- Registration date2024-09-27
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) of the Republic of Korea held the delivery ceremony of the first homegrown engine for Korea’s self-propelled howitzers, the K9 Thunders, on September 27 at STX Engine’s Changwon plant.
MOTIE Vice Minister Park underscored the importance of self-reliance in the production of vital defense materials and parts for Korea’s defense industry to keep up its pace amid the intensifying global exports race, vowing that the ministry will make further effort to secure critical technology for high value-added defense materials, parts, and equipment.
The ceremony was attended by 60 persons including MOTIE Vice Minister Sungtaek Park, DAPA Minister Seok Jong-gun, STX Engine CEO Lee Sang-su, and Hanwha Aerospace Vice President Moon Ji-hoon.