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 "title": "US Army Picks Hanwha's Wheeled K9 for the Mobile Tactical Cannon — Six Prototypes, USD 263 Million",
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 "published": "2026-08-18T20:20:00.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-08-27T20:20:44.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOpelika, 18 August 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKey points\n\n\n * Hanwha Defense USA announced on 18 August a US Army contract for six K9 Mobile Howitzer (K9MH) prototypes, a wheeled variant of the K9 155mm system, with an option for 12 more\n * The Army put the ceiling at up to USD 262.9 million; the programme is the Mobile Tactical Cannon, integration and test run out of a three-year Opelika, Alabama facility\n * Hanwha beat BAE Systems' Archer, KNDS France's CAESAR, Rheinmetall's RCH 155 and Elbit's Sigma,",
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