Kia KM450

The Kia KM450, designated as the K311 by the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, or known as 1¼ truck, is a South Korean light military truck introduced in 1981. It is a modern license-produced version of the American Kaiser Jeep M715 truck.[2]

Kia KM450
Philippine Army KIA KM450
Type1¼ ton cargo truck
Place of originSouth Korea
Production history
Designed1980
ManufacturerAsia Motors (1981–1999)
Kia Motors (1999–present)
ProducedK311 (1981–2003)
K311A1 (2003–present)
Specifications
Mass4,680 kg
Length5.46 m
Width2.18 m
Height2,45 m
Crew1 + 12 passengers
EngineKia/Mazda ZB diesel engine (base)
Hyundai/Mitsubishi Fuso D4DA diesel engine (A1)
130 hp @ 2,900 rpm (A1)
Payload capacity1,250 Kg
Transmission5-speed manual
Operational
range
750 km
Maximum speed 104 km/h (A1)
ReferencesKia Corp[1]

Variants
Philippine Army KM451
  • KM450 Cargo Truck[3]
  • KM451 Ambulance[3]
  • KM452 Shop Van[3]
  • KM454 Shelter Cargo[3]

Operators

 Brunei[4]

 Cambodia

  • Donated by South Korea in 2017.[5][6]

 Chile

 Mali

  • Assembled locally by Korean-Malian joint company Wad Youngsan Industries S.A. in Banankoro.[9]

 Niger

  • Operates at least 100 vehicles as of 2023.[10]

 Philippines

  • 157 vehicles donated by South Korea in 2010.[11] Philippines received a total of 1,400 vehicles as of 2020.[12]

 South Korea[2]

 Thailand

 Ukraine

  • To be produced locally by Telecard-Pribor to replace R-125.[14][15]

References
  1. "K311A1 카고│기아 특수차량 사이트". special.kia.com. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  2. "Kia KM450". Military-Today.com.
  3. "Kia Military Vehicles" (PDF).
  4. "News - HANDOVER CEREMONY OF KIA MILITARY VEHICLE..." www.mindef.gov.bn. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  5. 세계일보 (2017-03-30). "[단독] 軍, '北 전통 우방국' 껴안기…캄보디아에 군사장비 지원". 세계일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  6. "Cambodia receives donated Kia vehicles". Shephard Media. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  7. "기아 軍전술차량 'KLTV181' 칠레 해병대에 배치…대테러 작전 수행". www.theguru.co.kr (in Korean). 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  8. "The Chilean Marine Corps is putting out to tender spare parts for Kia KM-420 and KM-250 vehicles". Infodefensa. 2020-08-26. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  9. "아프리카 말리 수출되는 '기아 KM 450트럭' 아시나요". 글로벌이코노믹 (in Korean). 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  10. "아프리카 니제르軍, 기아 전술차량 'KM450' 100대 국경에 실전 배치". www.theguru.co.kr (in Korean). 2023-01-17. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  11. 유재훈 (2020-10-03). "한국 무기로 국방력 키우는 필리핀…함정이어 공격헬기 눈독". 헤럴드경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  12. "'Made in Korea' 호위함, 필리핀軍의 희망으로 떠올라". 주간동아 (in Korean). 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
  13. https://sites.google.com/site/faminacgm/yuththopkrn-thi-praca-kar-nipa/xawuth-pra-cak/yan-phahna-say-srrphawuth
  14. "The Armed Forces of Ukraine are adopting a KIA KM450 jeep". Ukraine Today. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  15. "기아차, KM450 트럭, 우크라이나 군에 공급". 글로벌이코노믹 (in Korean). 2021-08-11. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
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