Hanwha breaks into US Army market with K9 prototypes

Hanwha Aerospace said Wednesday it has won a US Army contract to supply prototypes of its K9 self-propelled howitzer, marking a major breakthrough for the Korean defense industry in the world’s largest defense market. Hanwha Defense USA, the US subsidiary of Hanwha Aerospace, signed an agreement with the US Army on Tuesday to deliver prototypes of K9 Mobile Howitzers for the army’s Mobile Tactical Cannon program, which seeks to replace aging M777 towed howitzers with a highly mobile 155 mm artil