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![Hanwha Defense’s K-9 self-propelled howitzer on display at the EDEX 2021 exhibition held in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. The Korean defense company is reported to be in negotiations with the Egyptian government to export the Korean-made howitzer. If so it would be the first K-9 to be exported to the Middle Eastern and African market. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11219962.jpg?imageId=11219962&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![A military officer watches a miniature model of a Korean self-propelled howitzer exhibited at the Hanwha Defense booth during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) 2021 expo held in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Every year some 800 major defense contractors, including Hanwha Defense, from various countries attended the annual event. This year the Korean defense developer exhibited its K-9 self-propelled howitzer and its infantry fighting vehicle Redback. Earlier in May, Hanwha Defense established Hanwha Defense USA. [HANWHA DEFENSE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11378457.jpg?imageId=11378457&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)