Army leaders initially wanted to buy from foreign vendors, especially the FN Herstal M240H, but others in the Army and S&T Motiv used the opportunity to develop an indigenous 7.62 mm machine gun.
陸軍將領最初試圖從外國供應商那裡購入現貨，特別是赫爾斯塔爾M240H，但陸軍和S&T Motiv的其他人則利用這個機會，研製一款南韓國產的7.62毫米口徑機槍。