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Korea’s Hanwha Signs $1 Billion Artillery Deal With Romania, Looks To Offer Redback IFV

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, July 12th, 2024

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Korea’s Hanwha Signs $1 Billion Artillery Deal With Romania, Looks To Offer Redback IFV

K9 155mm self-propelled howitzer. Photo: Hanwha Defense USA.

South Korea’s Hanwha Aerospace has signed a $1 billion deal with Romania for artillery equipment, with the company also planning to offer its Redback platform for Bucharest’s effort to modernize its infantry fighting vehicles. Under the artillery deal agreed to on July 9, Hanwha is set to supply Romania with 54 K9 155mm self-propelled howitzers and 36 of its K10 ammunition resupply vehicles. “This is a remarkable deal that can further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries,” Jaeil…

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