| Korean Active Protection System 한국형 능동방호체계 | |
|---|---|
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| Type | Hard-kill active protection system |
| Place of origin | South Korea |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Agency for Defense Development (system) Hanwha Thales (interceptor grenade) |
| Designed | 2006-2011 |
| Manufacturer | Hanwha Systems |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.5 kg (interceptor grenade)[1] |
| Caliber | 100 mm (interceptor grenade)[1] |
| Muzzle velocity | 120 m/s (interceptor grenade)[1] |
| Effective firing range | 10 m to 15 m |
The KAPS (Korean Active Protection System; Hangul: 한국형 능동방호체계; Hanja: 韓國型能動防護體系) is an active protection system developed by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and Hanwha Thales (now Hanwha Systems) for K2 Black Panther in 2011. It was decided to introduce a hard-kill active protection system to strengthen the survival of South Korean main battle tanks (MBT), and the development was completed under the leadership of ADD from 2006 to December 2011.
- ^ a b c Agency for Defense Development (4 April 2012). "Open-type propulsion device for rapid launching interceptor of active hard-kill system" (PDF). Korean Intellectual Property Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.