US Army Acquisition Chief Visits Hanwha Aerospace to Inspect K9 Production Capacity
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- US Army acquisition, logistics and technology chief Brent Ingraham visited Hanwha Aerospace’s Changwon 2 and 3 facilities on Aug. 26.
- The visit included an inspection of the company’s K9 production operations.
Brent Ingraham, the US Army’s top acquisition, logistics and technology official, visited Hanwha Aerospace’s facilities in Changwon, South Korea, last month to inspect its K9 production capabilities.
Hanwha Aerospace said Ingraham toured the company’s Changwon 2 and 3 plants in South Gyeongsang Province on Aug. 26. The visit focused on the production site and the company’s capacity to manufacture the K9 self-propelled howitzer.
As the US Army’s senior acquisition official, Ingraham oversees about 550 acquisition programs with a combined value of $170 billion.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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