Mottrol/Horstman Hydropneumatic Suspension Unit (HSU) Travel distance: ≤ 275 mm Dead weight: 40 - 45 kN
Ground clearance
410 mm (16 in)
Fuel capacity
850 L (225 U.S. gal)
Operational range
360 km (220 mi)
Maximum speed
67 km/h (42 mph)
The K9 Thunder is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and private corporations including Dongmyeong Heavy Industries, Kia Heavy Industry, Poongsan Corporation, and Samsung Aerospace Industries for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces, and is now manufactured by Hanwha Aerospace.[3] K9 howitzers operate in groups with the K10 Ammunition Resupply Vehicle variant.[5][6]
The entire K9 fleet operated by the ROK Armed Forces is now undergoing upgrades to K9A1, and a further upgrade variant K9A2 is being tested for production. As of 2022, the K9 series has had a 52% share of the global self-propelled howitzer market, including wheeled vehicles, since the year 2000.[5][6]
^[46회 무삭제 확장판] 세계 자주포 시장을 석권하다, K-9 자주포 ㅣ 뉴스멘터리 전쟁과 사람 / YTN2 (in Korean). YTN. 3 July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021.
^Hanwha, Kongsberg team up to bolster Australia's K9 howitzers. C4ISRNET. 13 November 2020.
^ ab"Hanwha Defense K9 Self-propelled Howitzer". Hanwha Defense. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^자주포 K9, 미국 자주포 사거리 연장 사업까지 가능할까...?!ㅣK-방산 팩트체크 5편 [프파S], 8 November 2022, retrieved 5 December 2022
^ abKim Minseok (6 March 2022). "8년전 우크라 때리자 꽂혔다...세계최강 K9자주포 진화 이유 [김민석 배틀그라운드]". JoongAng Ilbo. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
^ ab"한화그룹, 대우조선해양 인수로 국내 유일 육·해·공 전문 방산기업으로 '우뚝'". 뉴스투데이 (in Korean). Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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