Another supply of equipment for the Polish Army. 21 haubic K9 went to the 16th Mechanized Division and the Rocket and Artillery Military Training Centre in Toruń – said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. The head of the MON announced that the next K9 would shortly be successively transferred to military units.
After last delivery, the armed forces already have over 200 self-propelled booms K9. The latest batch of 21 Korean guns went to the 1st Mazurian Artillery Brigade in Węgorzewa, which is part of the 16th Mechanized Division, and to the Rocket and Artillery Training Centre in Toruń. – Next year, K9 will be delivered in the Polishized version of PL – announced Michał Karwacki, the task manager of K9 at the Kielce arms fair Hanwha Aerospace Europe.
The first self-propelled Haubice K9 Poland received in December 2022 under a framework agreement concluded in the same year. MON then bought 672 Haubice K9A1 and operates in the Polishized version of K9PL. The contract besides included accompanying vehicles (ammunition, command), training and logistics package, ammunition supply and method support from the manufacturer. The first order afraid 212 K9A1 units and their deliveries are to be completed in 2026.
Korean Haubica K9 Thunder is equipped with 155 mm cal cannon and 12.7 mm cal device guns. The cannon can harm targets up to 40 km away, and the vehicle itself has an operational scope of 480 km and can travel at 67 km/h. The drive is simply a 1000 hp diesel engine with automatic transmission. The weight of the drum is 47 tons.
K9 Thunder version A1 is operated by 5 people: commander, cannon, cargo, cargo attendant and driver. K9PL will have a conventional charging system, but at this year's defence fair in Kielce Hanwha presented the K9A2 model with an automatic charging system. This increases the velocity of fire and allows to reduce the number of soldiers in the crew to three.
Let us remind that in December 2024 in Huta Stalowa Wola a contract was signed to deliver the Polish Army above 250 carriages accompanying the K9 self-propelled booms for almost PLN 8 billion. The contract provides for training and transportation of part of the logistics package. This equipment is expected to scope units from 2027 to 2028.
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