SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean defense giant Hanwha Aerospace Co. said Monday it will participate in a biennial international defense exhibition in Egypt this week to showcase its flagship K9 howitzer and Chunmoo rocket system. The Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) 2025 will take place from Monday (local time) through Thursday in Cairo, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Aerospace Co. is poised to sign an additional contract with Norway to supply 24 K9 self-propelled howitzers, defense industry sources said Thursday. The South Korean defense giant is expected to finalize the agreement soon with the Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency, according to the sources. A company official declined [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Hanwha Aerospace Co., a major South Korean defense firm, has signed an agreement to export its homegrown K9 self-propelled howitzers to Vietnam, marking the first arms sale to the Southeast Asian country, industry sources said Thursday. Under the government-to-government deal worth US$250 million concluded last month, Hanwha Aerospace will [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean defense giant Hanwha Aerospace Co. said Thursday it has signed a 371.4 billion-won (US$253.6 million) deal to export homegrown K9 self-propelled howitzers to India. Under the agreement, the company will deliver the K9 howitzers to the Indian Army by September 2030, in cooperation with Mumbai-based company Larsen [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has produced the first homegrown engine for the country’s K9 self-propelled howitzer after a yearslong development project, the state arms procurement agency said Friday. The move comes after the country began the 32.16 billion-won (US$24.5 million) project in 2021, involving STX Engine Co., Hanwha Aerospace Co. and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In a significant shift that could reshape geopolitical dynamics in Southeast Asia, South Korea is on the brink of its first-ever arms sale to a communist nation. Industry insiders and government sources revealed on September 18 that negotiations to export the K9 self-propelled howitzer to Vietnam are progressing positively. While [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has launched an education program on the K9 self-propelled howitzer for a group of military personnel from Australia, Poland and Egypt, the Army said Friday. The three-week program, which began July 9, is meant to provide the countries with a better operational understanding of South Korean weapons [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Norway has signed a contract to buy two dozen K9 Thunder self-propelled 155mm howitzers from South Korea, a show of the artillery system’s competitiveness in the European market, its manufacturer announced Thursday. Under the 245.2 billion-won (US$226.3 million) deal, Hanwha Land Systems will deliver 24 K9 howitzers and six [...]