The Protection Firm Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ) and South Korean enterprise Hanwha Protection have signed a memorandum of understanding, which specifies the partnership at manufacturing, servicing, life-cycle value and future growth of K9 self-propelled howitzers in addition to two further fields of cooperation: infantry combating automobiles (IFV) and a number of launch rocket techniques. Memorandum, signed on the 2nd day of MSPO’22 truthful in Kielce is one other milestone in Polish defence business partnership with Hanwha Protection. The memorandum specifies the roles inside Polish-Korean industrial partnership inside undertaking centered on procurement of 672 K9 household self-propelled howitzers. Different fields of future cooperation embody cooperation on infantry combating automobiles and missile artillery, if these options shall be ordered by Polish Armed Forces.

Hanwha Protection pledges to work intently with Polish associate PGZ after the 2 firms signed a brand new MoU throughout MSPO 2022.

“I’m very proud that the partnership between Hanwha Protection and PGZ have grown considerably for the reason that 2014 deal over the KRAB SPH growth. Each side have simply entered a brand new part of expanded cooperation based mostly on the newest Framework Settlement and Government Contract. I promise Hanwha Protection will work collectively additional with PGZ as essentially the most trusted associate within the Polish market,” mentioned Mr. Son Jaeil, President and CEO of Hanwha Protection. –

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“The Polish defence business has over a decade of fruitful cooperation with Hanwha Protection. Probably the most recognizable impact of this cooperation are the KRAB howitzers, not-so-distant relative of the K9 SPH. Right now’s settlement is the subsequent stage of this cooperation, which can translate into the event of each our economies and a rise within the potential of armed forces of our international locations,”mentioned Sebastian Chwa?ek, President of the Administration Board of PGZ.

The K9 Thunder is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and is manufactured by Hanwha Defense
The K9 Thunder is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled howitzer designed and developed by the Company for Protection Improvement and is manufactured by Hanwha Protection.

K9 undertaking cooperation is targeted on maximizing partnership in areas comparable to: analysis and growth, manufacturing, overhaul and modernization of associated options for Polish, South Korean and different third get together initiatives. The roadmap of this cooperation contains modernization of K9 howitzers to K9PL commonplace and joint R&D on next-generation area artillery system. Poland has chosen K9 self-propelled howitzer because it’s alternative of S21 “Go?dzik” howitzers. Finally, it’s deliberate to acquire 672 SPH’s, which shall be produced, serviced and repaired inside PGZ. Memorandum additionally explores different potential fields of PGZ-Hanwha cooperation – infantry combating automobiles in addition to missile artillery resolution, each of that are being thought of by Polish Ministry of Nationwide Defence. The partnership memorandum signed on seventh is one other step on the Polish-Korean partnership roadmap.

The K239 Chunmoo K-MLRS is a South Korean multiple rocket launcher designed and developed by the Agency for Defense Development and is manufactured by Hanwha Defense.
The K239 Chunmoo Okay-MLRS is a South Korean a number of rocket launcher designed and developed by the Company for Protection Improvement and is manufactured by Hanwha Protection.