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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]
M 109 A3GN self-propelled howitzer, Norwegian version of M 109, in use: 1969-present; Archer truck-mounted 155mm FH77 Swedish howitzer, test unit ordered in 2008; K9 VIDAR self-propelled howitzer, Norwegion version of the K9A1. 24 ordered in 2017 (+4 in 2022) 28 total. Rocket artillery
An APU (auxiliary power unit) was installed to operate the howitzer without turning on the main engine. [5] [41] [42] The Army Consolidated Maintenance Depot joined the K55A1 upgrade, releasing its first results in December 2013. [43] The upgrade cost 20% of the K9 Thunder, 800 million KRW, as of 2021. [41]
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.
Poland signed a $2.6 billion deal to buy more than 150 more South Korean K9 howitzers, Poland's State Armament Agency said on Friday. Under the agreement with Hanwha Defence, Poland will acquire ...
122 mm howitzer M1938 (M-30) Soviet Union: World War II 122: 122 mm howitzer 2A18 (D-30) Soviet Union: 122: D-74 122 mm field gun Soviet Union: Cold War 122: Type 54 howitzer People's Republic of China: Cold War 122: Type 83 howitzer People's Republic of China: Modern 122: Type 60 howitzer People's Republic of China: Cold War, modern 122: HM-40 ...
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 ...
152 mm howitzer Romania: 116 [47] A variant of the M81 howitzer, with performance similar to the 2A65 "Msta-B". Self-propelled artillery K9 Tunet: Self-propelled artillery Republic of Korea: 0/54 On 19 June 2024, it was announced that the K9, Romanian version "Tunet", was selected as the winner in the contract bid launched in 2023.