S . Korean military ' s new tactical vehicles in field test SEOUL , April 5 ( Yonhap ) -- Some South Korean military units are operating newly developed small tactical vehicles , modeled after the Humvee , in a field operation test , the nation ' s arms procurement agency said Wednesday . Five types of indigenous multipurpose wheeled vehicles have been delivered to such forward - deployed units as the Army ' s 12 th Division and the Marine Corps ' 2 nd Division since January for a four - month test run before mass production , according to the Defense Acquisition Program Administration ( DAPA ) . The vehicles are designed to replace the military ' s aged K - 131 and K - 311 A 1 vehicles . The South Korean military ' s new tactical vehicle in a photo provided by the Defense Acquisition Program Administration . ( Yonhap . ) The basic model has a maximum speed of 135 kilometers per hour . " They have superb mobility in unpaved mountainous territory " in addition to various devices for drivers including automatic transmission , GPS and rear - view camera , said the DAPA . It also expects the export of the vehicles , saying the fresh assets are competitive in performance for the price . " Small - sized tactical vehicles are expected to greatly improve the power of combat teams , " Brig . Gen . Um Dong - hwan , a senior DAPA , official said . lcd @ yna . co . kr ( END )