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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]
The vehicle has a combat weight of 47 metric tons (46 long tons; 52 short tons), [1] [6] and can support a K9 team by carrying and resupplying 104 shells of 155 mm artillery ammunition and 504 units of charges under heavy fire. The vehicle is operated by a 3-person crew, requiring only one loader by applying fully automated control system.
The gun is produced by MKEK under license by transferring the production technology of the K9's CN98 155 mm barrel from ADD. [3] [17] The production rate of the T-155 is 24 units per year. More than 350 [18] T-155 Fırtına howitzers were planned to be produced. [19] 281 have been delivered between 2005 and 2010. [20]
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. ... Under the agreement with Hanwha Defence, Poland will acquire another six self-propelled K9 howitzers in 2025, and 146 self ...
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]
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
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 ...