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<p class=”text-body text-muted small”>The CPV (pictured above) is operated by a two-person crew with accommodation for up to eight additional personnel. It is equipped with a positive pressure system to protect against nuclear, biological, and chemical agents, and is fitted with a protected weapon station. (DAPA)</p>
<p>The Republic of Korea Army (RoKA) has deployed a wheeled command post vehicle (CPV) to the service’s 25th Infantry Division in Yangju, located 30 km north of Seoul, South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in a press release on 12 December.</p>
<p>According to DAPA, the vehicle – deployed for the first time with the RoKA – can protect against firearms; artillery; and chemical, biological, and radiological attacks.</p>
<p>The vehicle replaces tent-type field command posts, which take too long to install and dismantle and are vulnerable to a variety of attacks, DAPA said.</p>
<p>DAPA signed contracts worth KRW700 billion (USD530 million) in June 2023 and KRW55.3 billion in June 2022 with Hyundai Rotem to procure an undisclosed number of CPVs.</p>
<p>According to local media, South Korea plans to deploy nearly 600 vehicles by 2029 to the RoKA and RoK Marine Corps units that are operating command post tents.</p>
<p>The CPV – development of which started in 2017 and ended in 2020 – is based on the design of K808 wheeled armoured vehicle (WAV).</p>
<p>The vehicle features command-and-control (C2) systems such as the Army Tactical Command and Control Information System (ATCCIS) and the Battalion Battle Command System (B2CS), DAPA said. The vehicle is also equipped with a central tyre inflation system (CTIS) and a water navigation device for crossing operations, DAPA added.</p>