S&T Dynamics
Encyclopedia
S&T Dynamics is a South Korean weapons, windpower, auto parts and casting and machine tools manufacturer founded in 1959. Its heavy weapons equip most frontline units of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
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History
S&T Dynamics was established in 1959 under the name Yeowha Shotgun. In 1995 it changed its company name to Tongil Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. and in 2005 it changed its name to S&T Dynamics Co. Ltd. In 2006 it completed the acquisition of Daewoo Precision Industries, now S&T DaewooS&T Daewoo
S&T Daewoo is a South Korean firearms and auto parts manufacturer founded in 1981. Its firearms equip most frontline units of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.- History :...
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Licensed Production
- M2 Browning machine gun as the K6 HMG with a modification for a quick-change barrel
- M61 VulcanM61 VulcanThe M61 Vulcan is a hydraulically or pneumatically driven, six-barreled, air-cooled, electrically fired Gatling-style rotary cannon which fires 20 mm rounds at an extremely high rate. The M61 and its derivatives have been the principal cannon armament of United States military fixed-wing aircraft...
20mm rotary cannon as the KM168 produced since 1977 - M39 cannonM39 cannonThe M39 cannon was a 20 mm caliber single-barreled revolver cannon developed for the United States Air Force in the late 1940s. It was used on a number of fighter aircraft from the early 1950s through the 1980s.-Development:...
20mm cannon as the M39A3, in use on the KF-5E - Bofors 40mm cannon as the 40L70K produced since 1995
Own designs
- KCB 30mm cannon produced since 2001
- K40 40mm cannon produced since 2008, in use on the K21 infantry fighting vehicleInfantry fighting vehicleAn infantry fighting vehicle , also known as a mechanized infantry combat vehicle , is a type of armoured fighting vehicle used to carry infantry into battle and provide fire support for them...
- S&T XK12 7.62x51mm machine gun (in development)
- Korea Next Heavy Machine Gun (in development)