K9 howitzer

Apr- 2025 -

7 April

Asia Pacific

Joe Saballa

India Doubles K9 Self-Propelled Howitzer Order From South Korea

India has expanded its order of South Korea’s K9 Vajra-T self-propelled howitzers by an additional 100 units.

1 April

Europe

South Korean Army K9 self-propelled howitzers fire rounds

Rojoef Manuel

Hanwha to Open K9 Howitzer Factory in Romania

Hanwha Defense plans to establish a regional hub in Romania to support the production, sustainment, and repair of the country’s future K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers.

Feb- 2025 -

17 February

Asia Pacific

Republic of Korea Armed Forces deploying a K9 Thunder during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland. *** Local Caption *** Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 is being conducted across northern Australia from 22 July to 4 August. More than 30,000 military personnel from 13 nations will directly participate in Talisman Sabre 2023, primarily in Queensland but also in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and New South Wales. Talisman Sabre is the largest Australia-US bilaterally planned, multilaterally conducted exercise and a key opportunity to work with likeminded partners from across the region and around the world. Fiji, France, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, the United Kingdom, Canada and Germany are all participating in Talisman Sabre 2023 with the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand attending as observers. Occurring every two years, Talisman Sabre reflects the closeness of our alliance and strength of our enduring military relationship with the United States and also our commitment to working with likeminded partners in the region. Now in its tenth iteration, Talisman Sabre provides an opportunity to exercise our combined capabilities to conduct high-end, multi-domain warfare, to build and affirm our military-to-military ties and interoperability, and strengthen our strategic partnerships.

Inder Singh Bisht

Hanwha Completes Testing of K9 Howitzer Domestic Engine

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has wrapped up acceptance trials of a domestically-developed 1000-horsepower engine for the K9 self-propelled howitzer.

Dec- 2024 -

27 December

Asia Pacific

Giulia Bernacchi

India to Locally Produce K9 Vajra-T Artillery Platforms

India has awarded a contract to Larsen & Toubro for the supply of locally-produced K9 Vajra-T Artillery Platforms to the Indian Army.

27 December

Europe

Joe Saballa

Poland Signs Nearly $4B in Contracts for Howitzers, Vehicles, Drones

Poland has signed contracts worth nearly $4 billion with domestic suppliers to acquire cutting-edge howitzers, military vehicles, and advanced drones

Oct- 2024 -

15 October

Europe

Estonian K9 howitzer during joint exercise with Poland

Giulia Bernacchi

Estonia, Poland Showcase K9 Howitzer Interoperability

Estonian and Polish troops have conducted joint training with their K9 self-propelled howitzers, in a collaborative defense exercise.

Aug- 2024 -

13 August

Arms

Inder Singh Bisht

Hanwha Demos K9’s Interoperability With US Army Excalibur Round

Hanwha’s K9 self-propelled howitzer demonstrated its interoperability with the Raytheon M982A1 Excalibur precision-guided 155mm rounds earlier this year.