Koreaβs Hanwha brings lasers and drones to Polandβs biggest defense show
South Koreaβs Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Systems opened a joint exhibit at MSPO 2026 in Kielce, Poland, on September 8, presenting an expanded lineup of air defense, unmanned and artillery systems built around the companyβs decade-long defense partnership with Warsaw. The two companies are sharing a stand at the exhibition, which runs through September 11, [β¦]
Croatiaβs government is set to approve the purchase of 18 South Korean K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers for β¬435.2 million ($506 million), excluding tax, at a cabinet session Friday, Croatian newspaper Jutarnji List reported. The deal would be Croatiaβs largest weapons purchase since its 1990s war for independence, apart from its earlier order of Rafale [β¦]
Hanwha Aerospace showed off a new K9 howitzer operating concept built around fire-guidance drones this week, unveiling the plans at the fifth K9 User Club gathering in Estonia. The three-day forum, hosted by the Estonian Defence Forces at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu from September 2 to 4, drew more than 200 military and [β¦]
South Koreaβs Navy has selected GE Aerospace to supply gas turbine engines for its next-generation KDDX destroyer program, with GE Marine set to deliver 12 LM2500+G4 engines to power six ships, the company said. Each destroyer will carry two LM2500+G4 engines, integrated into a full electric propulsion configuration. GE Aerospace said the setup is intended [β¦]
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¦]