Estonia receives six new South Korean K9 Thunder howitzers to deter Russian pressure

Estonia has strengthened its front-line artillery, with the Ministry of Defence confirming on 24 November that six new K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers have arrived from South Korea and are now entering national adaptation. The delivery, part of a 36-gun package agreed in the late 2010s, keeps Tallinn on track with a multi-year plan to modernize its artillery regiment and expand the volume, reach, and survivability of indirect fires in a far tenser security environment across Northern Europe. Read more. 

For Estonia, the new K9 units expand available indirect fire volume, improve unit responsiveness, and strengthen counterbattery options (Picture source: RKIK)


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