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CV9035 vs K21: how to tell them apart

Two infantry fighting vehicles that are easy to mix up at a glance. Here is what tells them apart.

CV9035

Infantry fighting vehicle, Sweden. In service since 2007

What gives it away

Seven road wheels, tall boxy hull, compact two-man turret with a 35 mm cannon.

Used by

Denmark, Netherlands, Estonia

K21, infantry fighting vehicle from South Korea

K21

Infantry fighting vehicle, South Korea. In service since 2009

What gives it away

Tracked IFV with six road wheels, a wide, flat hull with flotation equipment along the sides and a turret with a 40 mm gun.

Used by

South Korea

Photo: Rheo1905, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
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