The K9 Thunder is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development together with private industry, currently manufactured by Hanwha Aerospace. It operates alongside the K10 ammunition resupply vehicle, and as of 2022 the K9 series held a 52 percent share of the global self-propelled howitzer market for systems delivered since 2000. The original K9 entered service in 1999, with the upgraded K9A1 following in 2018, and the type is operated by South Korea, Turkey, Poland, Finland, India, Norway, Estonia, Australia, Egypt, Romania and Vietnam, among others. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Service Status Weapon ClassSelf-propelled howitzer 1 Introduced Year Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category) FAQs
Did South Korea try to buy foreign turret technology before building the K9 Thunder?
Yes, but Vickers refused the transfer and Marconi priced it too high, so Korea built its own.
Yes. In September 1990 a Korean developer visited the United Kingdom looking for the turret design technology that Vickers was known to have developed for the AS-90. Vickers refused to transfer the technology and offered to sell the finished AS-90 instead. Talks with Marconi also ended unsatisfactorily because of the high price requested. The developers then pursued a domestic electrohydraulic driving system, drawing on experience with the turret and turret driving devices of the K1 main battle tank.
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1. Wikipedia: K9 Thunder
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is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and private corporations including Samsung Aerospace Industries, Kia Heavy Industry, Dongmyeong Heavy Industries, and Poongsan Corporation for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and is now manufactured by Hanwha Aerospace.
Infobox: service
K9: 1999-present K9A1: 2018-present
Infobox: primary_armament
Hyundai WIA CN98 155 mm 52 caliber, 48 rounds
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The K9 Thunder (Korean: K-9 자주곡사포; Hanja: K-9 自走曲射砲; RR: K-9 Jajugoksapo) is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and private corporations including Samsung Aerospace Industries, Kia Heavy Industry, Dongmyeong Heavy Industries, and Poongsan Corporation for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and is now manufactured by Hanwha Aerospace.
Operated By: Indian Army, Operators
India - 100 K9 Vajra-T in service in the Indian Army, with 100 more on order.
In Group: Self-Propelled Artillery, Infobox: type
Self-propelled howitzer
View the Source2. Wikidata: K9 Thunder
Wikidata Q488232, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source K9 Thunder (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q488232 (P729 service entry): 1999Quote, Wikidata Q488232 (P729 service entry): 1999
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1999.
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