Korean and Egyptian protection officers focus on arms cooperation in Cairo, Friday (native time). Courtesy of Protection Acquisition Program Administration
Korean and Egyptian protection officers have mentioned methods to broaden their arms trade cooperation on the sidelines of a commerce present held within the Center Jap nation, the South’s arms procurement company mentioned Friday.
Within the talks held on the sidelines of the Egypt Defence Expo earlier this week, officers mentioned follow-up help measures for Egypt’s acquisition of the Korean K9 self-propelled howitzer and areas of extra cooperation, in line with the Protection Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
DAPA officers additionally visited Korean protection agency Hanwha Aerospace native workplace and K9 manufacturing plant, as the 2 nations are looking for to domestically construct the weapons methods in a phased method.
Hanwha Aerospace signed a 2 trillion-won ($1.4 billion) deal in 2022 to export K9 howitzers to Egypt, with deliveries scheduled to start within the first quarter of 2026.
