K9 Thunder

The K9 Thunder is a South Korean self-propelled 155 mm howitzer developed by Samsung Techwin for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. It was developed to supplement and then replace the K55 self-propelled howitzers in South Korean service. K9 howitzers operate in groups with the K10 automatic ammunition resupply vehicle.

Variants

 * XK9: Experimental prototype.
 * K9 Thunder: First-production variant.
 * K9 VAJRA-T: Indian variant of K9.
 * K9FIN Moukari: Finnish variant of K9.
 * K9A1(K9 PIP): APU, A pilot IR periscope, Rear surveillance camera (such as a K1E1 tank), Fire control HW/SW upgrade
 * K10: Ammunition resupply vehicle using K9 chassis.

Users

 * Estonia
 * Estonian Army x 12
 * Finland
 * Finnish Army x 48
 * India
 * Indian Army x 145
 * Republic of Korea
 * Republic of Korea Army x 1,136 K9s and 179 K10s
 * Norway
 * Royal Norwegian Army x 48 K9s and 12 K10s
 * Poland
 * Polish Army x 120 K9 chassis will be produced as part of the AHS Krab program.
 * Turkey
 * Turkish Land Forces - see T-155 Fırtına

Related Development

 * AHS Krab
 * T-155 Fırtına

Comparable Vehicles

 * 2S35 Koalitsiya-SV
 * AS-90
 * Bhim SPH
 * GCT 155mm SPH
 * M109 Paladin
 * M2001 Crusader
 * PLZ-05
 * PzH2000
 * SSPH Primus
 * Type 99 Self-Propelled Howitzer