U.S. Army delegation visits Koreaβs K9 howitzer production line
A senior U.S. Army acquisition delegation toured Hanwha Aerospaceβs production facilities in Changwon, South Korea, on August 26 to review the companyβs manufacturing capabilities across artillery, rocket systems and other land defense platforms. The delegation was led by Brent G. Ingraham, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology. The visit included a [β¦]
South Koreaβs Hanwha Aerospace signed a contract to export K9 self-propelled howitzers to Spain, bringing the number of countries operating the K9 to 11 worldwide. The contract was signed with Indra Sistemas, Spainβs state-linked defense electronics company, according to a regulatory filing Hanwha disclosed August 31. Hanwha did not disclose the contractβs value, unit count [β¦]