗。
政策部副部長Jang Kwang-il在一份關於重新部署到阿富汗細節的簡報中稱，“最後決定將在下個月底產生，”顯然是為了保障即將激增的30,000美國部隊。
Jang引統計數位顯示，美國部署MRAP到阿富汗，有助於降低最近幾年其部隊的死亡人數。
他說，如果韓國不能獲得美國的MRAP，該國家將部署韓國陸軍的Barracuda四輪驅動裝甲車輛或K21裝甲步兵戰車。
由國有國防科學研究所（ADD）和Doosan DST共同開發，重25噸的K21擁有750馬力的渦輪增壓柴油發動機和40毫米自動機關炮，能擊落緩慢移動的直升機和飛機。它配備了數位通信，GPS接收器和跨車輛數位鏈結。K21可以以每小時70公里的速度在鋪設的道路上行駛，噴氣推進系統能每小時加速7.8公里，以這速度可以穿越過一條河流。
據悉，部署可擕式/機器人爆炸物探測系統也正在考慮中。
部署的其他設備包括：
*四架UH-60裝有導彈保護系統的黑鷹直升機。
*一個用於偵察和監視小型無人機。
*ADD生產的K11空爆步槍。它由一個半自動20毫米智慧榴彈發射器組成。(工業和資訊化部電子科學技術情報研究所 劉 娜)
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S. Korea May Lease U.S. MRAPs for Afghan Mission
By JUNG SUNG-KI
Published: 9 Dec 2009 12:26
SEOUL - South Korea is discussing with the U.S. military a plan to lease or buy 10 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to protect the 320 troops it will deploy to Afghanistan next year, the Ministry of National Defense said Dec. 8.
"A final decision will be made as late as next month," Lt. Gen. Jang Kwang-il, deputy minister for policy, said in a briefing on details of the redeployment to Afghanistan, apparently in support of the upcoming 30,000-troop U.S. surge.
Jang cited statistics that show the U.S. deployment of MRAPs to Afghanistan has helped lower its troop fatalities there significantly in recent years.
If it fails to secure U.S. MRAPs, the ministry will deploy the South Korean Army's Barracuda four-wheel-drive armored vehicles or K21 armored infantry fighting vehicles, Jang said.
Jointly developed by the state-funded Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and Doosan DST, the 25-ton K21 has a 750-horsepower turbo-diesel engine and 40mm automatic cannon capable of shooting down slow-moving helicopters and aircraft. It is equipped with digital communication, GPS receivers and inter-vehicle digital links. The K21 can travel as fast as 70 kilometers per hour on paved roads and cross a river at a speed of 7.8 kilometers per hour with the help of its water-jet propulsion system.
South Korean troops will be stationed in mountainous Parwan province, 60 kilometers north of Kabul, along with civilian reconstruction workers, the ministry said in a news release.
Other gear for the deployment includes:
* Four UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fitted with missile protection systems.
* A mini UAV for reconnaissance and surveillance. A viable candidate is a Ucon Systems-developed hand-launched UAV that uses a parachute landing system. The UAV, which has a service ceiling of 1.5 kilometers and a mission radius of 10 kilometers, is under field trials, according to the release.
* The ADD-developed K11 airburst assault rifle. It consists of a semi-automatic 20mm smart-grenade launcher, an underslung assault rifle that fires a standard 5.56mm NATO round, and a top-mounted computer-assisted sighting system with integrated rangefinder and thermal infrared night-vision capabilities.
Deploying portable/robotic explosive detection systems is also under consideration, the ministry said.
Earlier in the day, the South Korean Cabinet endorsed the plan to send 320 troops, 40 police and 100 Provincial Reconstruction Team members to Afghanistan in July.
The ministry is to submit the motion, which calls for 29 months of deployment, to the National Assembly for approval later this week.
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