As stated in the Ukrainian Military Pages note, the new generation command and staff vehicles will be named KShM K1450-06. Their development will be undertaken by the private Odesa company Telecard-Prylad. The current, "UAZ" vehicles are designated KShM R-125.
Interestingly, the history of the KIA KM-450 essentially began during the Vietnam War and is even closely connected to those events. The fact is that the Korean SUV is a licensed copy of the American Kaiser Jeep M715, which was produced for the needs of the US Army in 1967-1969. A total of 33 thousand such vehicles were produced, mainly used as tractors for artillery mounts and mortars.
In turn, the KIA KM-450 has been produced since 1998 to this day and is operated not only by the Armed Forces of South Korea, but also by a number of other countries.
The KIA KM-450 is an off-road pickup truck with dimensions of 5.46 x 2.18 x 2.45 m and a payload capacity of 2.5 tons. Under the hood of the vehicle is a 3.9-liter Hyundai engine with 139 hp, the engine works in conjunction with a 5-speed manual transmission. The vehicle is capable of climbing slopes of up to 60 degrees and fording water obstacles up to 76 cm deep.
