Nov 19 2008Korean Soldiers Get New Halo-y Armor

The Rupublic of Korea's troops are stepping into winter fashion in a big way -- with all new threads and a sweet-ass rifle.
The new new battle uniforms would provide protection against nuclear, biological, and chemical attacks, and would feature automatic temperature control. A new protective vest is also planned. In addition to keeping the lead out, the helmet will be prewired for minicam video transmission, GPS navigation, and assorted networking gear
And the gun?
The double-barreled K-11 assault rifle lets the shooter fire either NATO 5.56- or 20-millimeter grenades, all off the same trigger. Day and night aiming is accomplished with a thermal target seeker and laser that calculates distance automatically--a true point-and-shoot.
Oh man, WANT! I just question how legitimate this new gear is seeing how the picture looks suspiciously like someone Xeroxed the cover of an old sci-fi novel.
Hit the jump for a 5:00 video about the new rifle. Pretty sweet drop-test footage starting at 4:15.
New 'Halo'-esque look for Korea's troops [cnet]
Thanks to Hunter, who has Master Chief's autograph. On his chest.
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Reader Comments
1. Nautica928 - November 19, 2008 1:03 PM
first
2. Madgame - November 19, 2008 1:03 PM
Looks like a motorcycle helmet and leotards
3. Gizmoduck - November 19, 2008 1:10 PM
3RD
PEW PEW PEW
4. wesxninja - November 19, 2008 1:15 PM
FOuRTH
5. hollywood_hillbilly - November 19, 2008 1:23 PM
Great idea! Until NK nukes them and the emp fries all those fancy electronics.
6. shut up - November 19, 2008 1:23 PM
Uh, which Korea, if it's North, that's bad
7. Soldier Shrink - November 19, 2008 1:27 PM
I hope thats South Korean...
Its bulky =/ but thats a pretty bad ass weapon =/
Now, wheres that armor they are talking about?
8. JFreezy - November 19, 2008 1:31 PM
I am of number 5!
9. JFreezy - November 19, 2008 1:32 PM
Ahhhh crap!!
10. Daisy - November 19, 2008 1:38 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is an obvious photoshop job. You can tell its fake beacues the shadow's are all wrong.
This looks a lot like the scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max gets dressed up in cardboard armor and and plays PEWPEWPEW in the woods.
11. xenonparticles - November 19, 2008 1:49 PM
Is this a sign for the end of the world? Man, I'm scared...
I'm still a virgin. I will never get laid.
12. Mosey - November 19, 2008 1:53 PM
Hmmm..they should diverted a little of that R&D money to new parachutes...OH, maybe that's why they are showing how well the guns hold up from repeated dropping...meh.
13. GHynson - November 19, 2008 1:53 PM
Blah,..
A KPA soldier with a $100 flame thrower can take these out.
14. I'm a Computer - November 19, 2008 1:57 PM
i love the black and white bitmap. gives a very original 'lost in space' action figure packaging feel.
15. Douche McAllister - November 19, 2008 2:07 PM
The Republic of Korea is also know as South Korea. Thank you Google. You did it again.
16. TochiroV - November 19, 2008 2:18 PM
ignore daisy campaign begins here.
stop imagining the troll and the troll gets bored and goes away.
17. Cyrano - November 19, 2008 2:21 PM
Yeah, you can afford that when you only need to equip like, 100 guys. Rifle is cool, but dropping it like you would drop the groceries is NOT stress testing.
I shot a G36 so hard it caught fire during a 10,000 round stress test, let's see that thing put a couple of mags of grenades down range at max fire rate and see what happens.
"When the going gets tough, the tough go cyclic"
18. lulu - November 19, 2008 4:13 PM
HOLY SHIT!!! We're done for....f***ing done for. The asians are going to get all our money, super-power their soldiers, and take over the world!!!!!! OH GOD!!!
19. DrNecropolis - November 19, 2008 4:14 PM
This actually looks almost identical to the proposed suit for US forces. Of course that press release was sent out like 4 years ago, and obviously nothings happened yet. I wonder if the assault rifle includes the timed smart rounds. You use a range finder to set up the distance you want the round to blow up in and fire through dry wall to hit your target no problem!
20. Willie - November 19, 2008 5:15 PM
Okay for those who don't know ROK (Republic of Korea) is the non-communist flavor of the Korean peninsula. I can just see our soldiers get all jealous working beside these dudes. The South Korean soldiers are some of the toughest in the world. Put them in these suits and watch out especially if they go ninja on you! The downside for the ROK army is when soldiers desert they can't shoot them from the main gate anymore. Won't be as effective with a bullet proof vest.
21. Amaranth - November 19, 2008 5:40 PM
@6 ur retarded for thinking that there is a chance of this video being either from North or South. Its obviously South b/c the North will never prohibit a leak like this considering they have no internet for the public to use freely and they will not spend money on making rifles when they are already broke as hell making nukes with their last resources.
22. Amaranth - November 19, 2008 5:43 PM
@18 It's inevitable as we are one of the largest population in the world so you can start running now but sooner or later we're going to hump you and everyone is going to be beige.
23. Ryuzaki - November 19, 2008 5:47 PM
They're preparing to take over the world! Someone call Austin Powers! lol
24. Tim - November 19, 2008 5:55 PM
This tech has been around for years. Check out the OICW program which this is clearly based on.
25. Soldier Shrink - November 19, 2008 6:28 PM
they cant afford to outfit too many soldiers with that =)
maybe one battalion or something.... or just the special forces at best. even then, the suit and gun are too bulky for a lot of operations. It looks heavy =p M40 heavy.
26. RyanThePerson - November 19, 2008 7:06 PM
Holy shit! It's the guy from Daft Punk! XD
Also, PEWPEWPEW BITCHES!
27. Hunter - November 19, 2008 7:21 PM
The autograph is on my chest, he signed it with a needler. I feel blessed.
28. Derek - November 19, 2008 7:24 PM
Sooo...won't there be some problems with shooting 20 mm nades and regular rounds from the same trigger? Like, I don't know, trying to blow the buhjeezus out of an apc and instead sending three puny 5.56's pinging of it's side?
Maybe that's just me.
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30. hollywood_hillbilly - November 19, 2008 8:12 PM
The one on ventura?
31. SPELLINGNAZI - November 19, 2008 8:14 PM
FAKE!!! I can tell, because there's no Kimchi accessories. And yes, it'd be South Korea of either of the two...North Korea is broke.
32. Princess Padme's Masturbation Fantasy - November 19, 2008 8:41 PM
no, in im oc
33. BTA - November 20, 2008 12:08 AM
Better looking than America's 2025 soldier idea.
34. radlad - November 20, 2008 4:02 AM
Mini-missile system?? FAIL
35. handfullaboob - November 20, 2008 5:38 AM
i think it looks shit. any soldier wearing that glorified leotard would probably want to die.
36. john wang - November 20, 2008 1:16 PM
new ability for allow US to leave - we no want US troops - now we no need
37. SPELLINGNAZI - November 20, 2008 10:16 PM
@ 36. The feeling's mutual Wang...us U.S. troops no want to be in that armpit of a country either.
38. CaptainJugglebug - November 21, 2008 7:38 PM
They need an arbiter
LOLOLOLOLOLOLLOL
39. Nomad - November 22, 2008 11:19 AM
Holy shit Strickland, I think these guys have nanosuits!!!
Those guys aren't supposed to have that kind of technology!
40. Tugboat111 - December 6, 2008 1:29 PM
Should come with a built in mp3 player! Haha.
41. The Lone Shadow - January 13, 2009 10:57 PM
forty first!
42. ME IN Korean Army - January 14, 2009 5:00 AM
kk guys i hate to admit but its true. im in the infantry 32nd battalion 2 division and we have been diverted from normal training to test these huge badass guns. kinda kool if u ask me and that mini missle diverter or something like that is a flare, kinda fail if u ask me but it works, anyway these are not rumors u can see more concept designs in nmd.go.kr but its in korean good luck
43. louis vuitton - September 29, 2009 3:47 AM
Now, wheres that armor they are talking about?
44. penis enlargement - October 6, 2009 8:46 AM
I'm getting one!