Hi, Korea has been manufacturing a lot more equipment itself rather than relying on american made products and its new IFV is this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVefRe58Uvs
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K21
http://dfn.dnmediagroup.com/story.ph...9055&C=landwar

and several other korean made products look to be attracting buyers around the world
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2882876&C=top100

The K21 looks to me a good vehicles but my concern would be with the inflatable pontoons being a weak point especially if they got hit whilst the vehicle was crossing a river etc.

Well, if you're taking fire from the enemy, that would be a lousy time to cross a river.
South Korea's tech has really taken leaps and bounds. They're capable of producing some real good stuff over there and are learning to apply them to aerospace and land defense systems. Really is long overdue. Too many units there are armed with equipment a generation or two too old.

What do you think the chances of it being exported are? There seems to be a trend for wheeled IFVs now but would some countries such as turkey which is buying lots of South Korean made tech look at buying it? In one of the articles it states that the cost is less than the Bradley and Puma, but does not say how the CV90 compares as those vehicles are propably its main tracked rivals in securing export orders.

"Oh I know what the ladies like" -Sergeant A.J. Johnson , Halo 2

Just thought I would leave a few words of wisdom...

Care to elaborate?

Grinding treads, whether effective in combat or not, are just cool. If South Korea has a new armored tool of destruction then let them go at it. Remember they are still kinda in a state of war. So, if any border crossing was done, this fine new piece of metal, with the training of the South Korean armed forces, will put a hurting on allot a bad guys.

Speaking in a simplistic tone.

Sukio, I do believe that I spent 2 years closer to North Korea than the rest of South Korea as a Marine so yes, I think I know the situation pretty well. Heck, that island is so close to North Korea that the local accent is more North Korean than South Korean.
I think it'll be a nice machine. Like I said, South Korea's level of tech is pretty good and they've got some good experience with initially copying American hardware.

Sorry if I offended you, and please by all means correct me if I am wrong, on any thread. I want to learn from other's experiences not justify my own perceptions.

Well anyway, they are learning from one of the best. It makes perfect sense to want to almost copy gear that is of high quality. But I do see the kind of reception some will take.

That thing up there is probably not a copy. The latest equipment isn't. Comes from actual R&D. The previous generation of equipment, other than the K-1 and K-2 rifles, were mostly clones of some sort.
Nothing gotta do with offend or not, but you gotta get it right.

I can't seem to find it but how does it compared to a BMP-3 in cost? Did South Korea like there BMP-3?