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The K9 Thunder is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and private corporations including Dongmyeong Heavy Industries, Kia Heavy Industry, Poongsan Corporation, and Samsung Aerospace Industries for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and is now manufactured by Hanwha Aerospace. [2]
An APU (auxiliary power unit) was installed to operate the howitzer without turning on the main engine. [5] [43] [44] The Army Consolidated Maintenance Depot joined the K55A1 upgrade, releasing its first results in December 2013. [45] The upgrade cost 20% of the K9 Thunder, 800 million KRW, as of 2021. [43]
Panzerhaubitze 2000 155 mm self-propelled howitzer; Tank guns. ... Archer truck-mounted 155mm FH77 Swedish howitzer, test unit ordered in 2008; K9 VIDAR self ...
South Korean and Japanese arms dealers are growing almost on pace with Russia's top defense firms. New data found that South Korea's and Japan's arms revenues jumped by 39% and 35% respectively.
A howitzer is a type of artillery that fires a shell in a high arc. ... Poland will acquire another six self-propelled K9 howitzers in 2025, and 146 self-propelled howitzers of the K9PL version in ...
The first shipments of the Biden administration’s $800 million military aid package have arrived in Ukraine. Included among the first round of weapons are 18 155 mm howitzers, in addition to ...
Since the end of World War II, the 155 mm (6.1 in) caliber has not found any use among naval forces despite its ubiquity on land with most NATO and aligned navies using 76 mm (3.0 in), 100 mm (3.9 in), 114 mm (4.5 in), or 127 mm (5.0 in) guns on modern warships.
Towed Guns - 114 Dhanush ordered (18 delivered), 307 ATAGS planned, 1,200 155 mm L/52 howitzers planned. [340] [341] [342] Mounted Guns - 200 105 mm L/37 howitzers and 814 155 mm L/52 howitzers planned. [341] [343] Self propelled tracked guns - 100 K-9 Vajra-T delivered, 100 on order; another 100 planned. [341] Ultra light howitzer - 145 M777 ...