While the Cold War mentality is still heavily present in the Korean Army, there is a growing desire for the modernization of equipment our standard infantry uses. Dubbed the KFSP, the future soldier program will be conducted in several phases in order to provide modernization but to not reduce effectiveness or readiness.

For weapon systems, a major overhaul will be conducted to improve our combat capabilities. The K2 will finally be replaced by the G95A1 (HK416 A8) which will be designated as the K95, and we will also have the G95KA1 (Short-barreled carbine version of the HK416 A8) which will be designated as the K95C1 which will replace the K2C1. As part of this upgrade, we will also be introducing the K95M which is the M27 IAR and provides us a squad automatic rifle for our squadron use. Furthering our deal with H&K, we will also be using the MG5 to replace the M60 within our squads and will be designated as the K16. All of these guns will be produced locally by SNT Motiv as part of the contract.

In another contract which we plan to sign with Sig Sauer, we will be replacing the K5 with the M17 and M18 which will be designated as the K17 and K18 respectfully. We will also be replacing the K7 and K1A with the Sig MPX and Sig MCX which will be designated as the K8 and K9 respectfully. Like the HK contract, the Sig Sauer weapons will be produced locally by SNT Motiv. While the original guns by SNT Motiv will still be produced for the civilian market, it was determined that an indigenous developed gun would be very costly for something on-par with what is already being used by allies.

In addition there is a desperate need for more body armor for our troops. After conducting extensive testing, it has been determined that we will sign a contract with Agilite and Marom Dolphin for the domestic production of their infantry protective equipment. This includes full kits of the K19 and K0 from Agilite and the Fusion System and the Micro Fusion System from Marom Dolphin. This should be a critical upgrade for our troops with the systems from Marom Dolphin being provided to the conscripts and general infantry, and the Agilite vests being provided to our Special Forces. We will be purchasing over 150,000 in total units to supply to our armed forces while also making sure there are several extras in inventory as we will be deploying over 400,000 units in the future. Our plan is for the 400,000 units to be fully equipped for all soldiers using them, providing them with the best equipment we can source. We will also be updating our helmets to a domestically sourced ECH variant that will become standard issue for soldiers with the option for standard or high cut versions.

Another phase of the program will an integrated combat head/eye device. While we plan to have a version of the integrated combat device in a mobile platform that mounts on the front of the plate carrier, we would like to eventually migrate this to be integrated into the helmet. For now, all of our soldiers will have access to the ICS through the mobile devices, which will be integrated with our other equipment. this will ensure our soldiers are able to stay in communication with each other. In order to prevent theft, it will require the fingerprints of the soldier to operate, and it will monitor their heartbeat, shutting off if the person is dead. There will also be remote switch offs from command as another failsafe.

We hope these initiatives will better prepare our soldiers for any potential conflicts that should arise.