K2

K2 is South Korea's main battle tank. Its current relevance lies in how an established armoured platform is being adapted to threats from small drones and roadside bombs. On 11 August, the Defence Acquisition Program Administration approved a programme to ADD jammers as part of a wider fleet upgrade.

The tank remains a core land-warfare product rather than a drone system. Its planned upgrade places electronic protection within the vehicle's long-term equipment cycle, with work scheduled from 2028 to 2046.

That schedule matters because counter-drone equipment changes faster than most armoured-vehicle subsystems. K2's lasting significance is therefore its role as a test of whether a conventional tank can retain protection through a lengthy modernisation programme.