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[LienNoir]

08 July 2020

UAE K9 howitzer acquisition frozen under German arms embargo
by Kerry Herschelman



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.

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/...-acquisition-frozen-under-german-arms-embargo

 

[xenon54 out]

Yo UAE want Firtina?

Jk, no howitzer for you.

 

[type93]

Mostly likely even if UAE wanted firtina, it would been banned anyways as it turks depend on German engine too as they can’t build their own engines. France, Russia or China will easily pick up an order while SK gets screwed

 

[cabatli_53]

Mostly likely even if UAE wanted firtina, it would been banned anyways as it turks depend on German engine too as they can’t build their own engines. France, Russia or China will easily pick up an order while SK gets screwed

New generation Firtina-II howitzers are being produced on a different engine manufactured out of German and Ukraine. Domestic 1100hp engine+transmission are being developed as well.

 

[HAIDER]

@xenon54 and Turkish member , recent attack on Turkish assets in Libya, where UAE Pilots used Mirage 2000 to strike your position. How you see the turning situation in Libya ..

 

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New generation Firtina-II howitzers are being produced on a different engine manufactured out of German and Ukraine. Domestic 1100hp engine+transmission are being developed as well.

With domestic 155mm smart munition being developed also, it will be very effective weapon.

 

[Trench Broom]

Germany is Iran's bitch in Europe. No western country has done more to further Iran than Germany.

Under pressure from the US, the Germans only recently designated Hezbollah as terrorists. They were allowed to operate freely and openly in Germany and it became their foreign operations centre.

No surprise to see Germany trying to hobble Gulf states in favour of the Mullah terror regime.

 

[LienNoir]

Germany is Iran's bitch in Europe. No western country has done more to further Iran than Germany.

Under pressure from the US, the Germans only recently designated Hezbollah as terrorists. They were allowed to operate freely and openly in Germany and it became their foreign operations centre.

No surprise to see Germany trying to hobble Gulf states in favour of the Mullah terror regime.

And what's the correlation with this article ? I think you replied on the wrong tread or your hatred towards Iran is just blinding you.

 

[AViet]

Anyone knows why Korea uses German engine for K9. They use Doosan engine for K2 Black Panther tank, which is stronger engine.

 

[Philip the Arab]

Maybe UAE should try developing its own howitzer in collaboration with the South Africans.

 

[Bengal71]

Korea has two very large automobile companies in the world, Hyundai and Kia. They should develop their own tank and howitzer engines.

 

[AViet]

Korea has two very large automobile companies in the world, Hyundai and Kia. They should develop their own tank and howitzer engines.

Doosan is the world's biggest diesel engine maker. They use Doosan for K2 Black Panther tank (1500hp), so I do not understand why they need German engine for this howitzer (1000hp)

 

[LKJ86]

08 July 2020

UAE K9 howitzer acquisition frozen under German arms embargo
by Kerry Herschelman



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.

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/...-acquisition-frozen-under-german-arms-embargo

Another "T129"...

 

[Mithridates]

Doosan is the world's biggest diesel engine maker. They use Doosan for K2 Black Panther tank (1500hp), so I do not understand why they need German engine for this howitzer (1000hp)

possibly they are not compatible??

 

[Bengal71]

possibly they are not compatible??

Most likely. But they can and should design one for this one.