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South Korea Poongsan Corporation
K281 gun-launched ATGM
South Korean 120 mm gun-launched anti-tank guided missile fired from the K2 Black Panther's smoothbore gun for beyond-line-of-sight engagements.
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
ROK export-licensed
DAPA-administered; aggressive export posture with financing/offset packages.
Channel: Government-to-government
Fielded & proven
Operator data not public
Status: active.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
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Interoperability
Competitive field
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Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.
Full specifications
Firepower
Armament, payload and guidance.
| Caliber Bore diameter of the main gun or rifle. Larger throws heavier projectiles; not simply better, ammunition commonality matters. | 120 mm |
|---|
Munition
Round type, penetration, velocity and projectile data.
| Round type APFSDS (kinetic sabot), HEAT / multipurpose, HE-FRAG, canister or gun-launched ATGM. | gun-launched ATGM |
|---|---|
| Fired from Guns or launchers the round is qualified to fire from, by designation. Not a performance figure: it is the compatibility list that decides which platforms can actually use the munition. | 120 mm L/55 smoothbore (K2 Black Panther) |
| Penetration Published/estimated rolled-homogeneous-armour-equivalent penetration. Values are open-source estimates; real figures are classified. | 700 mm RHA |
| Muzzle velocity Speed as the projectile leaves the barrel. Higher flattens trajectory and shortens time-to-target. | 400 m/s |
Specifications compiled from public Poongsan Corporation and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-05.
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