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Hanwha Techwin Co., a South Korean defense firm, said Thursday it has secured a 260 million US dollar deal to provide 96 K-9 self-propelled howitzers to Poland.
The deal came after Hanwha completed the delivery of 24 K-9 self-propelled howitzers to Huta Stalowa Wola of Poland. Hanwha said the second delivery would be completed in 2023.
K-9 is South Korea's home-made 155-mm tracked howitzer which was jointly developed by Hanwha and the state-run Agency for Defense Development and entered service in 1999.
It is compatible with standard NATO 155-mm ammunition and has a maximum range of 30 kilometers (18 miles). K-9, one of South Korea's best-selling weapons, has been widely used by South Korean troops deployed along the border with North Korea. Hanwha hopes to expedite K-9 sales to other European countries.
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