Hanwha Defense awarded contract for additional K55A1 SPHs for RoKA
- South Korean company Hanwha Defense announced on 30 December that
- it has been awarded a KRW137.4 billion (USD119 million) contract for the production of the fifth batch of K55A1155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) for the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA).
- The company stated that
- the contract, which was signed with South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA), is expected to be completed by 30 October 2022, according to local media.
- The number of K55A1s set to be handed over to RoKA under the latest contract was not disclosed.
- Jane’s 360