Hanwha Aerospace has shipped a new batch of military equipment to Norway, consisting of four K9 Self-Propelled Howitzers and eight K10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicles.
The K9 is a self-propelled howitzer equipped with a 155mm cannon capable of firing shells over distances exceeding 40 kilometres.
Hanwha Aerospace Romania, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace, has been established to support Romania’s military modernisation and strengthen its defence capabilities.
Artillery units from Estonia and Poland conducted joint live-fire exercises, demonstrating full interoperability using K9 self-propelled howitzers.
With the latest shipment from South Korea, the number of K9 self-propelled artillery systems delivered to Poland by Hanwha Aerospace has risen to more than one hundred.
At this year’s KADEX exhibition, the South Korean defence technology company Hanwha Aerospace presented a model of a wheeled version of the K9 self-propelled howitzer.
Hanwha Aerospace’s President and CEO, Son Jaeil, has visited the 18th Artillery Regiment in Nowa Dęba, where K9A1 Self-Propelled Howitzers and Chunmoo systems are in service.
On 25 August, the Polish Defence Procurement Agency announced the arrival of a new batch of 12 K9A1 self-propelled howitzers in Poland.
Hanwha Aerospace has confirmed that its K9 self-propelled howitzer successfully completed a live-firing test with the Raytheon M982A1 Excalibur precision guided extended range 155mm artillery projectile.
Hanwha Aerospace signed a contract with Romania over the supply of 54 K9 Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH) and 36 K10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicles (ARV).
Romania is set to sign a USD 920 million contract to acquire K9 self-propelled howitzers from the South Korean technology company Hanwha Aerospace.
The Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI) has officially opened a new workshop in Tapa dedicated to the maintenance of indirect fire weapons.
