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UAE K9 howitzer acquisition frozen under German arms embargo
by Kerry Herschelman Jul 8, 2020, 13:48 PM
A South Korean bid to sell K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been impeded by German restrictions on defence exports to...
A South Korean bid to sell K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been impeded by German restrictions on defence exports to that country, a South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official told Janes on 7 July.
A K9 on display at the IDEX show held in Abu Dhabi in February 2019. (Janes/Patrick Allen)
According to multiple sources privy to the negotiations, Hanwha Defense was to finalise a contract to deliver the 155mm/52-calibre SPH to the UAE in late 2019, but this has yet to happen due to Germany’s moratorium on arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The German defence export ban prevents the K9s from being delivered as they use MT 881 Ka-500 diesel engines made by the German company MTU Friedrichshafen.
The number of K9s the UAE is expected to order has not been confirmed, but Janes sources believe it would be about 20. The UAE Armed Forces currently has 85 M109/L47 tracked and 78 G6 wheeled SPHs.
Chancellor Angela Merkel announced in October 2018 that Germany was freezing defence exports to Saudi Arabia in the wake of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal al-Khashoggi.
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by Kerry Herschelman Jul 8, 2020, 13:48 PM
A South Korean bid to sell K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been impeded by German restrictions on defence exports to...
A South Korean bid to sell K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been impeded by German restrictions on defence exports to that country, a South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) official told Janes on 7 July.
A K9 on display at the IDEX show held in Abu Dhabi in February 2019. (Janes/Patrick Allen)
According to multiple sources privy to the negotiations, Hanwha Defense was to finalise a contract to deliver the 155mm/52-calibre SPH to the UAE in late 2019, but this has yet to happen due to Germany’s moratorium on arms exports to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The German defence export ban prevents the K9s from being delivered as they use MT 881 Ka-500 diesel engines made by the German company MTU Friedrichshafen.
The number of K9s the UAE is expected to order has not been confirmed, but Janes sources believe it would be about 20. The UAE Armed Forces currently has 85 M109/L47 tracked and 78 G6 wheeled SPHs.
Chancellor Angela Merkel announced in October 2018 that Germany was freezing defence exports to Saudi Arabia in the wake of the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal al-Khashoggi.
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