Poland Nationwide Defence Minister Mariusz B?aszczak has reached a framework settlement with the South Korean Authorities to obtain 288 K239 Chunmoo launchers for the 18th Mechanized Division to serve Nato’s japanese flank. On October 19, within the presence of, Dongjoon YOO LIM, Deputy Minister of Protection for Pressure and Useful resource Administration of the Republic of Korea, and Il Sung, Deputy Minister of the Protection Buy Planning Company, the pinnacle of the Polish Ministry of Protection permitted a framework settlement for the supply of 239 Chunmoo launchers to the Polish Armed Forces. Poland has accomplished negotiations with South Korea on the acquisition of K239 Chunmoo a number of launch rocket programs (MLRS) developed by Hawnha Protection.
“Chunmoo, by way of traits, is similar to the HIMARS. It is a superb weapon. I imagine that the truth that the primary Chunmoo units will probably be delivered to Poland as early as subsequent yr is the very best and most tangible achievement of the joint Polish-Korean efforts. The following success is that Chunmoos will probably be mounted on Jelcz vans, constructed by the Polish Armaments Group. The units will probably be geared up with Polish technique of communication and the battlefield administration system. Because of that, the complete operability of the gear will probably be achieved as early as subsequent yr, so nearly instantly upon their supply,” mentioned Mariusz B?aszczak mentioned.
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The contract for the K239 Chunmoo, together with the South Korean protection applied sciences switch,is one other enhancement of the Polish Armed Forces. The cooperation might embrace rockets manufacturing, integration of the South Korean launchers with Polish-developed Jelcz automobiles and Topaz fight handle programs. Poland will use the Chunmoo along with the US-built HIMARS launchers already in service. On October 19, the primary K2 fundamental battle tanks and K9 155 mm self-propelled howitzers, ordered beneath the framework contracts of July 27, permitted by Mariusz B?aszczak, have been despatched to Poland. Different fields of future cooperation embrace cooperation on infantry combating automobiles and missile artillery, if these options will probably be ordered by Polish Armed Forces.
The K239 Chunmoo is a rocket artillery system developed in 2013 to interchange the ageing K136 Kooryong of the South Korean army. The K239 launcher carries two launch pods that may maintain three varieties of rockets:
20 K33 131 mm unguided rockets, beforehand used on the K136 Kooryong, with a variety of 36 km (22 mi) (40 whole).
Six KM26A2 230 mm rockets that are based mostly on the M26 227 mm unguided DPICM rocket utilized in M270 MLRS automobiles operated by the South Korean Military, with a variety of 45 km (28 mi) (12 whole).
Six 239 mm guided rockets with both excessive explosive penetration warheads, or cluster bombs with a whole bunch of bomblets, designed for the K239 Chunmoo with a variety of 80 km (50 mi) (12 whole).[5]
