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Army To Purchase Additional K9 Howitzers With Budget Surplus

October 08 2019

Estonia

An unanticipated budget surplus will allow the Estonian Ministry of Defense to buy additional self-propelled howitzers from South Korea, reports Estonian Public Radio. Several procurement programs in 2019 cost less than anticipated, freeing up 20 million euros (US$22 million), which will be spent on six more K9 howitzers, the Postimees (Estonia) newspaper reported on Oct. 3. Estonia bought 12 K9s in 2018 for 46 million euros (US$53 million). The guns are expected to be...

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