The republic of Korea has taken a new Spartan-esque route with the new winter armor for their troops. The new suits that resemble a certain beloved Spartan are not the only high tech addition to the troops' gear, the Korean army has also proposed a sweet high-tech rifle to go along with the ensemble, more after the jump!
According to an article that recently ran in The Korea Times, the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has reported that it would begin a two phase development program to equip it's soldiers with a new set of battle dress uniform (BDU). The new set includes a bullet-proof helmet that is prewired with subminiature cameras, an automatic temperature control, GPS navigation, and networking capabilities. ADD is also developing portable data-processing equipment to enable soldiers to communicate with their command posts at any given time. .
The most impressive part of this new development in my opinion is the gun. This BFG is a double barreled K-11 assault rifle that renders the shooter capable of letting loose either NATO 5.56 or 20 millimeter grenades. Aiming is no problem with the thermal target seeker and laser that calculates distance automatically. .
An unnamed official told the newspaper that they plan to begin developing related technology and equipment after getting approval from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration A timeline hasn't been specified for the new technology, but the gun has already been tested and could possibly be in action before the armor. .
I don't think the Koreans had Halo in mind when looking for inspiration for their new technology, but according to the picture, the similarities are pretty noticeable. All they need is to stick Cortana somewhere in that helmet, give him a few plasma grenades and voila, IRL Spartan. The helmet sounds like something developed by Tony Stark himself, and the gun sounds like a true point-and-shoot rifle. At least we know Korea will be able to survive if the Covenant somehow materialize and decide to attack earth.
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