Manufacturer catalog

Hanwha Aerospace

Hanwha Aerospace is a South Korean aerospace and defense manufacturer whose land-systems portfolio includes K9-family self-propelled howitzers, K10 ammunition resupply vehicles, K239 Chunmoo rocket artillery, armored vehicles, guided munitions, air-defense systems, aircraft engines, and space-launch propulsion work for domestic and export customers.

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Hanwha Aerospace is the current corporate home for South Korean land-systems programs that moved through the Samsung Techwin, Hanwha Techwin, Hanwha Defense, and Hanwha Land Systems naming chain. Its defense portfolio spans K9-family artillery, automated ammunition resupply, wheeled rocket artillery, infantry fighting vehicles, air-defense systems, precision munitions, and maintenance support.

Official Hanwha material presents the K9 Thunder, K10 ARV, and Chunmoo MRLS as part of a wider export-driven land-systems portfolio. Company material also links Hanwha Aerospace to aircraft gas-turbine engines, the Nuri space-launch program, unmanned systems cooperation, and maritime propulsion or energy-storage work, but this catalog uses the manufacturer page mainly to connect weapon records to the public defense-system manufacturer.

self-propelled artilleryammunition resupply vehiclesrocket artilleryarmored vehiclesaerospace and defense systemsmunitions

Notable Systems

K9 Thunder, 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer, Artillery

K9 Thunder

155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer

Hanwha describes K9 Thunder as a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer family paired with K10 ammunition resupply vehicles and operated by multiple customer nations.

Sources: Hanwha Romania K9 K10 Contract, Hanwha Defense USA Land Systems
K10 ammunition resupply vehicle, Tracked automated ammunition resupply vehicle for K9-family howitzers, Support Equipment

K10 ammunition resupply vehicle

Tracked automated ammunition resupply vehicle for K9-family howitzers

Hanwha describes K10 as an automated ammunition carrier designed to resupply K9-family vehicles and says K10 usually accompanies K9 Thunder in export packages.

Sources: Hanwha Aerospace Brochure, Hanwha Romania K9 K10 Contract, Hanwha Aerospace Europe K10 ARV
K239 Chunmoo, Wheeled multiple rocket launcher system, Artillery

K239 Chunmoo

Wheeled multiple rocket launcher system

Hanwha identifies Chunmoo as its wheeled multiple rocket launcher system, lists first mass production in 2015, and cites Polish and Norwegian export contracts as part of its broader land-systems portfolio.

Sources: Hanwha Aerospace Brochure, Hanwha Norway Chunmoo Contract

Manufacturer History

  1. Company founded

    Hanwha Group states that Hanwha Aerospace was founded in 1977 and later expanded into aerospace, defense, and marine sectors.

    Sources: Hanwha Romania K9 K10 Contract

  2. Romania K9 and K10 contract

    Hanwha Aerospace signed a contract with Romania for 54 K9 self-propelled howitzers and 36 K10 ammunition resupply vehicles.

    Sources: Hanwha Romania K9 K10 Contract

  3. SIPRI notes export-driven growth

    SIPRI described Hanwha Group as South Korea's largest arms producer and linked its export growth to European procurement after 2022.

    Sources: SIPRI South Korean Arms Industry 2025

  4. Norway Chunmoo contract

    Hanwha announced a contract to supply Chunmoo multiple rocket launchers to Norway, extending a defense relationship that already included Norwegian K9 and K10 procurement.

    Sources: Hanwha Norway Chunmoo Contract

Manufacturer Images

K10 ammunition resupply vehicle on display
K10 ammunition resupply vehicle, part of Hanwha Aerospace's K9-family artillery support package.Wikimedia Commons contributorSource: Wikimedia Commons contributor
K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher
K239 Chunmoo multiple rocket launcher system.Hooni Focus | CC BY 3.0Source: Hooni Focus
Website links
Official websiteHanwha Aerospace company overviewHanwha Aerospace land productsHanwha Defense USA land systems

Current Hanwha Aerospace naming is used for the manufacturer facet; older K9, K10, and Chunmoo sources may use Samsung Techwin, Hanwha Techwin, Hanwha Land Systems, or Hanwha Defense for earlier corporate phases.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Hanwha Romania K9 K10 ContractPublisher: Hanwha Group | Note: Supports Hanwha Aerospace company background, 1977 founding statement, current defense-sector focus, K9/K10/Chunmoo product context, and Romania K9/K10 export contract. | Accessed: 2026-07-07
  • Hanwha Defense USA Land SystemsPublisher: Hanwha Defense USA | Note: Supports Hanwha land-systems product focus, K9A1/K9A2/K10 descriptions, K9-family modernization, and artillery-system portfolio context. | Accessed: 2026-07-07
  • SIPRI South Korean Arms Industry 2025Publisher: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute | Note: Supports Hanwha Group export-growth context and South Korean arms-industry background. | Accessed: 2026-07-07
  • Hanwha Aerospace Company PagePublisher: Hanwha Group | Note: Supports Hanwha Aerospace company context across space, aviation, land defense, and land-systems export background. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Hanwha Aerospace BrochurePublisher: Hanwha Aerospace | Note: Supports corporate milestones, Hanwha Defense merger context, K10 and Chunmoo first mass-production dates, export history, and land-systems portfolio detail. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Hanwha Aerospace Europe K10 ARVPublisher: Hanwha Aerospace Europe | Note: Supports K10 ammunition resupply vehicle role, automated resupply concept, and K9-family relationship. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Hanwha Norway Chunmoo ContractPublisher: Hanwha Group | Note: Supports Chunmoo MRLS export context, Norway contract timing, and precision-fires product description. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • K-9 Thunder SPGs are firing.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and public-domain licensing page for Republic of Korea Marines firing K9 Thunder systems. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • K10 ARV.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the K10 ammunition resupply vehicle photograph. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • K239 Chunmoo.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and CC BY 3.0 licensing page for the K239 Chunmoo photograph. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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K9 Thunder, 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer, Artillery2010 Yeonpyeongdo BombardmentK9 Thunder155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzerBuilt in: South KoreaThe K9 Thunder is a South Korean 155 mm / 52-caliber tracked self-propelled howitzer built around protected mobility, rapid displacement, and high-rate indirect fire. Hanwha markets the family through K9A1 and K9A2 modernization paths, while Finnish Army data, Hanwha material, and U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground reporting document its 47-ton tracked chassis, five-person baseline crew, 40 km-plus range class, burst-fire capability, K10 resupply link, and U.S. 155 mm munition compatibility work. Its directly sourced combat-use row here is the South Korean K9 response during the 2010 Yeonpyeongdo artillery exchange; Russia-Ukraine War links are treated as export and backfill context, not as Ukrainian K9 fielding.
K239 Chunmoo, Wheeled multiple rocket launcher system, Artillery2014 Yemen Civil WarK239 ChunmooWheeled multiple rocket launcher systemBuilt in: South Korea / PolandThe K239 Chunmoo is a South Korean 8x8 multiple rocket launcher system built by Hanwha Aerospace around modular launch pods for guided rockets and tactical missiles. Official Hanwha and Korea Defense Industry Association material describes CGR-080, CTM-MR, CTM-290, anti-ship ballistic missile, and training munitions for the same launcher family. Public evidence now ties the system to Saudi border-defense deployment during the Yemen war and to export configurations for Poland, Estonia, Norway, and Middle Eastern users.

Category

Support Equipment

Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.

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