Israeli company Plasan Sasa to supply armour packages for K9 Thunder howitzers
Israeli defence company Plasan Sasa has secured a contract from Hanwha Aerospace to provide additional armour packages for K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers.
Israeli defence company Plasan Sasa has secured a contract from Hanwha Aerospace to provide additional armour packages for K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers.
Acting Defence Minister Kim Seon-ho of South Korea and Estonian Defence Minister Hanno Pevkur met in Seoul on Monday to discuss bilateral defence cooperation and regional security challenges.
Under the terms of the agreement, Hanwha Defense Australia will produce 30 AS9 howitzers and 15 AS10 Armored Ammunition Resupply Vehicles.
Larsen & Toubro (L&T), a prominent player in India’s defence sector, has secured a significant contract from the Ministry of Defence for the supply of K9 Vajra-T self-propelled artillery systems.
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.
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