South Korea’s military has been using the 5.56mm K3 light machine gun since its induction in 1989, but its manufacturer is currently developing a new evolution of the original design.
S&T Motiv, the primary manufacturer of small arms for the Republic of Korea (ROK) Armed Forces, showed two versions of the new 5.56mm weapon that has not yet received any official nomenclature – they were simply described as a general-purpose light machine gun and a special-purpose design of shorter length.
Hyun-Wook Cho, manager of special business marketing at S&T Motiv, told Shephard that South Korean soldiers use the K3 as
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