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| Development for Amphibious Light Tank |

( May 11, 2021 )

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Following years of development, the Pansätamobilkanon 100 amphibious light tank designed to replace the Pansätamobilkanon 95 is already expected to enter service.

The PMK-100 is an amphibious light tank to be in use by the Amphibious Corps of the Navy, planned to replace the aging PMK-95 that has surpassed its service life by years. Field experiments proved the new armored fighting vehicle to be reliable and to meet the criteria the Amphibious Corps and Defense Force specifically asked for. The new vehicle is expected to already be put into service later this year as already 80 have been ordered from factories.

The PMK-100 is a result of the 'Amphibious Armored Program' that was started in the late 90s by military officials to replace the already aging PMK-95. The new tank was developed by Kägglund and Svera, with help from Neuewlander contractors such as Asgan Automotives to develop some parts of the tank. The new tank will have a 100 mm hypervelocity gun with composite armor and a fuel-efficient 1567K engine from Asgan. The armored corps of the land forces have also shown interest in adopting another variant of the tank for the land forces, but it has yet to be confirmed.

The first batch of orders are expected to arrive by late September or early November, with the adoption process ending by early next year as the new tank crews familiarize themselves with the new AFV. The PMK-95 problem has come to an end, ending with a new tank ready for service.