The Republic of Korea's K2 main battle tanks will be equipped with German RENK transmission system, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 7 February.

The first batch of 100 K2s was equipped with the German MTU 883 diesel engine and RENK transmission system. The second-batch production, which was originally started in 2014 when Hyundai Rotem signed an $820 million contract to supply the additional K2 MBTs, has long been delayed due to defects in the local transmission system built by S&T Dynamics.  

DAPA announced in a press release that they have made a conclusion that the second batch of 106 K2s will be equipped with a powerpack consisting of a local engine plus a foreign transmission. Hanwha Defense Systems is in charge of development of a 1,500hp engine for the K2.

The second-batch of K2s is scheduled to be deployed with the Army units between 2019 and 2020, according to the DAPA.