India Wants to Work with South Korea to Export K-9 Thunder
This is interesting, India would like to work with South Korea to export their specific model of the K-9 Thunder howitzer. It makes me wonder which countries they have in mind to export the K-9 to?:
India is seeking to export the K9 self-propelled howitzer to third countries in cooperation with South Korea, India’s secretary for defense production said Thursday, stressing his country is pushing for a “win-win” partnership between the two sides.
Raj Kumar made the remarks during an exclusive interview with Yonhap News Agency, expressing satisfaction over India’s recent deployment of the K9s, which were manufactured by the Indian company, L&T, in technical collaboration with the South Korean company Hanwha Defense.
“The Indian armed forces are very satisfied with the performance of the K9 Vajra platform, where the K9 Thunder has been very effectively adapted and indigenously built for Indian conditions and requirements,” the secretary said.
“The variant of the platform also has good potential in third countries, and our governments (of India and South Korea) and industries are cooperating to take these opportunities forward,” he added.
Yonhap
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Why would South Korea need to work with India to export South Korea’s own K9 Thunder?
@Korean Man, it is because India with help from Hanwha Defense domestically produces a K-9 that meets their requirements for artillery support in a highly mountainous area. There could be other countries that might want to buy this variant of the K-9. I guess the question will be what is Hanwha Defense’s cut of any deal to sell these Indian produced K-9’s?