In the 1980s, the ROK Armed Forces came in need of a new artillery system to contest North Korean equipment. The armed forces operated M107 self-propelled guns and K55 self-propelled howitzers. However, they had … 詳細

2000s
In October 2003, the K9 Thunder was evaluated by Spain at the military base located in Zaragoza.
In 2004, the K9 was sent to 詳細

Turkey
In May 1999, the Ministry of National Defense of South Korea ordered its military attaché in Turkey to arrange a presentation for K9 … 詳細

Related development
• T-155 Fırtına – (Turkey)
• AHS Krab – (Poland)
• K10 ARV – (South Korea)
Vehicle of comparable role, performance, and era 詳細

The K9 is of welded construction, using 20,000 kilograms (44,000 lb) of MIL-12560H armor steel developed by POSCO for K2 Black Panther project, which can withstand explosion pressure and fragments from 152 mm HE rounds, 14.5 mm armor piercing … 詳細

• XK9: Experimental prototype. 2 built.
• K9 Thunder: First-production variant.
• K9 PIP (Product Improvement Program): K9 upgrade plan noticeably … 詳細

Current operators
Egypt — 1 K9A1 and 1 K10 with Korean-made SMV1000 engines are undergoing tests by the 詳細