Hyundai unveils world’s first hydrogen-powered, silent stealth battle tank

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Hyundai unveils world’s first hydrogen-powered, silent stealth battle tank

Interesting Engineering
Christopher McFadden
a day ago

South Korea’s Hyundai subsidiary Rotem has just unveiled its vision for the future of main battle tanks for the Republic of Korea (ROK), hydrogen-powered powertrains.

The next version of ROK’s K-series battle tanks, the K3, will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells and feature other advanced tech to become one of the world’s most sophisticated tanks.

The new hydrogen-powered K3 has been developed in collaboration with Korea’s Agency for Defense Development and other national technology research institutions. Once operational, the tank is hoped to enter production as soon as 2040, making it the world’s first.

The hydrogen fuel cells will replace the K-series diesel engines. This will be done in steps, with the first prototypes featuring hybrid hydrogen and diesel engines. It is just the latest in a line of announcements from South Korea in its broader aim to transition its war machines away from combustion engines.

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[berdie]

If I still had to drive to Dallas every day for work...I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

[bigheadfred]

There is something disturbing with this at a certain level. Planning production to start in 15 years? Endless wars...