AUSA 2026: Hanwha receives howitzer top-up order to meet US Army’s fast delivery demand
Hanwha Defense rolled out the K9 MH in March 2026 and will be displaying one at AUSA this year. (Photo: HDUSA)
Less than two months after winning a contract from the US Army for six prototype K9 mobile howitzers, Hanwha Defense USA has received an order for another three. The company will show a platform at AUSA 2026.
Hanwha Defense USA (HDUSA) has received an order from the US Army for an additional three prototype wheeled K9 mobile howitzers (K9 MH), bringing the total number ordered to nine. This follows the contract for six K9 MHs placed in August 2026 and is the first exercising of an option for a further 12 platforms included in that contract.
The 155mm K9 MHs were ordered under the US Army’s Mobile Tactical Cannon – Wheeled (MTC-W) programme and are seen as an urgent procurement to replace M777s, an effort which stretches back as far as the 1980s to provide a “shoot
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