The Indian military appreciated the South Korean self-propelled artillery. Yesterday, January 27, the portal indiatoday.in He reported that the Indian Defense Ministry is preparing to sign a new contract for the purchase of two hundred K9 Vajra-T self-propelled guns.
The potential contract is estimated at $1.5 billion and can be signed at the March Defexpo 2022 weapons expo. 200 self-propelled guns will complement the 100 already ordered and built at the Indian company Larsen&Toubro (L&T).
Indian Defense Minister in self-propelled gun K9 Vajra-T
Image source: defenseworld.net
-T is a modified version of the South Korean self-propelled howitzer 9 Thunder (English - "thunder"). K9 Thunder is a South Korean 155 mm self-propelled artillery installation. The development of a new self-propelled artillery of the South Korean Defense Ministry was ordered by Samsung Techwin in 1989, and ten years later the first K9 Thunder self-propelled gun entered service. The K9 Thunder can hit targets with high accuracy from a distance of over 40 km, and when using "smart" Excalibur projectiles — from a distance of over 50 km. The characteristics of the K9 Vajra-T ACS generally correspond to the K9 Thunder, but are better adapted to work in mountainous areas at low temperatures.
